Unit 2 : Constellations - theory

The zodiac constellations —

• depict a symbol, not an animal or person

• are part of a story in Greek mythology

• appear to move behind the Sun at a specific time of year

• appear to be in a fixed location

Which is NOT located along the ECLIPTIC?

• planets

• Zodiac Constellations

• The Sun

• The Circumpolar stars

Which is FALSE about ASTERISMS ?

• An Asterism is NOT one of the 88 official constellations

• Constellations are part of Asterisms

• The Big Dipper is part of Ursa Major

• Asterisms are collections of stars that are part of constellations

Group of stars seen by humans and then grouped together in a recognizable pattern

• Zodiac

• Constellation

• Celestial sphere

• Epicycle

Which is NOT found along the ECLIPTIC ?

• The Zodiac constellations

• The planets

• The Sun

• Ursa Minor

What are the ZODIAC constellations ?

• the 12 constellations found along the Ecliptic

• the constellations that rotate around Polaris

• the constellations that include asterisms

• the 44 constellations originally catalogued by Ptolemy

The 13th ELIMINATED Zodiac sign is :

• Ophiuchus

• Cygnus

• Draco

• Orion

Which is FALSE about POLARIS ?

• It is also called the North Star

• Its part of the constellation URSA MAJOR

• It is also called the North Celestial Pole

• It is used for NAVIGATION

Which is FALSE about Constellations ?

• There are 88 OFFICIAL constellations

• Ptolemy cataloged ALL of them

• They are patterns of stars that humans saw in the sky

• The stars of constellations only appear to be close to each other because we see them in 2D

The Earth's REVOLUTION refers to it's ?

• Rotation on its axis

• Orbit around the Sun

• Precession as it wobbles in its axis

• violent changes in its crust because of volcanoes and earthquakes

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