constellations

is a group of stars that appear to form a shape in the night sky and have a myth or legend related to the shape.

• Constellation

• Star Cluster

• Galaxy

• Asterism

patterns that appears to circle every night around Polaris (the North Star). They appear in the sky of the northern hemisphere close to Polaris all year.

• North Star
• Circumpolar Stars
• Circumpolar Constellations
• Auroras

How many constellations are there?

• 12
• 24
• 100
• 88

The term Zodiac refers to ...

• the light from Saturn's rings
• the head of the Celestial Empire
• a method for making astrological predictions
• a group of constellations lying near the ecliptic

is the scientific study of the objects that are outside of the earth's atmosphere.

• Astronomy

• Astrology

• Geology

• Meteorology

As the earth rotates on its axis, the constellations and stars in them appear to _________.  

• move across the sky
• stand still in the sky
• move around each other
• rotate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What constellation is this?

• Orion
• Taurus
• Canis Major
• Gemini

What constellation is this?

• Draco
• Ursa Minor
• Corona Borealis
• Cepheus

Which of the following can be found in the ecliptic?

• The Big dipper
• Orion the mighty Hunter
• Ursa Minor, the little bear
• Taurus, the bull

What constellation is this?

• Pegasus
• Andromeda
• Hercules
• Cassiopeia