Intro to Astronomy

The sun rises in the

• east
• west
• south
• north

the sun sets in the

• east
• west
• north
• south

Looking down from the north pole, which direction do all these celestial bodies rotate?

• clockwise
• counterclockwise

Which point will see night time first?

• A
• B

Which side is night time?

• 1
• 2

What is the name of the place, just above the number 1, that is where the earth's axis comes out the bottom of the planet.

• equator
• prime maridian
• north pole
• south pole

What time of day might it be at point B?

• noon
• 6am
• 6pm
• midnight

The sun moves from east to west in the sky because...

• The earth is rotating
• the sun is moving (compared to the earth)
• the solar system is rotating
• the different planets move differently

How many days in an earth year?

• 180
• 365
• 24
• 356

An orbit of the earth around the sun takes

• 180 days
• 30 days (1 month)
• 365 days
• 24 hours