Constellation Review

Giant balls of gas are called...

• stars

• galaxies

• universe

galaxy we live in that includes the sun and all the planets in our solar system

• Ursa Major

• Milky Way

• Orion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The sun is

• located at the center of the solar system

• considered a gas giant

• orbiting Earth

• not a star

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Name the constellation:

• Big Dipper, Ursa Major

• Cancer

• Crux

• Orion

Name the constellation:

• Little Dipper, Ursa Minor

• Cancer

• Pegasus

• Scorpius

Why do we see different constellations ?

• The stars are moving
• Earth is rotating
• you are spinning in circles
• The moon is moving

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Why can't we see constellations during the day?

• They move
• Its not dark
• The sun is too bright
• They change shape

A constellation is a group of visible ____ that form a pattern when viewed from Earth.  

• planets
• stars
• patterns
• creatures

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

What constellation is this?

• Orion
• Taurus
• Canis Major
• Gemini

The sky is divided into ____ constellations.

• 11
• 22
• 44
• 88