Constellations and Tools

What constellation is this?

• Ursa Major
• Ursa Minor
• Leo
• Big Dipper

What constellation is this?

• Draco
• Ursa Minor
• Corona Borealis
• Cepheus

People in the Northern Hemisphere see the same constellations as the people in the Southern Hemisphere.

• True
• False

As the earth rotates on its axis, the constellations and stars in them appear to _________.  

• move across the sky
• stand still in the sky
• move around each other
• disappear 

What constellation is this?

• Orion
• Taurus
• Canis Major
• Gemini

Polaris is also known as...

• The Dog Star
• The Yellow Dwarf
• The North Star
• The Great Giant

During which season is Orion easily visible in the night sky?

• spring 
• summer
• fall
• winter

Why do you see constellations move across the sky each night?

• because stars move through space
• because stars revolve around the Sun once a day
• because stars revolve around Earth once a day
• because Earth rotates 

Which is TRUE about a constellation?

• It is a group of stars that form a pattern
• It is a star that is far away
• It appears to stay in the same place every night
• It revolves around Earth

Which might you see only during certain seasons of the year?

• the Sun
• the moon
• a constellation
• the night sky