Starry Starry Night

Identify the constellation shown in the picture.

• Canis Major

• Orion

• Scorpio

• Ursa Major

Identify the constellation shown in the picture.

• Canis Major

• Orion

• Scorpio

• Ursa Major

Identify the object in the sky.

• Comet

• Meteor

• Nebula

• Satellite

Identify the constellation shown in the picture.

• Canis Major

• Orion

• Scorpio

• Ursa Major

What are patterns of stars in the sky called?

• Galaxies

• Constellations

• Star Systems

• Comets

Star patterns are called what?

• constellations

• zones

• phases

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Circumpolar constellations circle around

(a)   , the pole star.

• Polaris

• Betelgeuse

• The Sun

• Alpha Centauri

• Proxima Centauri

• Vega

• Sirius

• Rigel

• Arcturus

• Pollux

The star that appears to stay in about the same place every night is called the (a)   .

• North Star

• Little Dipper

• Big Dipper

• Ursa Major

• Ursa Minor

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1