Science March 3rd 2024

What is astronomy?

• The study of Earth's oceans

• The study of animals

• The study of the universe and its contents outside of Earth's atmosphere

• The study of ancient cultures

What did ancient peoples use the stars for?

• Creating music

• Designing their homes

• Calculating the best time to plant crops

• Inventing new games

What structure served as a calendar for its ancient people?

• The Great Pyramid

• Stonehenge

• The Colosseum

• The Eiffel Tower

Who represented the constellation Orion in Egyptian culture?

• Horus

• Anubis

• Osiris

• Isis

What did the Egyptians use to predict the flooding of the Nile River?

• The direction of the wind

• The height of the sun

• The position of the moon

• The appearance of the star Sirius

What was the Enuma Anu Enlil?

• A type of musical instrument

• A famous temple

• A collection of astrological writings

• A type of ancient ship

What did the Phoenicians use for navigation?

• The position of the constellation Ursa Minor

• A map of the world

• The direction of the wind

• Birds

What is unique about Polynesian navigation?

• They used large ships

• They used the position of the sun and stars

• They followed the coastline

• They used a compass

How did the Mayans compute the length of a year?

• Using a large clock

• By guessing

• Through long-term celestial observations

• Using a sophisticated computer

What did ancient Greeks call the moving lights in the sky?

• Fireflies

• Planets

• Comets

• Stars