Abeka 8th Science Quiz 36 L152

The tropics are bound on the south by an imaginary circle called the Tropic of ________.

• Capricorn
• Leo

• Aries

• Gemini

The mean solar time at the Prime Meridian is called ________.

• Eastern Standard Time (EST)
• Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
• Central European Time (CET)
• Universal Time Coordinated (UTC)

The yearly path of the sun intersects the celestial equator at two points called the _______.

• equinoxes
• solstices
• zeniths
• meridians

The full circle on the celestial sphere that connects both celestial poles and passes directly over the observer is the ________.

• meridian
• zenith
• horizon
• equator

The system in which the day is divided into a.m. and p.m. is called ______ time.

• 12-hour

• 24-hour

• Military

• Decimal

What is the average length of time between two upper transits of the sun?

• sidereal day

• mean solar day

• standard day

• apparent solar day

Which of the following means :in the year of our Lord"?

• A.D.B.C.

• B.C.

• A.D.

• C.E.

Which calendar eliminated leap years for all century years except those evenly divisible by 400?

• Gregorian calendar
• Islamic calendar
• Hebrew calendar
• Julian calendar

What climate zone annually experiences at least one day of darkness and one day of daylight?

• Desert zone

• Temperate zone

• Tropical zone

• Frigid zone

What Northern-Hemisphere season begins with the June solstice?

• Summer
• Winter
• Autumn
• Spring