Why do the stars change with the seasons?

Shapes in the sky, created by patterns in the stars, are called

• astronomy

• constellations

• asteroids

• meteors

Stars in the sky change each season because

• The Earth is spinning on its axis

• The stars move in cycle just as the Earth does

• The Earth is rotating around the sun

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After stars move across the night sky, they will be seen again...

• after two years

• after one month

• the next year

Galileo and Copernicus discovered that Earth moves in a path around the sun. This is called Earth's

• cycle

• orbit

• passage

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The constellation Leo (the lion) can be seen during the

• spring

• winter

• fall

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The constellation Scorpius (the scorpion) can be seen during the

• spring

• winter

• summer

• fall

What month would you be able to see Pegasus (the horse)?

• October

• Febraury

• June

• July

What month would be able to see Orion (the hunter)?

• January

• February

• December

• March