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Constellations Quiz

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Four Famous ConstellationOrion, Cassiopeia, Taurus, Ursa Major, Pegasus
The Big Dipper is part of what constellation?Ursa Major
What are constellations?A group of stars that form an imaginary picture
2 supergiant stars found in Orion?Betelguese and Rigel
What did Ancient Sumerians see when they looked at Orion?Outline of a sheep
What did the Ancient Chinese call the Orion constellation?Three Pronged Plow
What do the top 2 stars in the Big Dipper's cup point to?Polaris, the North Star
In relationship to Orion and the Pleiades, where can the constellation Taurus be found?Between Orion and the Pleiades
If the stars ina constellation are many light-years apart from each other, why do they appear so close together?They appear so close together because we are so far away from those stars that they appear to be close.
Number of constellations88


Earth Science & Life Science Teacher
Concord Middle School
Concord, MA

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