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WorksheetsConstellations: Fact or Bluff?
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
All the stars in the in the galaxy orbit around the sun every 100 million years.
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Constellations are far away from each other.
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The word constellation came from a Latin word “cōnstellātiō” which means set of stars.
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Stars give off energy as heat and light.
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As the earth rotates on its axis, the constellations appear to be rotating clockwise in the sky.
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Spica is the hottest because it gives off a bluish light while Betelgeuse is the coolest because it gives off a reddish light.
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Sun is the hottest star.
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Ursa Major is the largest northern constellation and the third largest in the night sky. The brightest stars of this constellation form an asterism known as the Big Dipper.
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The visible stars in each constellation are closer to planet earth.
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Constellations may be only visible during certain seasons due to the Earth's revolution around the sun.
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