Celestial Sphere WS

Match the term to the correct spot

c

e

b

f

a

d

Vernal Equinox

Autumnal Equinox

South Celestial Pole

North Celestial Pole

Summer Solstice

Winter Solstice

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Match the term to the correct spot

d

c

b

a

Ecliptic

Right Ascension

Declination

Celestial Equator

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Vernal equinox is also called the

• Spring equinox

• Fall equinox

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Autumnal equinox is also called the

• Spring equinox

• Fall equinox

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When is the sun the highest in the sky

• Summer Solstice

• Vernal Equinox

• Autumnal Equinox

• Winter Solstice

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When is the sun the lowest in the sky

• Summer Solstice

• Vernal Equinox

• Autumnal Equinox

• Winter Solstice

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Based off of the equatorial coordinate system, what is measured in units of time

• Latitude
• Declination

• Distance
• Right ascension

Based off the equatorial coordinate system, what is measured in degrees?

• Right Ascension

• Distance
• Weight
• Declination

Lines of latitude run ____________

• vertically

• horizontally

• diagonally

Summer solstice occurs when vertical rays hit the

• Equator
• Tropic of Capricorn
• Arctic Circle
• Tropic of Cancer

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1