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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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Question 1
True or false? You can see every constellation on any night of the year.
- A. True
- B. False
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Question 2
What causes this pattern: the Sun rises in the east and sets in the west?
- A. Earth spinning on its axis once a day
- B. the Moon orbiting Earth
- C. Earth orbiting the Sun once a year
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Question 3
In the Northern Hemisphere one star seems to stay still while others circle around it. Which star is it?
- A. the Sun
- B. Mars
- C. the Moon
- D. Polaris, the North Star
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Question 4
True or false? Stars really move around Earth every night.
- A. True
- B. False
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Question 5
What causes this pattern: the Sun rises in the east and sets in the west?
- A. Earth spinning on its axis once a day
- B. Earth orbiting the Sun once a year
- C. the Moon orbiting Earth
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Question 6
Orion is easy to see on winter evenings in Europe, but not on summer evenings. Has Orion moved?
- A. Yes, it shrinks in summer.
- B. Yes, it flies south for the summer.
- C. No, in summer Orion is in the sky during the day, hidden by sunlight.
- D. No, it is destroyed every summer.
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Question 7
True or false? The constellations you see at night change through the year.
- A. True
- B. False
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Question 8
What causes this pattern: the Moon's shape changes over a month?
- A. Earth spinning on its axis once a day
- B. Earth orbiting the Sun once a year
- C. the Moon orbiting Earth
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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.
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Question 10
True or false? The constellations you see at night change through the year.
- A. True
- B. False
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Question 11
What causes this pattern: the Sun rises in the east and sets in the west?
- A. the Moon orbiting Earth
- B. Earth orbiting the Sun once a year
- C. Earth spinning on its axis once a day
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Question 12
In the Northern Hemisphere one star seems to stay still while others circle around it. Which star is it?
- A. Mars
- B. Polaris, the North Star
- C. the Sun
- D. the Moon
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Question 13
True or false? You can see every constellation on any night of the year.
- A. True
- B. False
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Question 14
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
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Question 15
Over one night, the stars seem to move across the sky from east to west. Why?
- A. The wind blows them.
- B. The stars are falling.
- C. The Moon pulls them.
- D. Earth is spinning.
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Question 16
True or false? Stars really move around Earth every night.
- A. True
- B. False

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Answer key: Why we see different stars in different seasons

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