The document is a science test with 12 multiple choice questions about astronomy topics such as constellations, stars, and celestial motions. It tests knowledge about the location of Polaris in the night sky, the number of constellations in the zodiac, the closest star to Earth, what causes the colors of stars, large groups of stars called galaxies, patterns of stars called constellations, the winter constellation Orion, properties of the stars Algol and Rigel, how the Earth's rotation and revolution cause celestial motions and appearances to change, factors that influence the brightness of stars as seen from Earth, and what zodiac signs represent in the night sky.
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Science 9 Constellation Summative
The document is a science test with 12 multiple choice questions about astronomy topics such as constellations, stars, and celestial motions. It tests knowledge about the location of Polaris in the night sky, the number of constellations in the zodiac, the closest star to Earth, what causes the colors of stars, large groups of stars called galaxies, patterns of stars called constellations, the winter constellation Orion, properties of the stars Algol and Rigel, how the Earth's rotation and revolution cause celestial motions and appearances to change, factors that influence the brightness of stars as seen from Earth, and what zodiac signs represent in the night sky.
1. Which constellation has Polaris, the north star?
a. Cassiopeia c. Pegasus b. Ursa minor d. Ursa Major 2. According to the star chart, how many constellations should be there in the zodiac? a. 11 c. 12 b. 13 d. 15 3. What is the closest star to Earth? a. Orion c. moon b. Constellation d. sun 4. Stars have different colors. What causes stars to have colors? a. Location c. oxygen b. Temperature d. carbon dioxide 5. What do you call stars in large groups throughout the universe? a. Galaxies c. comets b. Constellations d. superstars 6. What do we call a group of stars that look like a pattern or design in the sky? a. Revolution c. superstars b. Galaxy d. constellations 7. What is that one constellation that is only visible during winter months? a. Orion C, Cross b. Milky way D. SUN 8. The star Algol is estimated to be as bright as the star Aldebaran and have approximately the same temperature as the star Rigel. Which of the following statement is correct? a. Algol and RIgel have same color b. Algol and RIgel have the same in size c. Algol and Aldebaran have the same in size d. Algol and Rigel have the same brightness and color 9. Which motion is mainly responsible for the change in position? ``a. revolution of earth around the sun c. revolution of constellation around the sun b. rotation of earth around its axis d. rotation of constellation on its axis 10. What causes the stars to appear blinking from the night sky? a. rotation of the earth on its axis c. atmospheric reflection b. atmospheric refraction d. naked eye features 11. What are the factors that cause the brightness of a star as seen from the earth? a. atmospheric refraction c. distance & apparent brightness b. distance and time d. distance and absolute brightness 12. What do zodiac signs represent in the night sky? a. star clusters visible at night c. path of the sun appears to take through the sky b. ring of the brightest stars in the night sky d. patterns in the night sky
NAME THE CONSTELLATIONS THAT
ARE VISIBLE FOR THE MONTH OF JULY. PERSEUS BOOTES HERCULES CASSIOPEIA LEO