CONSTELLATION MODULE TEST
Test I. Multiple Choice
Direction: Choose the letter of the best answer.
1. Stars are mainly made of what elements?
a. Helium and Nitrogen b. Oxygen and Nitrogen
c. Hydrogen and Helium d. Hydrogen and Nitrogen
2. Constellation come from the Latin word “con” means GROUP and “stella” means?
a. Sun b. Star
c. Moon d. Galaxy
3. What is the relationship of a star’s color and temperature?
a. Color is a measurement of a star’s luminosity.
b. Temperature is a measurement of a star’s color.
c. Temperature is a measurement of a star’s color.
d. Color is a measurement of a star’s surface temperature.
4. This is the stars brightness as seen from earth.
a. Mass b. Luminosity
c. Absolute Brightness d. Apparent Brightness
5. When you are facing East, the stars are moving from what direction?
a. Stars rotate clockwise b. Stars rotate counter-clockwise
c. Stars rise in front, and set behind d. Stars rise behind, and set in front
6. What color does the hottest star have?
a. red b. Blue
c. White d. Orange
7. Sun is classified as what star?
a. Dwarf star b. Giant star
c. Supergiant star d. Hypergiant star
8. Why does it seems like stars are moving?
a. Because of the Earth’s gravity.
b. Because the Earth is rotating on its axis
c. Because The earth is rotating on the Sun.
d. Because the sun, moon and stars are rotating in the earth.
9. It is the deepest layer of the Sun that we can observe directly.
a. Corona b. Protostar
c. Photosphere d. Chromosphere
10. Which is cooler a yellow star or an orange star?
a. The yellow star b. The orange star
c. None, because both are hot stars d. Both, because both are cool stars
Test II.
Direction: Write FACT if the statement tells a correct idea. Otherwise, write BLUFF. (STRICTLY: NO
ERASURES)
1. If you are located at the North Pole, you can see the Polaris over your head.
2. Sun is the hottest star.
3. Constellations may be only visible during certain seasons due to the Earth’s rotation on its axis.
4. Nuclear fusion is the reaction that converts hydrogen atoms into helium.
5. The smaller the star, the brighter it is.
6. Chromosphere is the outermost layer of the Sun.
7. Most constellation have legends, myths, or stories behind them.
8. Red dwarf are more massive than any supergiant planets but not massive enough to be called a star.
9. The bigger the star the longer the lifespan.
10. Stars are hot luminous celestial body that produces its own light.
Test III.
Direction: Identify what is being asked in the following sentences.
1. Where were the first constellations recorded?
2. What are the factors that affects the brightness of a star?
3. These are group of stars that form a certain pattern or figure of animal, person or a thing.
4. What is the biggest constellation?
5. It is a ball of plasma held together by gravity.
6. It causes the nightly movement of the stars across the sky.
7. It is responsible for the visibility of the different parts of the sky at different parts of the year.
8. What local constellation signifies the start of rainy season in the Philippines?
9. It is the scientific study of the universe and its contents outside of Earth's atmosphere.
10. It is the study how those positions, motions, and properties affect people and events on Earth.