Space Unit; Exam

What is a constellation?

• A group of patterns that form a star

• A group of stars that form a pattern

• Fine Italian cuisine

• A star

Who founded constellations?

• Chinese
• Europeans
• Ancient Greeks
• Americans

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

• planets
• stars
• patterns
• creatures

The Big Dipper

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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

What are the three important constellations?
 

• Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Orion  
• Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Orion  
• Ursa big, Ursa small, Orion 
• Polaris, Ursa Minor, Orion  

The constellation Orion is named because it resembles

• part man, part horse
• a great bear
• a great hunter
• a plow

Ursa Major is also called “Great Bear” and is one of the largest constellations.  

• True
• False

Ursa Minor means “Little Bear” in Latin and is commonly known as the Big Dipper.

• True
• False