Galaxies & Constellations

A constellation is a group of visible ____ that form a pattern when viewed from Earth.  

• planets
• stars
• patterns
• creatures

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

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

• True
• False

Ursa Minor means “Little Bear” in Latin and is commonly known as the Big Dipper.

• True
• False

Which constellation is best known because it contains the “big dipper,” which looks like a ladle.

• Ursa Major
• Ursa Minor
• Orion
• Polaris

patterns that appears to circle every night around Polaris (the North Star). They appear in the sky of the northern hemisphere close to Polaris all year.

• North Star
• Circumpolar Stars
• Circumpolar Constellations
• Auroras

If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, at what time of year can you see Polaris the North Star? Choose the best answer.

• The Winter
• The Spring and Fall
• The Summer
• All year round

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

If you want to watch a constellation rise one evening , in which direction would you look?

• North
• South
• East
• West

What constellation is this?

• Pegasus
• Andromeda
• Hercules
• Cassiopeia

What constellation is this?

• Orion
• Taurus
• Canis Major
• Gemini

What constellation is this?

• Draco
• Ursa Minor
• Corona Borealis
• Cepheus