Constellations/Celestial Sphere

What constellation is this?

• Orion
• Taurus
• Canis Major
• Gemini

As the earth rotates on its axis, the constellations and stars in them appear to _________.  

• move across the sky
• stand still in the sky
• move around each other
• rotate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

• True
• False

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

• planets
• stars
• patterns
• creatures

The sky is divided into ____ constellations.

• 11
• 22
• 44
• 88

Visible stars that form a pattern in the sky are called...

• galaxies
• constellations
• meteors
• dot to dot

What is the largest constellation?

• Canis Major
• Big Dipper
• Draco
• Hydra

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

• Ursa Minor
• Ursa Major
• Polaris
• Andromeda

Polaris always points

• East 
• West
• North
• South

Why do other stars appear so much smaller than the sun?

• They are much smaller
• They are so far away
• They are not as bright
• They are dwarf stars