Constellations

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

• planets
• stars
• patterns
• creatures

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

• True
• False

What constellation is this?

• Pegasus
• Andromeda
• Hercules
• Cassiopeia

What constellation is this?

• Orion
• Taurus
• Canis Major
• Gemini

The sky is divided into ____ constellations.

• 11
• 22
• 44
• 88

What constellation has the Little Dipper as part of its pattern?

• Ursa Minor
• Ursa Major
• Polaris
• Andromeda

Polaris always points

• East 
• West
• North
• South

Ursa Major (Larger Bear) has this asterism in its pattern 

• the Little Dipper
• the Big Dipper
• Orion
• The Crux

The term Zodiac refers to ...

• the light from Saturn's rings
• the head of the Celestial Empire
• a method for making astrological predictions
• a group of constellations lying near the ecliptic

The Celestial Sphere spins around two points in the sky known as the.....

• North and South Poles.
• Celestial North and Celestial South Poles.
• East and West Points of Light.
• Arctic and Antarctic Points.