SUMMATIVE TEST (CONSTELLATIONS)

FILL IN THE BLANKS

a. There are 1. _______________ constellations recognized by International Astronomy Union.
b. The constellations you see depend on your 2. _______________, 3. _______________ and 4. _______________.
c. Most have 5. _______________, 6. _______________ or 7. _______________ behind them.
d. The seven major constellations are 8. _______________, 9. _______________, 10. _______________, 11. ________,
12. _______________, 13. _______________ and 14. _______________
e. Cassiopeia was the queen of 15. _______________. She was so proud of her beauty and bragged about it. She
offended the sea god 16. _______________. He sent a sea monster to attack her kingdom and teach her some
humility.
f. To the ancient Greeks, the constellation 17. _______________ was the image of a scorpion. The constellation was
related to the death of the giant hunter 18. _______________.
g. 19. _______________, king of the gods, fell in love with 20. _______________. Together they had a son named
21._______________. (from the myth of Ursa Major and Ursa Minor)
h. 22. _______________ the dragon fought 23. _______________ during the wars between the giants and the gods.
i. In reality, there are approximately 24. ________________ billion stars in our galaxy, and there are about 25. ________
billion galaxies. A person can see only about 26. _______________ stars on the average.
j. The sizes of the star can be categorized as 27. _______________, 28. _______________, 29. ________________ and
30. _______________.
k. The star’s brightness as seen from Earth is its 31. _______________.
l. A star’s 31. _______________ is the brightness the star would have if all stars were the same standard distance from
Earth.
m. Colors of the star ranges from 32. _______________ being the hottest and 33. _______________ being the coldest.
n. 34. _______________ is known as the North star.
o. 35. _______________, 36. _______________, 37. _______________, 38. _______________ and 39. ______________
are the visible constellations during the month of September.
p. The major uses of constellations are 40. _______________, 41. _______________ 42. _______________.

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SUMMATIVE TEST (CONSTELLATIONS)

FILL IN THE BLANKS
a. There are 1. _______________ constellations recognized by International Astronomy Union.
b. The constellations you see depend on your 2. _______________, 3. _______________ and 4. _______________.
c. Most have 5. _______________, 6. _______________ or 7. _______________ behind them.
d. The seven major constellations are 8. _______________, 9. _______________, 10. _______________, 11. ________,
12. _______________, 13. _______________ and 14. _______________
e. Cassiopeia was the queen of 15. _______________. She was so proud of her beauty and bragged about it. She
offended the sea god 16. _______________. He sent a sea monster to attack her kingdom and teach her some
humility.
f. To the ancient Greeks, the constellation 17. _______________ was the image of a scorpion. The constellation was
related to the death of the giant hunter 18. _______________.
g. 19. _______________, king of the gods, fell in love with 20. _______________. Together they had a son named
21._______________. (from the myth of Ursa Major and Ursa Minor)
h. 22. _______________ the dragon fought 23. _______________ during the wars between the giants and the gods.
i. In reality, there are approximately 24. ________________ billion stars in our galaxy, and there are about 25. ________
billion galaxies. A person can see only about 26. _______________ stars on the average.
j. The sizes of the star can be categorized as 27. _______________, 28. _______________, 29. ________________ and
30. _______________.
k. The star’s brightness as seen from Earth is its 31. _______________.
l. A star’s 31. _______________ is the brightness the star would have if all stars were the same standard distance from
Earth.
m. Colors of the star ranges from 32. _______________ being the hottest and 33. _______________ being the coldest.
n. 34. _______________ is known as the North star.
o. 35. _______________, 36. _______________, 37. _______________, 38. _______________ and 39. ______________
are the visible constellations during the month of September.
p. The major uses of constellations are 40. _______________, 41. _______________ 42. _______________.
ANSWER KEY:
88

Location

Date

Time

Legends

Myths

Stories

Cassiopeia

Orion

Cygnus

Ursa major

Scorpius

Ursa minor

Draco

Ethiopia

Poseidon

Scorpius

Orion

Zeus

Callisto

Arcas

Draco

Minerva

400

170

3000

Supergiant

Super

Medium

Dwarf

Apparent brightness

Absolute Brightness

Blue

Red

Polaris

Pegasus

Andromeda

Aquarius
Capriconus

Pisces

Religion

Agriculture

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