A cluster of stars that is a subset of a constellation

Astronomy Module 2 Vocabulary

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Jennifer Briggs
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Precession
Nadir
Asterism
Zodiac
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Sun's apparent annual path among the constellations
Nadir
Ecliptic
Asterism
Zenith
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Varying shape of Earth's orbit, e.g. how an elliptical is 100,000 year long cycle
Eccentricity
Meridian
Precession
Obliquity
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
_______ is the half of an imaginary great circle on the Earth's surface, terminated by the North Pole and the South Pole, connecting poits of equal longitude.
Constellation
Nadir
Zodiac
Meridian
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The scientific study of theuniverse beyond the Earth
Astrology
Starology
Astronomy
Staronomy
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The tilt angle of the Earth's axis changes over time. The greather the tilt the greater the differences in the seasons.
Eccentricity
Obliquity
Astronomy
Astrology
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Direction of the Earth's axis changes over time. The Earth wobbles like a top on its axis 26,000 year cycle.
Meridian
Asterism
Obsession
Precession
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