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Constellation grade 9 reviewer

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A_____is a group of visible stars that form a pattern when viewed from earth

a)

Constellation

b)

Zodiac

c)

Stars

d)

Planets

2.

A constellation indicates that the cold season is coming

a)

Gemini

b)

Gemini

c)

Orion

d)

Polaris

3.

Means " Smaller Bear"

a)

Ursa minor

b)

Ursa small bear

c)

Minor bear

d)

Ursa major

4.

The sky was divided up into___different constellation in 1992.

a)

88

b)

48

c)

96

d)

58

5.

Considered as governing the period from about December 22 to about January 19

a)

Taurus

b)

Pegasus

c)

Capricornus

d)

Pisces

6.

It means "larger bear"

a)

Ursa minor

b)

Capricornus

c)

Ursa constellation

d)

Ursa major

7.

The___constellation is named after the flying horse by the same name from Greek Mythology.

a)

Draco

b)

Pegasus

c)

Aries

d)

Capricornus

8.

A constellation seen in the Philippines during the months of April and may signifies the end of planting season and it signifies rich harvest

a)

Gemini

b)

Buwaya

c)

Taurus

d)

Orion

9.

Constains no very bright stars: the brightest star, Hama(Arabic for "sheep"), has a magnitude of 2.0

a)

Taurus

b)

Pisces

c)

Aries

d)

Gemini

10.

is a constellation that helps sailors to navigate at the sea

a)

Gemini

b)

Polaris

c)

Taurus

d)

Scorpius

11.

The___constellation can be viewed in the northern hemisphere. It means"dragon" in Latin and was one of the 48 ancient constellation

a)

Draco

b)

Taurus

c)

Aries

d)

Sagittarius

12.

A local constellation signifies the start of rainy season in the Philippines

a)

Aries

b)

Capricornus

c)

Gemini

d)

Buwaya

13.

It's stars are faint; the brightest star, Zubeneschamali(Arabic for "northern claw"), as it was earlier regarded as part of Scorpius; also called Beta librae), has a magnitude of 2.6

a)

Scorpius

b)

Libra

c)

Gemini

d)

Virgo

14.

A constellation prominently seen in the sky during summer

a)

Virgo

b)

Leo

c)

Gemini

d)

Scorpius

15.

It contains the well-known star cluster called Praesepe, or the Beehive. It's brightest star, Al Tarf(Arabic for "the end"[of one of the crabs legs], also called beta cancri, is quite dim, with magnitude of 3.6

a)

Libra

b)

Taurus

c)

Cancer

d)

Virgo

16.

The November meteorshower called leonids has its radiant, or point of apparent origin

a)

Pegasus

b)

Virgo

c)

Gemini

d)

Leo

17.

The largest constellation by area is ___which is 3.16% of the sky

a)

Hydra

b)

Gemini

c)

Asterism

d)

Crux

18.

The center of the milky way Galaxy lies in the radio source ____ A".

a)

Taurus

b)

Gemini

c)

Sagittarius

d)

Virgo

19.

The smallest is ___ which only takes up 0.17 percent of the sky

a)

Crux

b)

Asterism

c)

Gemini

d)

Polaris

20.

It's brightest star, Antares (alpha scorpii), the 15th brightest star in the sky, has a magnitude of 1.1

a)

Scorpius

b)

Gemini

c)

Pegasus

d)

Buwaya

21.

It lacks striking features, the brightest stars, Sadalmelik(Arabic for "the lucky star of the king") being magnitude 3.0

a)

Aries

b)

Aquirius

c)

Pisces

d)

Taurus

22.

Small patter of the stars within a constellation are called___

a)

Virgo

b)

Crux

c)

Asterism

d)

Constellation

23.

The constellation contains only faint stars without any striking groupings; the brightest star, Eta Piscium, has a magnitude of 3.6

a)

Virgo

b)

Leo

c)

Pisces

d)

Pegasus

24.

The constellation brightest star, Aldebaran (Arabic for "the follower"; also called alpha tour, is the 14th brightest star in the sky, with a magnitude of 0.85

a)

Taurus

b)

Virgo

c)

Pisces

d)

Gemini