Star Constellations

This ancient civilization created the Zodiac.

• Babylonian

• Aztecs

• Mayan

• Indus

Stars in a constellation appear close together, but most are not at all close together in space.

• True

• False

In winter and in summer, people in a given location see

• Only a few constellations

• The same constellations

• Different constellations

• None of these

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The alignment of stars in the sky, particularly the patterns of the constellations when a person is born, affects events on Earth.

• True

• False

Why do stars move across the sky each night?

• The stars are all moving from east to west relative to the Earth

• Earth is rotating on its axis

• The universe is expanding due to the Big Bang

• All of these

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Orion is located on the celestial equator, or the projection of the Earth's equator into space. Because of this it is not a prominent constellation.

• True

• False

Stars organized into patterns are known as _____.

• Constellations

• Solar systems

• Comets

• Satellites

Babylonian astronomers created the Zodiac to explain natural phenomena that we can now explain with science.

• True

• False

When an idea in astrology fails, it is altered or abandoned to fit the new data.

• True

• False

We call recognizable patterns of stars in the sky ______________.

• Zodiacs

• Star Clusters

• Constellations

• Starlink Formations