Constellations

What constellation is this?

• Orion

• Big Dipper

• Southern Cross

• Scorpio

People in the Northern Hemisphere do see the same constellations as the people in the Southern Hemisphere.

• True
• False

A constellation is a group of visible ____ that form a pattern when viewed from Earth.  

• planets
• stars
• patterns
• creatures

The sky is divided into ____ constellations.

• 11
• 22
• 44
• 88

Why do other stars appear so much smaller than the sun?

• They are much smaller
• They are so far away
• They are not as bright
• They are dwarf stars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is the smallest constellation?

• Big Dipper

• Southern Cross

• Orion

• Scorpio

What constellation is this?

• Scorpio

• Big Dipper

• Orion

• Southern Cross

The constellation Orion is named because it resembles

• part man, part horse
• a great bear
• a great hunter
• a plow

Orion has _ great bright stars in a row. 

• 5
• 2
• 3
• 4

Diagram shows a constellation.

In which month is the constellation visible?

• April to June

• June to August

• December to February