Observing the Night Sky
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Objective – I can locate and identify stars that are grouped in patterns in the night sky.
Observing the Night Sky 1. We have always tried to make sense of the heavens. a. True b. False 2. Constellations do not change throughout the seasons. a. True b. False 3. The ancients grouped the stars into… a. constellations. c. solar systems b. galaxies. d. star clusters. 4. There are ______constellations. a. 11 c. 44 b. 22 d. 88 5. The Greeks named over ______of our constellations. a. one-fourth c. one-half b. one-third d. two-thirds 6. Why didn’t the Greeks name the southern constellations? a. They had enough constellations. b. They couldn’t see them. c. They didn’t care about southern stars. d. They Greeks did name the southern constellations. 7. This is the most glorious constellation. a. Cepheus c. Scorpius b. Orion d. Triangulum 8. The stars that make up the constellation Orion are different distances from Earth. a. True b. False
~1~ 9. Only as Orion sets does this constellation rise. a. Taurus c. Cygnus b. Pisces d. Scorpius 10. The Big Dipper is also known as the… a. plough. c. Charles’s Wain. b. seven rishis. d. rattlesnake. 11. What are the two stars in the bowl of the Big Dipper called? a. The bowl stars. c. The pointer stars. b. The front stars. d. The guide stars. 12. The stars in the sky appear to move. What causes this illusion? a. The sky’s rotation. c. The Sun’s rotation. b. The Earth’s rotation. d. The planets’ revolution. 13. We can see the Southern Cross from Utah. a. True b. False 14. As we travel south, what happens to Polaris? a. It stays in the same position. b. It appears lower in the sky. 15. You can use the Big Dipper and Orion to find other constellations. a. True b. False 16. In the southern Hemisphere, Orion would appear upside down. a. True b. False Objective – I can locate and identify stars that are grouped in patterns in the night sky.
Observing the Night Sky – Key
1. We have always tried to make sense of the heavens.
a. True (2 choices)
2. Constellations do not change throughout the seasons.
b. False (2 choices)
3. The ancients grouped the stars into…
a. constellations
4. There are ______constellations.
d. 88
5. The Greeks named over ______of our constellations.
c. one-half
6. Why didn’t the Greeks name the southern constellations?
b. They couldn’t see them.
7. This is the most glorious constellation.
b. Orion
8. The stars that make up the constellation Orion are different distances from Earth.
a. True (2 choices)
9. Only as Orion sets does this constellation rise. ~3~ d. Scorpius 10. The Big Dipper is also known as the…
a. plough
11. What are the two stars in the bowl of the Big Dipper called?
c. The pointer stars.
12. The stars in the sky appear to move. What causes this illusion?
b. The Earth’s rotation.
13. We can see the Southern Cross from Utah.
b. False (2 choices)
14. As we travel south, what happens to Polaris?
b. It appears lower in the sky. (2 choices)
15. You can use the Big Dipper and Orion to find other constellations.
a. True (2 choices)
16. In the southern Hemisphere, Orion would appear upside down.
a. True (2 choices) Objective – I can locate and identify stars that are grouped in patterns in the night sky.
Observing the Night Sky 1. a (2 choices) Scoring Guide 2. b (2 choices) 3. a 15-16 – 4 4. d 5. c 14 – 3.5 6. b 13 – 3 7. b 12 – 2.5 8. a (2 choices) 10-11 – 2 9. d 10. a 9 – 1.5 11. c 7-8 – 1 12. b 1-6 – .5 13. b (2 choices) 14. b (2 choices) 0 – 0 15. a (2 choices) 16. a (2 choices)
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