The Big Dipper Quiz

The Big Dipper Quiz

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

2nd - 3rd Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

FREE Resource

5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main theme of the first section of the video?

The history of the Big Dipper

The narrator's experience of stargazing

The scientific study of stars

The mythology of constellations

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many stars make up the handle of the Big Dipper?

Three

Two

Five

Four

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the significance of the pointer stars in the Big Dipper?

They change position with the seasons

They are the brightest stars in the sky

They point to the North Star

They form the tail of the bear

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did people long ago imagine the Big Dipper to be part of?

A mythical dragon

A giant fish

A big bear

A large bird

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Little Dipper associated with in mythology?

A young dragon

A small bird

A tiny fish

A little bear