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1. A name for the group of stars
that contain the big dipper stars is :
(a) superior nova (b) Ursa Major (c) big bright dude (d) the
great bear
2. How many stars form the big
dipper's bowl? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d)4
3. How many stars form the big
dipper's handle? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d)4
4. If you look closely, you might
see that the middle star in the handle is really:
(a) 3
(b) 2 (c) 5 (d)4 stars (Mizor and Alcor)
5. Native Americans first thought
these stars as a: (a) Horse and rider
(b) hammer and a nail (c) bow and arrow
6. The two stars farthest from the
end of the handle of the big dipper are called the"
(a) far
away stars (b) the pointer stars (c) the shiny boys (d) none of the above
7. You can find the north star if
you imagine a line going through the two stars extending upward to a
point about _______ times the span between the two stars farthest from
the end of the handle:
(a) 2
times (b) 5 time (c) 10 times (d) 100 times
8. What lies directly below the
north star?
(a) the
American continent (b) The pacific ocean (c) China (d) The north Pole
9. Draw the
points that make up the big dipper on the back of this paper |