WorksheetsCONSTELLATIONS
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
How do stars appear to move in the night sky?
From East to West
From North to South
From West to East
From South to North
The constellation Pisces changes position during the night, as shown in the diagram. Which motion is mainly responsible for this change in position?
Revolution of Earth around the Sun
Rotation of Earth on its axis
Revolution of Pisces around the Sun
Rotation of Pisces on its axis
Which constellation is prominently seen in the sky during summer?
Orion
Pegasus
Hercules
Virgo
Which statement best explains why Cygnus is visible to an observer in Manila in September but not visible in March?
Earth spins on its axis.
Earth orbits the Sun.
Cygnus spins on its axis.
Cygnus orbits the Earth.
If you are located at the North Pole, where will you see the Polaris?
Overhead
Just above the horizon.
Around 45° from the horizon.
Polaris will not be seen in the North Pole.
At which location can an observer not see Polaris in the night sky at any time during the year?
A and D
B and C
C and D
D and B
Early people used constellations for their agricultural activities before the calendar appeared. Which of the following months farmers start planting rice, corn or vegetables?
January
February
March
April
How were constellations originally named and identified?
as people or animals they may have resembled
mathematically, with numbers and coordinates
in groups of very distant, bright or old stars
by their location from Earth’s horizon
Stars can be found in large groups throughout the universe. What are these groups called?
solar system
comets
constellations
asteroids
In the northern hemisphere, what constellation indicates the coming of cold season?
Orion
Gemini
Virgo
Cygnus
