Stars and Constellations

A star is a giant ball of very hot

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The sun is mostly made of

• iron

• fire

• hydrogen

• helium

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Stars go through a process called _____________ fusion

• cold

• hot

• Jazz

• nuclear

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Constellations are stars that form a __________ when viewed from earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The star we see in a constellation are very far from us.

• True

• False

Stars appear to move in the sky because

• they are actually moving

• the earth wobbles

• the earth is spinning

• the sun is spinning

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Scientists divided the sky into ___________ different constellations.

• 88

• 44

• 66

• 99

Ursa Major's name in Latin is. . .

• Old Ursula

• Great Bear

• Big Dipper

• Major Ursa

Ursa Major contains the Big Dipper and is most visible in the winter

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Most visible in the spring, not winter.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Ursa Minor contains the north star, Polaris

• True

• False