Starry Starry Night Science Olympiad

What is a galaxy?

• A type of fruit found in tropical regions

• A small insect that feeds on flowers

• A massive system of stars, dust, gas, and other celestial bodies bound together by gravity.

• A man-made structure used for storing water

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is the term for a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its apparent form or identified with a mythological figure?

• Meteor Cluster

• Star System

• Constellation

• Asterism

What are stars?

• Small rocks floating in space

• Burning balls of fire

• Massive celestial bodies made up of hot gases

• Giant ice cubes in the sky

What is the Milky Way?

• A planet in our solar system

• A type of candy bar

• A constellation in the night sky

• A barred spiral galaxy

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

For spring break Jacob went camping. When he looked up at the night sky he saw Procyon. When he went camping over winter break he noticed that he did not see Procyon. What can explain why this happened?

• The earth rotated, which showed a different part of the sky.

• The stars had rotated to a different part of the sky.

• The earth revolved, which showed a different part of the sky.

• The stars had revolved to a different part of the sky.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Circumpolar constellations circle around

(a)   , the pole star.

• Polaris

• Betelgeuse

• The Sun

• Alpha Centauri

• Proxima Centauri

• Vega

• Sirius

• Rigel

• Arcturus

• Pollux

What is a large group of stars, known as?

• Nebula

• Star Cluster

• Comet

• Galaxy

Which constellation is known for containing the star Alpha Aquilae, commonly known as Altair?

• Orion

• Aquila

• Canis Major

• Leo

What is a 'spiral galaxy' in the context of astronomy?

• A type of nebula

• A cluster of stars in a spiral shape

• A galaxy characterized by a flat, rotating disk with a central bulge surrounded by spiral arms

• A comet with a spiral tail

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What term describes the point in the sky that is directly above an observer on Earth?

• Horizon

• Celestial meridian

• Zenith

• North celestial pole