Name (FULL):

Date:

Section:

ScienceSaurus Reading Journal

Read section 244 - 248 in ScienceSaurus (BLUE). Complete the Reading Journal as you read, then use
the information to answer the following questions.
Briefly summarize the MAIN IDEA here (1-2
sentences):

Answer these questions as you read:

244) Stars, Galaxies, and

Constellations
Main Idea:

1. How many stars and galaxies are in space?

245) Stars
Main Idea:

2. A light year = _______ ________________

kilometers
3. Which is the distance _____________ travels in
____ _____________
4. Explain what nuclear fusion is:

Explain the difference between star

types. Give at least three specific
examples.
5. What type do the smallest stars tend to be?

6. What size category is our Sun considered?

7. What is the diameter of the largest stars?

246) Absolute and Apparent

Magnitude
Main Idea:

8. Define Apparent magnitude:

9. Define Absolute magnitude:

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Date:

Section:

10. 19. The Ten Brightest Stars

Complete the following table using the table in Section 246, then use it to answer the questions below.
Star
Apparent Magnitude
Constellation
Sirius

-1.4

10)

11)

-0.1

Bootes

Vega

12)

Lyra

13)

0.1

Auriga

Rigel

14)

Orion

Procyon

0.4

15)

Altair

16)

Aquila

Betelgeuse

0.8

17)

18)

0.8

Taurus

Antares

1.0

19)

20. Which star appears brightest in the night sky? (Do not count our Sun: night sky)

21. Which of the stars in the table would appear faintest as viewed from Earth?

22. In which constellation would you look to find the star Betelgeuse?

247) Galaxies
23. What is the name of the galaxy we live in? ____________ _____________
24. List the three types of galaxies:

248) Constellations

26. Define constellations:

25. Explain how using constellations might

help astronomers locate a certain star:

27. Do the constellations visible at night change

with the seasons?