Stars and Constellations Quiz

True or False? Stars move across the sky.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Earth rotates (spins) on its axis. What does this cause?

• The seasons

• A year

• Day and Night

• Constellations

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

It is day when the part of Earth we are on is facing the _____.

• Moon

• Sun

• Mars

• Atmosphere

What is an imaginary line that splits the Earth in half?

• Hemisphere

• Big Dipper

• Equator

• longitude

Which hemisphere is the US located within?

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

What types of contellations can we see all year long in Northern Hemisphere?

• Equator

• Bright Ones

• Polaris

• Circumpolar

What are certain constellations only visible during certain seasons?

• Temperature affects stars.

• The Earth rotates.

• The Earth is orbiting around the sun. The stars stay put in the sky.

• Stars hibernate just like animals.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is a star?

• a giant ball of very hot gas (hydrogen and helium)

• a group of visible stars that form a pattern

• a terrestrial sphere

What is a constellation?

• a giant ball of very hot gas (hydrogen and helium)

• a group of visible stars that form a pattern

• a terrestrial sphere

How many constellations is the sky divided into?

• 78

• 58

• 88

• 98