PRE-ASSESSMENT

GRADE 9
BY: AIZA
1. Which star is the
hottest?
A.RED
B. YELLOW
C. WHITE
D. BLUE
 2.Which star is very similar
to our Sun?
A. RED
B. YELLOW
C. WHITE
D. BLUE
3. Which is the coolest
star?
A. RED
B. YELLOW
C. WHITE
D. BLUE
•4. How do stars appear to
move in the night sky?
• A. From East to West
• B. From North to South
•C. From West to East
•D. From South to North
•5. Stars appear to move in the
sky because
A. The Earth is rotating on its
axis.
B. The Universe is expanding.
C. The night sky is rotating.
D. New galaxies are formed.
•6. If you are located at the North
Pole, where will you see the
Polaris?
A. Overhead
B. Just above the horizon
C. Around 45° from the horizon
D. Polaris will not be seen in the
North Pole.
•7. Which constellation is
prominently seen in the sky
during summer?
A. Orion
B. Pegasus
C. Hercules
D. Virgo
•8.Based on the apparent
magnitude, which of the
following stars is the brightest?
A.Alpha centuari
B.Betelgeuse
C.Rigel
D.Sirius
•9. Why do stars have colors?
A. It is because of the presence of
oxygen.
B. It is because of the presence of
carbon dioxide.
C. It is because of varied
temperatures.
D. It is because of the different
locations.
•10. Stars can be found in large
groups throughout the
universe. What are these
groups called?
A.solar system
B. comets
C. constellations
D. asteroids
ACTIVITY SUN
PROXIMA CENTUARI
EPSILON IRIDANI
SIRIUS
HOTTEST
VEGA
ALNILAM

COOLEST
ANSWER
•1. Alnilam-Blue- 27,000
•2. Sirius -White -10,000
•3. Vega –White- 9,900
•4. Sun- Yellow- 5,700
•5. Epsilon Iridani- Orange- 4,600
•6. Centuari- Red -2,300
constellation
•What is constellation?
•It is a group of stars that
forms a particular shape
in the sky and has been
given a name.
 What is star?
•Objects in space that are
made of burning gas and
that look like points of
light .
•Sirius- a star of the
constellation canis
major that is the
brightest star in the
heaven.(dog star)
•Rigel- a first
magnitude star in
the left foot of
the constellation
orion.
•Betelgeuse- a variable
red supergiant star of
the first magnitude
near the eastern
shoulder of orion.
• Apparent
brightness/magnitude
-
The star’s brightness
as seen from Earth
•Absolute
brightness/magnitu
de
-Amount of light
actually gives off.
•Parallax – is the
apparent shift in the
position of an object
when viewed from
two different
position.
•How Early People Used the
Constellations
-Orion indicates the coming
of cold season
- Gemini is seen in the
Philippines during the
months of April and May.
•Another use of
constellations was in
navigation. The Polaris is
widely used in navigation
because it does not change
its position at any time of
the night or year.
•Polaris, commonly
known as North Star, is
the brightest star in the
constellation Ursa
Minor (Little Dipper).