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Constellation Notes
Name _______________
# ____
The way the ____________ moves is the main factor that determines
the way objects move in the ________.
The Earth’s _____________ is its daily trip around its axis.
The Earth’s revolution is its __________ trip around the Sun.
The following are determined based on our rotation:
The following are determined based on our revolution:
A constellation is a group of stars that forms a ________________ in the
night sky.
There are a total of _____ recognized constellations.
The constellations in the Northern Hemisphere received their names
mainly from __________ and _________ mythology. Leo, Pisces, and
Taurus were named for a lion, fish, and bull.
______________________ started out as pictures in the minds of early
people, much like seeing castles and dragons in the clouds. Now,
they serve as a more useful tool. They provide us with a ______ of the
sky.
Constellations divide up the sky into 88 sections, which allow
_________________ to locate things in the night sky. The star
Betelgeuse, for example, can be found within the constellation
_______________.
Why do the Sun and the stars appear to move?
Here’s an easy answer…they’re not moving, _____ are. The Earth is
rotating on its axis as it revolves around the Sun.
Notice the stars in the picture seem to be rotating around a center.
At the center is the star _______________, or the North Star. We call
Polaris the “North Star” because the Earth’s northern _________
always points towards it.
Early sailors used this star to navigate their ships, since it was the
only star that_____________________________________________________.
The Earth’s ______________ effects the Sun’s position in the sky.
The Sun rises in the __________ and sets in the ____________.
This movement across the sky effects the length of ______________.
The ______________ was an early instrument used to tell the time of
day.
We have seasons because Earth’s axis is ____________ at 23 degrees.
When the _________________ hemisphere is tilting towards the Sun,
the northern hemisphere is in ___________________ and the southern
hemisphere is in winter.
When the northern hemisphere is tilted __________ from the Sun, the
southern hemisphere is in summer and the northern hemisphere is in
______________.
When Earth is tilted towards the Sun, like during summer, the Sun
appears _______________in the sky and the days are longer.
In the _____________, the Sun is lower in the sky and is there for less
time.
The summer solstice is on July 21st and is the ______________ day of
the year.
The winter solstice is on December 21st and is the ______________
day of the year.
There are two ___________________. The __________________ equinox
is around Sept. 21st and the _____________ equinox is around March
21st.