Stars Quiz

a group of stars in a pattern given a name by people.

• sextant

• constellation

• magnitude

• navigate

measure of the brightness of a star or other celestial body.  The magnitude of a star depends on two factors, the  brightness of the star and its distance from us. The brighter the object, the lower the number assigned as a magnitude.

• magnitude

• navigate

• star map

• sextant

plan and direct the route or course of a ship, aircraft, or other form of transportation, especially by using instruments or maps.

• star chart

• polaris

• navigate

• sextant

 a chart showing the positions of the stars, as seen from the earth, in a particular area of the sky.

• polaris

• big dipper

• navigate

• star chart

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The North Star

• polaris

• big dipper

• magnitude

• star chart

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

 a prominent group of seven stars in the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear), containing the Pointers that indicate the direction to Polaris.

• polaris

• sextant

• big dipper

• navitage

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

a navigation instrument that measures the distance between two visible objects. The primary use is to measure the angle between an object and the horizon for the purposes of navigation with the stars.

• big dipper

• sextant

• polaris

• navigate