Celestial Sphere Chapter 2 Review

Name the point directly above an observers head

• North Celestial Pole

• Nadir

• Zenith

• Polaris

The Celestial Sphere spins around two points in the sky known as the.....

• North and South Poles.
• Celestial North and Celestial South Poles.
• East and West Points of Light.
• Arctic and Antarctic Points.

What is the name of the star closest to the Celestial North Pole?

• Rigel
• Vega
• Polaris
• Orion

The Celestial Sphere's coordinates are related to what Earth system of coordinates?

• Arctic & Antarctic Circles
• Longitude & Latitude
• Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer
• Sonar systems

Degrees of declination are divided in smaller parts called...

• hours (arc hours).
• minutes (arc minutes).
• seconds (arc seconds).
• milliseconds (arc milliseconds).

Arc minutes are divided in smaller parts called...

• hours (arc hours).
• minutes (arc minutes).
• seconds (arc seconds).
• milliseconds (arc milliseconds).

Which statement correctly describes the rising and setting of the Sun？

• the Sun rises in the east and sets in the west

• the Sun rises in the west and sets in the east

• the Sun rises in the north and sets in the south

• the Sun rises in the west and sets in the north

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What latitude is this location?

• New York

• Equator

• North Pole

• South Pole

If you were standing at the North Pole, Polaris will be ___.

• on the northern horizon

• below the horizon

• at your zenith

• to the north at an altitude equal to your latitude

An imaginary dome of the sky onto which all celestial objects such as stars, moons and planets can be plotted.

• Sun

• Celestial Sphere

• Apparent Motion

• Real Motion