WORKSHEET: CONSTELLATIONS PART 2

Part I. Direction: Try to identify the terms based on the descriptions given below.

ACROSS:

1. A number of people or things that are

together or in the

same place.

2. A repeated form or design.

3. The thought of how something looks

or might look.

DOWN:

4. An area on the celestial sphere in

which imaginary group of

visible stars formed.

5. One of the objects in space that are

made of burning gas

and that look like points of light on the

night sky.

Part II. B. Direction: Answer the following questions by choosing from the selections inside the box.

1. It is commonly known as the North Star, and it is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor
(Little Dipper). ___________

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

3. Constellations may be only visible during certain seasons due to the earth`s orbit around the
_________.

4. The constellation Ursa Major is also known as _________.

5. It is the constellation which is associated by the early people as the coming of the cold season.
___________
Part III. Multiple Choice. Directions: Answer the following questions below.

1. A group of visible stars that form a pattern when viewed from Earth.

a. Planets b. Patterns c. Stars d. Constellation

2. It is commonly known as the North star, and it is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor
(Little Dipper).

a. Cygnus c. Gemini

b. Polaris d. Orion

3. Constellation may be only visible during certain seasons due to the Earth`s orbit around the
_________.

a. Sun c. Planets

b. World d. axis

4. The constellation Ursa Major is also known as _________.

a. Little Dipper c. Big Dipper

b. Orion d. None of these

5. The constellation which is associated by the early people as the coming of the cold season.

a. Cygnus b. Polaris c. Gemini d. Orion

6. What constellation was named after a hunter from Greek Mythology?

a. Cygnus c. Gemini

b. Polaris d. Orion

7. At the equator, the stars rise in the _________ and set in ______.

a. North, south c. east, east

b. East, west d. north, east

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

a. Move across the sky c. stand still in the sky

b. Move around each other d. rotate

9. In what way are constellations useful?

a. To help locate stars c. to navigate

b. To know when to plant d. all of these

10. All the constellations are visible from anywhere on Earth throughout the year.

a. True b. False