Constellations

What is a constellation?

• A group of stars that forms a pattern in the sky
• A way to find the North Star
• When a planet "spins" around its axis
• The process that creates energy inside of a star

Name this

• Ursa Minor
• Orion the Hunter
• Leo the Lion

Constellations are pictures formed in the night sky by 

• clouds
• planets
• stars

Ursa Major (Part of the Great Bear) is formed from

• the Little Dipper
• the Big Dipper
• Orion
• The Crux

The stars "spin" through the night sky because _____

• The Earth rotates or spins
• The stars spin in circles through space
• Stars follow parts of Earth around in space

Which constellation is best known because it contains the “big dipper,” which looks like a ladle.

• Ursa Major
• Ursa Minor
• Orion
• Polaris

Constellations may be only visible during certain seasons due to the Earth’s orbit around the____.  

• Earth
• Mars
• Planets
• sun