Question

Draw sketches to show the relative positions of prominent stars in
(a) Ursa Major and
(b) Orion

Answer 1

(a) Ursa Major appears like a big dipper. There are three bright stars in the handle and four stars in the bowl of the dipper.

(b) Orion appears like a hunter. Three bright stars appear in the belt, while five bright stars are arranged in the form of a quadrilateral.

Answer 2

Explanation:

(a) Ursa Major appears like a big dipper. There are three bright stars in the handle and four stars in the bowl of the dipper (as shown in the given figure).

(b) Orion appears like a hunter. Three bright stars appear in the belt, while five bright stars are arranged in the form of a quadrilateral (as shown in the given figure).