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WorksheetsSassafras Astronomy Chapter 16
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 21mins
Where are the twins going in Chapter 16?
What four topics the twins are going to study in India?
Ursa Major
Ursa Minor
Constellations
Orion
Star Locations
Collections of stars that have been named and visible from Earth are called
Stars within a constellation can be (a) to (b) light years away from each other, even though they look a lot closer to us from here on Earth.
All constellations have (a) names and many were named after characters in (b) mythology. All have a (c) behind them
Astronomers once believed the constellations of stars resided in a globe around the Earth called...
(a)
The sky is divided into ____ constellations.
Where are the Sassafras twins traveling to India?
No matter where you are on Earth, you see the same constellations.
True
False
Reorder the segments so the sentences can make sense.
The celestial sphere
is cut into two
halves: the northern
and the southern
celestial spheres.
The story behind Orion constellation is rooted in (a) mythology.
Orion was a great (a) who roamed the (b) with his (c) (d) .
How many sisters did Orion meet?
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Which god did seven girls that Orion chased ask for help?
Hades
Apollo
Athena
Zeus
Zeus turned seven girls into ...
arrows
stars
birds
The constellations of Orion appears to move (a) during the (b) months, along with (c) ,the fiathful (d) close behind.
What was the name of the subject matter expert the twins met in India?
Ravi Chopraz
Varun Gowds
Captain Gutta
Dhruv Dalal
The constellation of Orion is shaped like a man formed from about (a) stars.
According to the myth, why did Orion ran after the girls?
Orion ran after the girls because he wanted to marry one of them
The stars appear to move through the sky as the Earth rotates.
True
False
