Astronomy Tools and Constellations

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

• planets
• stars
• patterns
• creatures

The constellation pattern may take the shape of an ___, ___, ____, ___, or object such as a crown or compass.

• planets, stars, animals, people
• stars, animals, people, man
• man, animals, stars, planets
• animal, mythological creature, man, woman, 

The stars we see in each constellation are very close to us.

• True
• False

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

The stars in a constellation appear to be close to each other in the shape, but may be ______  in space.

• very close
• some are close
• great distances apart
• some are great distances apart

At the equator, the stars move in a ______ across the sky.  

• circle
• straight line
• rotating motion
• slow motion

 At the equator, the stars rise in the ___ and set in the ___.

• north, south
• east, east
• east, west
• north, east

Near the poles, the stars appear to rotate in a circle in the sky and never set.

• True
• False

People in the Northern Hemisphere do see the same constellations as the people in the Southern Hemisphere.

• True
• False

Constellations may be only visible during certain seasons due to the Earth’s orbit around the____.  

• Earth
• Mars
• Planets
• sun