Constellations Quiz

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

• planets
• stars
• patterns
• creatures

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

• True
• False

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

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

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

These constellations circle the North Star and never appear to go below the horizon.

• Circumpolar Constellations

• Northern Constellations

• Southern Constellations

• Zodiac Constellations

These constellations lie on the ecliptic and for about month, the sun hides one of the constellation.

• Circumpolar Constellations

• Northern Constellations

• Southern Constellations

• Zodiac Constellations

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

If you are located at the North Pole, where will you see the Polaris?

• Overhead

• Just above the horizon

• Around 45° from the horizon

• Polaris will not be seen in the North Pole