Constellations Visible Without a Telescope in the Night Sky

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

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

Orion is visible during the winter night sky and is one of the most recognizable constellations – it contains some of the____stars that we can see and is named for the hunter from Greek mythology.

• biggest
• brightest
• smallest
• darkest

How many constellations are there?

• 12
• 24
• 100
• 88

How long does it take for the Earth to orbit the sun?

• 30 days

• 24 hours

• 365 days

How long does it take for the Earth to make one complete rotation?

• 7 days

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 29 1/2 days