Starry Nights Week2

What is the brightest star of constellation Leo?

• Regulus

• Sirius

• Rigel

What is the second brightest star in Leo, which has a name derived from the Arabic phrase meaning 'tail of the lion'?

• Algieba

• Regulus

• Denebola

What is an asteroid?

• A small rocky body orbiting the sun.

• A celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust

• A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.

What is the Asteroid Belt?

• A region of space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where most of the asteroids in our Solar System are found orbiting the Sun.

• A leather belt.

• Open space in our galaxy.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is the name of the largest Asteroid?

• Mathilde

• Ceres

• Ida

• Gaspra

The name of the first asteroid discovered was?

• Celeste

• Ceres

• Venus

Constellation Leo's most prominent pattern of stars is

• Straight line

• Circle

• A backwards question mark called the Sickle.

These months are the great months to spot constellation Leo

• January and February

• June and July

• April and May

This constellation is named after a hunter in Greek mythology.

• Gemini

• Leo

• Orion

• Cancer

This star establishes the right shoulder of hunter in Orion

• Regulus

• Betelgeuse

• Bellatrix