DILM_POST-TEST

What do you call the cluster of stars which appear to form a pattern?

• Asteroids

• Comets

• Constellations

• Galaxy

Which of these constellations can be observed in the northern hemisphere?

• Cassiopeia

• Crux

• Carina

• Galaxy

Which of these constellations can be observed in the southern hemisphere?

• Cassiopeia

• Centaurus

• Carina

• Cepheus

In which constellation can the brightest star Sirius be found?

• Canis Major

• Ursa Major

• Canis Minor

• Ursa Minor

Different parts of the sky appear at different times of the year.

• True

• False

Which of these constellations is NOT visible in the southern hemisphere?

• Carina

• Centaurus

• Cassiopeia

• Crux

Which of these constellations is NOT visible in the northern hemisphere?

• Carina

• Centaurus

• Cassiopeia

• Taurus

Which of these statements describes a constellation?

• It is the explosion of a star.

• It is the fusion of heavy elements at the core of stars

• It is a group of stars that appears to form a pattern

Which of these is a Southern Circumpolar constellation?

• Andromeda

• Hydra

• Carina

Which of these stars in the Ursa Minor constellation is the brightest?

• Alioth

• Polaris

• Pherkad

• Sirius