Constellations Astronomy Quest

What is pictured moving through the sky?

• International Space Station

• Meteor

• A planet

• The Moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is pictured?

• Orion nebula

• The Pleiades

• The Milky Way

• a binary star

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which planet is the brightest?

• Venus

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

Which asterism is pictured?

• Ursa Major

• The Big Dipper

• Venus

• Polaris

Which star do the Big Dipper's "pointer stars" point towards?

• Arcturus

• Sirius

• Betelgeuse

• Polaris

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What shape is Orion?

• The Hunter

• The Bear

• The Twins

• The Sword

What will happen in the next 100,000 years to red supergiant Betelgeuse?

• Turn to a black dwarf star

• Turn to a binary star

• Supernova explosion

• Turn blue hot

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What is the star cluster above Orion called?

• Orion nebula

• The Pleiades

• Sirius

• Beehive cluster

What is the very bright star below and left from Orion (sometimes called the Dog Star)?

• Sirius

• Bellatrix

• Regulus

• Scorpius

Choose all that are fake constellations.

• Giraffa Minor

• Small Horn

• Cassiopeia

• Large Hourglass