Quiz 1: Astronomy Quiz

Which of the following astronomical events marks the longest or shortest day of the year?

• Equinox

• Eclipse

• Solstice

• Precession

• None of the choices

A time when the Earth's axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the sun, resulting in roughly equal amounts of daylight and darkness at all latitudes, is called a(n):

• Solstice

• Eclipse

• Equinox

• Gibbous

• None of the choices

What astronomical event occurs when one celestial body obscures another?

• Solstice

• Equinox

• Eclipse

• Precession

• None of the choices

Which of the following is the name of the North Star, which appears nearly stationary in the Northern Hemisphere's sky?

• Gibbous

• Celestial

• Polaris

• Advent

• None of the choices

The term relating to objects in the sky or outer space is:

• Ancient

• Advent

• Gibbous

• Celestial

• None of the choices

Which of the following words best describes something belonging to a distant past?

• Celestial

• Phenomena

• Ancient

• Precession

• None of the choices

Which of the following words is NOT primarily related to astronomy?

• Solstice

• Equinox

• Advent

• Eclipse

• Precession

Observable events or occurrences, especially those that are unusual or difficult to explain, are called:

• Ancient

• Celestial

• Phenomena

• Gibbous

• None of the choices

What term describes a moon phase when more than half but less than fully illuminated is visible?

• Eclipse

• Solstice

• Gibbous

• Precession

• None of the choices

The slow wobble of the Earth's axis over a period of thousands of years is known as:

• Equinox

• Eclipse

• Polaris

• Precession

• None of the choices