Observable Patterns in the Night Sky

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

• planets

• stars

• patterns

• creatures

Why do we see different constellations?

• The stars are moving.

• You are spinning in circles.

• Earth is rotating.

• The moon is moving.

A group of stars that forms a pattern in the night sky is _____.

• planets

• creatures

• patterns

• constellation

Ursa Major “Great Dipper” make up another group of stars called _______.

• Orion

• the Big Dipper

• the Crux

Why can’t we see constellations during the day?

• The Sun is too bright

• Our eyes are closed

• The stars move

• The stars change shape

As the earth rotates on its axis, the constellations and stars in them appear to _______.

• rotate

• move across the sky

• Move around each other

• stand still in the sky

What constellation is this? (Big Bear)

• Orion

• Canis Major

• Ursa Major

• Gemini

True/False: People in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere see the constellations at same time.

• True

• False

True/False: The stars we see on each constellation are very close to us.

• True

• False

True/False: Some of the stars in Ursa Major make up another constellation called the Big Dipper.

• True

• False