Constellations

Which of the following is a constellation?

• Betelgeuse

• Sirius

• Polaris

• Orion

Which of the following is a Zodiac constellation?

• Canis Major

• Orion

• Rigel

• Gemini

Which constellation can be seen from the North Pole?

• Canis Major

• Little Dipper

• Capricorn

• Draco

The position of Polaris can be used to find;

• the Little Dipper

• the time

• the latitude

• the direction of North

What would astronomer say?

• A comet is a sign of bad things to come.

• Your horoscope says that you will have good luck tomorrow.

• It is not a good time now to invest money.

• There will be an eclipse of the Moon on June 23.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Virgo, Taurus and Orion are a few of the commonly known constellations, but how many constellations are there altogether?

• 99

• 12

• 77

• 88

How are constellations originally named and identified?

• mathematically, with numbers and coordinates

• in groups of very distant, bright or old stars

• by their location from Earth’s horizon

• as people or animals they may have resembled

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

• Orion

• Ursa Minor

• Polaris

• Ursa Major

Orion is visible during the winter night sky and is one of the most recognizable constellations – it contains some of the ___________ stars that we can see and is named for the hunter from Greek mythology

• biggest

• brightest

• darkest

• smallest

Sailors use what star to navigate on long voyages? It is one of the brightest star in the night sky and it does not move its position in the sky throughout the course of night.

• The Sun

• The North Star

• Venus

• The Big Dipper