Abeka 4th Science Quiz 20 L122

What is another name for the North Star?

• Sirius
• Betelgeuse
• Alpha Centauri
• Polaris

What constellation is part of the Great Bear?

• Orion
• Ursa Minor
• Cassiopeia
• Big Dipper

What do we call the line where the earth seems to meet the sky?

• meridian
• equator
• zenith
• horizon

What constellation is also called the Little Bear?

• Southern Cross

• Little Dipper

• Orion

• Draco

What constellation points to the South Pole?

• Orion
• Cassiopeia
• Southern Cross

• Big Dipper

What do the Pointer Stars of the Big Dipper point to?

• Sirius, the Dog Star
• Leo the Lion

• Antares, the heart of the Scorpion
• North Star

Which direction are you facing when you face the North Star?

• East
• South
• North
• West

Choose ALL the devices, instruments, or methods used for navigation.

• stars

• sun

• GPS

• astrolabe

• thermometer

What constellation is this?

• Big Dipper

• Little Dipper

• Orion

• Leo the Lion

What constellation is this?

• Big Dipper

• Scorpius
• Cassiopeia
• Orion