Twinkle, twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are?......

What is Constellation

When you go outside on a dark clear night, looke up into the night sky and see hundreds if not thousands of stars randomly spread across the sky. How do you tell one from another? The answers is you learn the Comstellation. At night, you can see many glittering objects in the sky. These objects are called star. A group of stars that form pattern is called a Constellation. We can see millioons of dots of light ib thr night sky. Most of these are stars. Observe the patterns formed by these are stars. Do you know how important they are?

EXERCISES

A group of stars that forms a certain pattern in the sky.


1. The statement above refers to:
A. Sun
B. Moon
C. Earth
D. Constellation



2. Constellation are important because they:
    a. give off light
    b. show direction
    c. indicate the time to plant crops.
    d. indicate the time to harvest crops.

A. a and b          
B. a and d        
C. a, b, and c       
D. b, c and d



3. The constelation in the diagram refer to:
                                                                                           
A. Orion
B. Scorpion
C. Big Dipper
D. Sourthern Cross



4. A fisherman who loose his direction wants to travel south,     which of the following constellations does   
    he need to look for?
    A. Southern Cross
    B. Orion
    C. Big Dipper
    D. Scorpion


 5.
a. Name the constellation show.
b. Describe the constellation that you named in (a).
c. State the importance of constellation.












Answesr:
1. D
2. D
3. D
4. A
5.  (a) Orion
    (b) Orion is seen as a hunter with a belt and sword.
    (c) To show direction, indicate the time to plant crops, indicate
         the time to harvest crops.
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