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Why we see different stars in different seasons

5th grade (Year 6 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.5-ESS1-2 · England: KS2 Y5 Earth and space

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  1. Question 1

    What causes this pattern: the Moon's shape changes over a month?

    • A. the Moon orbiting Earth
    • B. Earth orbiting the Sun once a year
    • C. Earth spinning on its axis once a day

  2. Question 2

    True or false? The constellations you see at night change through the year.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  3. Question 3

    Over one night, the stars seem to move across the sky from east to west. Why?

    • A. The Moon pulls them.
    • B. The stars are falling.
    • C. Earth is spinning.
    • D. The wind blows them.

  4. Question 4

    What causes this pattern: the Sun rises in the east and sets in the west?

    • A. the Moon orbiting Earth
    • B. Earth spinning on its axis once a day
    • C. Earth orbiting the Sun once a year

  5. Question 5

    True or false? You can see every constellation on any night of the year.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  6. Question 6

    Orion is easy to see on winter evenings in Europe, but not on summer evenings. Has Orion moved?

    • A. Yes, it flies south for the summer.
    • B. No, in summer Orion is in the sky during the day, hidden by sunlight.
    • C. No, it is destroyed every summer.
    • D. Yes, it shrinks in summer.

  7. Question 7

    What causes this pattern: we see different constellations in winter and summer?

    • A. Earth spinning on its axis once a day
    • B. Earth orbiting the Sun once a year
    • C. the Moon orbiting Earth

  8. Question 8

    True or false? You can see every constellation on any night of the year.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  9. Question 9

    Why can we see different constellations in winter and summer?

    • A. Clouds hide half the stars each season.
    • B. As Earth orbits the Sun, our night side faces different parts of space.
    • C. The stars move to new places every season.
    • D. Some stars switch off in summer.

  10. Question 10

    What causes this pattern: the Sun rises in the east and sets in the west?

    • A. Earth orbiting the Sun once a year
    • B. the Moon orbiting Earth
    • C. Earth spinning on its axis once a day

  11. Question 11

    True or false? Stars really move around Earth every night.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  12. Question 12

    Why can we see different constellations in winter and summer?

    • A. Clouds hide half the stars each season.
    • B. As Earth orbits the Sun, our night side faces different parts of space.
    • C. The stars move to new places every season.
    • D. Some stars switch off in summer.

  13. Question 13

    What causes this pattern: we see different constellations in winter and summer?

    • A. Earth orbiting the Sun once a year
    • B. the Moon orbiting Earth
    • C. Earth spinning on its axis once a day

  14. Question 14

    True or false? You can see every constellation on any night of the year.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  15. Question 15

    Orion is easy to see on winter evenings in Europe, but not on summer evenings. Has Orion moved?

    • A. No, in summer Orion is in the sky during the day, hidden by sunlight.
    • B. No, it is destroyed every summer.
    • C. Yes, it shrinks in summer.
    • D. Yes, it flies south for the summer.

  16. Question 16

    What causes this pattern: we see different constellations in winter and summer?

    • A. Earth orbiting the Sun once a year
    • B. Earth spinning on its axis once a day
    • C. the Moon orbiting Earth

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  1. the Moon orbiting Earth
  2. True
  3. Earth is spinning.
  4. Earth spinning on its axis once a day
  5. False
  6. No, in summer Orion is in the sky during the day, hidden by sunlight.
  7. Earth orbiting the Sun once a year
  8. False
  9. As Earth orbits the Sun, our night side faces different parts of space.
  10. Earth spinning on its axis once a day
  11. False
  12. As Earth orbits the Sun, our night side faces different parts of space.
  13. Earth orbiting the Sun once a year
  14. False
  15. No, in summer Orion is in the sky during the day, hidden by sunlight.
  16. Earth orbiting the Sun once a year