Stars and Constellations Review

a group of stars that make a pattern or create an imaginary shape

• meteorite

• galaxy

• constellation

Giant balls of gas are called...

• stars

• galaxies

• universe

One of the largest constellations that is said to look like a mythology warrior

• Polaris

• Orion

• Rigel

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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A ____________ is a pattern of stars in the sky.

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Constellation

• Galaxy

What is a group of stars that makes a pattern?

• Ursa Minor (Little Dipper)

• Hercules

• constellations

• Ursa Major (Big Dipper)

At a location in the Northern Hemisphere, a camera was placed outside at night with the lens pointing at a group of stars. The shutter was left open for a few hours, resulting in the photograph of star trails shown below. What is the name of the star in the center of the photograph that did not leave a star trail?

• Betelgeuse

• Sirius

• the Sun

• Polaris

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A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky when viewed from earth is called a _____________.

• galaxy

• solar system

• planet

• constellation

The Big Dipper is located in which constellation?

• Ursa Major

• Ursa Minor

• Orion

• Andromeda

An arrangement of stars as seen from Earth.

• Galaxy

• Shooting Star

• Constellation

• Solar System