Astronomy
Constellations/ Vocabulary
Telescopes/ Facts
Seasonal Change
All About Stars
100
People who study objects as close as earths moon and as far away as the edge of the universe. What is?
What is Astronomers
100
A group of stars that form a pattern and are often named after animals, objects, or people. What is?
What is a Constellation
100
What is a shooting star made of and is it a star? What is?
What is It's NOT a star. It is a meteor made of rock and dust that burns and causes strikes of light.
100
How does Earth’s rotation affect the seasons? What is?
What is the Earth is tilted on its axis, and as it orbits the Sun it causes different parts of the Earth to get different amounts of direct sunlight throughout the year. When we are tilted toward the Sun we have summer. When we’re tilted away from the Sun we have winter. During the in between times we have spring and fall.
100
Stars do appear to move across the sky. *True or False*
What is TRUE they do APPEAR to be moving!
200
He was the first scientist to use a telescope to see. What is?
What is Galileo
200
Name 4 constellations you can see in the night sky that we have discussed in class. What is?
What is Big Dipper, URSA major, Orion, & Aquila (Any order)
200
When stars create an explosion what is it called? What is?
What is a Super Nova
200
Why are some constellations visible only at certain times of the year? What is?
What is as the Earth orbits the Sun, the dark side of Earth faces different directions at different times of the year.
200
Why do stars look like they are moving? What is?
What is the earth is moving and rotating on its axis.
300
Galileo first used the telescope to see 3 major things. What is? _________ & _____________ & _______________
What is -The moons of Jupiter -Craters on the Moon -Planets as Spheres
300
One of the billions of galaxies that make up the universe. The Sun is one of the billions of stars in the _______ galaxy. What is?
What is the Milky Way
300
Why are telescopes used in space? What is?
What is there is no atmosphere, so the view is clearer and space is darker.
300
Why don’t we see constellations during the day? What is?
What is the Sun is so bright it drowns out the light from the other stars in the sky.
300
What is a star made of? *3 characteristics*
What is A big ball of glowing gas, that gives off heat, and light
400
What can you do to see more stars at night? What is? *Must say at least 2 things you can do to see more stars*
What is -Telescope -Dark Place -Binoculars to magnify images
400
The imaginary line around which a planet rotates. What is?
What is an Axis
400
Why are big telescopes usually found on mountain tops? *Must give 2 reasons* What is?
What is -The sky is darker. -There is less light from the ground. -There is less dust and pollution to get in the way of your vision.
400
Why do stars appear to move across the night sky? What is?
What is Stars do not move, but because Earth is rotating it looks like they move across the night sky from east to west.
400
What is the closest star to earth? What is?
What is the Sun
500
Objects in the sky look very small when viewed with the? What is?
What is Bare eye
500
Are stars permanently in the sky? What is? *Give a yes or no, and why*
What is no, they can burn out
500
How does a telescope help you see things in space better? Must say 2 reasons! What is?
What is -Makes objects appear to be closer -Magnifies objects -Helps you see more stars
500
The Stars rise in what direction? And what direction do they set in? What is?
What is they rise in the east and set in the west.
500
How long would it take to get to the next star beyond the sun? What is?
What is millions of years!!
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