Stars & Constellations

A cluster of stars in the sky that have been grouped together in a pattern is called _____

• an arrangement
• an orbit
• a constellation
• a diagram

The most famous star to us Earthlings is _____

• Sirius A
• Sirius B
• Betelgeuse
• the Sun

How many constellations are officially recognized?

• 44
• 48
• 84
• 88

The ancient Greeks used the constellations to _____

• tell stories
• locate dim stars
• provide reading light
• to provide heat

As the Earth rotates and revolves you'll see all the constellations over the course of _____

• a night
• a week
• a month
• a year

How were constellations originally named and identified?

• by their brightness

• by their distance from the Earth

• Longitude and latitude

• By the patterns they form in the sky

Some dim stars appear brighter than bright stars because the dim stars may be closer to the Earth.

• True

• False

What is the name of a person who observes stars is called an ___?

• artist

• astronomer

• constellation

We see different stars in the sky depending on the season.

• True

• False

Stars like the sun appear to rise in the ___________ and set in the _____________.

• West, East

• North, South

• South, North

• East, West