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

Ursa Minor means 'Little Bear' in Latin and is commonly known as the __________________.

There are _____ constellations.

Constellations may only be visible during certain seasons due to Earth's _____

• a. rotation

• b. tilted axis

• c. revolution

• d. all of these

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The North Star is found in the constellation______.

• Ursa Major

• Polaris

• Ursa Minor

• Orion

The constellation pattern may take the shape of a(n) _____

• animal

• man

• woman

• all of these

Polaris always points _____

• north

• south

• east

• west

What group of people were the first group of people to use constellations?

• builders

• rich

• farmers

• scholars

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

Constellations have been significantly useful when it comes to _____

• navigation

• story telling

• history

• none of these