Constellations and Navigation Quiz

Identify the navigational tool pictured.

• astrolabe

• compass

• sextant

• telescope

Identify the navigational tool pictured.

• astrolabe

• compass

• sextant

• telescope

Identify the navigational tool pictured.

• astrolabe

• compass

• sextant

• telescope

Identify the navigational tool pictured.

• astrolabe

• compass

• sextant

• telescope

What tool would you use if you need to measure the angle between two visible objects for your science homework?

• astrolabe

• compass

• sextant

• telescope

What tool is used to make faraway objects seem brighter and closer?

• astrolabe

• compass

• sextant

• telescope

Michael got lost hiking in the mountains, what tool can you use that will show you the directions (ex: north and south)

• astrolabe

• compass

• sextant

• telescope

Many European explorers use this tool to help them observe and calculate the position of celestial bodies.

• astrolabe

• compass

• sextant

• telescope

Identify the constellation pictured, whose name means the Great Hunter.

• Ursa Major

• Ursa Minor

• Orion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Identify the constellation pictured, also known as the Little Dipper.

• Ursa Major

• Ursa Minor

• Orion