Constellation

Third largest constellation in the night sky that resembles a big bear and it is also called the Big Dipper.

• Ursa Minor

• Ursa Major

• Cassiopeia

• Polaris

A group of stars that form imaginary outlines.

• Universe

• Milky way

• Constellation

• Galaxy

People in ancient time relied on constellations. Which is NOT a way that people used constellations to tell time?

• farmers studied constellations to mark seasons

• sailors used constellations to steer their ships at night

• people used constellation to tell when a weather can be fair or bad.

• construction workers used constellations to build roads

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The closest star to Earth is ____________ .

• the galaxy

• the milky way

• the sun

• the moon

What is the name of this constellation

• Cassiopeia

• Orion

• Polaris

• Big Dipper

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Which of the constellations is also know as the Big Dipper

• Ursa Major

• Ursa Minor

• Orion

• Zodiac

Identify the constellation Cassiopeia.

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Identify the constellation Ursa Major

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we see different constellation in the night sky at different seasons.

• True

• False

• Maybe

• Sometimes

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A constellation named after a queen in the Greek mythology seen in the northern sky

• Orion

• Polaris

• Cassiopeia

• Pegasus

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