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WorksheetsThe Ecliptic
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How many constellations make up the zodiac?
a)
11
b)
12
c)
13
d)
14
2.
A cluster of stars in the sky that are grouped together in a particular pattern is called _____
a)
a constellation
b)
a zodiac
c)
an ecliptic
d)
the axis
3.
Which group of highly visible constellations form a belt-like shape around the Earth?
a)
the Equator constellations
b)
the Circlet constellations
c)
the Zodiac constellations
d)
the Horizon constellations
4.
Earth rotates on its axis, making a complete turn in _____
a)
one hour
b)
one day
c)
one month
d)
one year
5.
The Earth revolves around the Sun, making one full trip every _____
a)
hour
b)
day
c)
month
d)
year
6.
The Sun sits between the Earth and a different zodiac constellation during any given _____
a)
hour
b)
day
c)
month
d)
year
7.
The imaginary line that tracks the Sun's apparent path through space, is called _____
a)
the constellations
b)
the equator
c)
the ecliptic
d)
Earth's axis
8.
The Sun's apparent path through space, along the ecliptic, is repeated every _____
a)
day
b)
week
c)
month
d)
year
9.
What's the Sun doing as one zodiac constellation in the night sky moves to the next?
a)
orbiting the Earth
b)
moving along the ecliptic
c)
remaining in the same spot
d)
revolving
10.
The path that the zodiac sits upon is what astronomers call _____
a)
the equator
b)
the ecliptic
c)
Earth's axis
d)
an orbit
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