Constellations

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

• planets
• stars
• patterns
• creatures

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

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

• True
• False

What constellation is this?

• Orion
• Taurus
• Canis Major
• Gemini

The sky is divided into ____ constellations.

• 11
• 22
• 44
• 88

What constellation has the Little Dipper as part of its pattern?

• Ursa Minor
• Ursa Major
• Polaris
• Andromeda

What constellation is this?

• Draco
• Ursa Minor
• Corona Borealis
• Cepheus

Ursa Major (Larger Bear) has this asterism in its pattern 

• the Little Dipper
• the Big Dipper
• Orion
• The Crux

The term Zodiac refers to ...

• the light from Saturn's rings
• the head of the Celestial Empire
• a method for making astrological predictions
• a group of constellations lying near the ecliptic

What the celestial equivalent of "latitude?" 

• Inclination
• Left Ascension
• Right Ascension
• Declination

What the celestial equivalent of "longitude?" 

• Inclination
• Left Ascension
• Right Ascension
• Declination