Constellations
6 free practice questions with explanations
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Constellations: example questions & answers
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What do we call a pattern that stars seem to make in the night sky?
- AA constellation✓
- BA snowflake
- CA puddle
- DA rainbow
Answer: A constellation is a group of stars that form a picture or pattern in the sky.
The Plough is a famous star pattern that looks a bit like what?
- AA teapot
- BA saucepan or ladle✓
- CA football
- DA shoe
Answer: The Plough's seven bright stars look like a saucepan with a long handle.
Which bright star can help you find the direction north in the night sky?
- AA shooting star
- BThe Moon
- CThe Sun
- DThe Pole Star✓
Answer: The Pole Star sits almost above the North Pole, so it points the way north.
Long ago, people used star patterns to help them do what?
- AWash their clothes
- BCook their dinner
- CFind their way when travelling✓
- DRide bicycles
Answer: Sailors and travellers used constellations like a map to find their way at night.
Orion is a well-known constellation often said to look like what?
- AA car
- BA hunter with a belt✓
- CA cake
- DA cat
Answer: Orion is pictured as a hunter, with three stars in a row forming his belt.
Are the stars in a constellation really close together next to each other?
- ANo, they only look close from Earth✓
- BYes, they are glued together
- CYes, they are all touching
- DYes, they hold hands
Answer: Stars in a constellation can be very far apart but line up to look close from Earth.