Unit Test Stars and Constellation

_______ are balls of gases made up of mainly hydrogen and helium.

• Moons

• Stars

• Planets

• Asteroids

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

________ do not give out heat and light.

• Planets

• Stars

• Sun

• Betelgeuse

They are a group of stars that form a pattern.

• Asteroids

• Planets

• Constellation

• Solar system

The ______ is the center of our solar system.

• Sky

• Earth

• Moon

• Sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How many planets do we have in our solar system?

• 9

• 8

• 7

• 6

What is the third planet nearest to the Sun?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What constellation is also known as the Southern Cross?

• Ursa Minor

• Ursa Major

• Crux

• Big Dipper

What is the asterism constellation of Ursa Major?

• Crux

• Ursa Major

• Ursa Minor

• Big Dipper

What is the name of this constellation that looks like a hunter with a club and a shield?

• Orion

• Big Dipper

• Ursa Major

• Crux

What do we call those 12 families of the constellation that can be seen at a particular month of the year?

• Zodiac

• Asterism

• Stars

• Planets