CONSTELLATIONS QUIZ

Which of the following instrument is used to analyze and view the stars and constellations?

• Microscope

• Telescope

• Binoculars

Which of the following is NOT a constellation?

• Orion

• Ursa Major

• King Tut

What are patterns in the night sky called?

• planets

• galaxies

• constellations

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How were constellations originally named and identified?

• by their brightness

• Longitude and latitude

• By the patterns they form in the sky

What is the name of a person who observes stars is called an ___?

• artist

• astronomer

• constellation

The sun, a hot ball of gas, is not a star.

• True

• False

Star patterns are called what?

• constellations

• zones

• phases

Is the Earth moving, or are the stars in the sky moving?

• The Earth is moving

• The stars move

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

We see different stars in the sky depending on the season.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

• planets
• stars
• patterns