Astronomy and Constellations

What are huge glowing balls of gases made up mostly of hydrogen and helium called?

• Planets

• Asteroids

• Stars

• Comets

What is a group of stars that form a pattern in the sky when seen from Earth called?

• Galaxy

• Constellation

• Nebula

• Cluster

What is a group of similar stars close together called?

• Constellation

• Galaxy

• Cluster

• Nebula

What is the belt of space around Earth where 12 well-known groups of constellations lie called?

• Equator

• Horizon

• Zodiac

• Meridian

What is a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining a natural or social phenomenon, typically involving supernatural beings or events?

• Legend

• Myth

• Fable

• Tale

What is a huge collection of dust, gas, and billions of stars that move together through the universe?

• Hemisphere

• Celestial sphere

• Galaxy

• Myth

What term describes half of a sphere?

• Hemisphere

• Galaxy

• Celestial sphere

• Myth

What is an imaginary sphere astronomers use to map out the constellations?

• Hemisphere

• Galaxy

• Celestial sphere

• Myth

What are constellations that are always seen in the sky called?

• Hemisphere

• Celestial sphere

• Galaxy

• Circumpolar constellations

What are constellations that can only be seen at certain times of the year called?

• Circumpolar constellations

• Seasonal constellations

• Equatorial constellations

• Zodiac constellations