Constellation Challenge

Do constellations move?

• Yes, I've seen them move!

• No, I am moving on Earth so they just look like they are moving.

We live in the __________________ hemisphere.

• Northern

• Southern

• Earth

• Mars

I am a constellation that is named after a hunter. Who am I?

• Ursa Major

• Ursa Minor

• Orion

• Daniel Boone

I am a constellation named for the Great Bear. I also contain the Big Dipper. Who am I?

• Ursa Major

• Ursa Minor

• Orion

• Grizzly Adams

I am the Little Bear and contain the North Star and the Little Dipper. Which constellation am I?

• Ursa Major

• Ursa Minor

• Orion

• Soup Pot

Which can I see Polaris, otherwise known as the North Star, all year long. Why?

• It is part of the Moon

• It is attached to the Earth.

• It is located directly over the North Pole so people in the Northern Hemisphere can always see it.

• It likes South Carolina a lot so it always hangs around here.

Orion is an easy constellation to find because...

• It is the Big Dipper.

• It is shooting an animal.

• It is so big.

• It is made up of some of the brightest stars in the sky and the 3 stars that are in line as its belt make it easy to recognize.

The best time of year to see the giant Ursa Major is in the _________.

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

Another name for the North Star is________________.

• Northie

• The Big Star

• Polaris

• Polaroid Picture

Why do the constellations appear to move?

• The Earth rotates and revolves

• They are moving!

• They just can't sit still.

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