1. Sees Stars Review

2. A. Rotation. C. Seasons. B. Big Bear. D. Sun. E. Solar System 1
A. Rotation C. Seasons   B. Big Bear D. Sun E. Solar System   1. The ____ is our nearest star.   2. The stars travel in the sky due to the Earth’s _____ as it travels around the sun.   3. The sun is the largest object in our ______.   4. Ursa Major, the constellation, means _____.   5. As the ___ change, we see different constellations in the night sky.

3. Answer A for True and B for False for the following questions.
The hot gas of a star keeps it shining for exactly 100 years.
The Big Dipper is part of the constellation Ursa Major.
Some of the energy reaches the Earth as light and some as heat.
Like the sun and moon, stars appear to travel north to south.

4. Answer A for True and B for False for the following questions.
Scientist use a list of only 68 official constellations.
A star goes out with a bang and it leaves behind the stuff to make a new star again.
Planets were at one time called “concrete stars”

5. A. Energy B. Sun C. Winter D. Summer E. Constellation F. Planet
A burning sphere of gases is called a __________
The sun is the source of almost all of the _______ in the solar system.  
A group of stars that have been given names is called a _________.
In the Mississippi Northern Hemisphere we see Orion high in the night sky during ____.

6. A. Million B. Gas C. Scorpio D. Orion E. Constellation F. Planet
A large object that moves around a star is called a _____. 
It takes about a ____ years to make a new star.
When the ____ finally runs out, a star dies.
_____ is only visible in the summer in Mississippi.