1st 9 Weeks 6 Week Exam Review

What constellation is this?

• Ursa Major

• Ursa Minor

• Draco

• The Big Dipper

What does "stella" mean in Latin?

• Great

• star

• group

• planet

How many officially recognized constellations are there?

• 55

• 66

• 77

• 88

The names of the constellations are ______?

• Greek

• Latin

• Arabic

• Egyptian

A grouping of stars that is not an official constellation.

• stellarism

• stellation

• asterism

• euconstellation

Which constellations are visible is determined by which two things?

• elevation

• location on Earth

• altitude

• time of year

Constellations that never appear to set are called _______ constellations.

• zodiac

• circumpolar

• ecliptic

• eclipse

The Earth ________ around the sun.

• revolves

• rotates

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The path the Sun appears to travel through is called the _______.

• eclipse

• ecliptic

• zodiac

• solar system

________ constellations are also known as _______ constellations.

• Circumpolar, ecliptic

• Zodiac, circumpolar

• Ecliptic, zodiac