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WorksheetsMatariki
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 28mins
Is Matariki a star cluster or a constellation?
Star Cluster
Constellation
When does Matariki rise?
Mid Autumn - April/May
Mid Summer - January / February
Mid Spring - September / October
Mid Winter - June/July
If you drove to Matariki in a car how long would it take for you to get there?
1 year
4.8 Billion years
3 million years
What is the Greek name for Matariki?
Stella
Pleiades
Bright
What did the early navigators use matariki for?
travel the pacific ocean
fly kites
sing songs
What is Matariki's role?
The wishing star
Looks after the rain
The mother
What is Pohutukawas role?
The Youngest
Guides spirits to the stars
The mother
What does Tupuanuku look after?
Guides the spirits to the stars
The trees
The food in the ground
What does Tupuarangi look after?
Guides the spirits to the stars
Food in the sky/up high
The mother
What does Waiti look after?
Fresh water
Guides the spirits to the stars
Food under ground
What does Waita look after?
Food in the sky
The ocean and food gathered from the sea
Food under ground
what does Waipuna-ā-rangi look after
The rain
Food in the sky
The ocean and its food
What does Ururangi look after?
The stars
That wind
Food in the sky
Who is hiwa-i-te-rangi?
The wishing star
The Mother
one of the twins
