Celestial Sphere Quiz

Celestial Sphere Quiz

10th - 12th Grade

11 Qs

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Celestial Sphere Quiz

Celestial Sphere Quiz

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10th - 12th Grade

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11 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Rigel
Vega
Polaris
Orion

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How long does it take a star to get back to the same position in the sky it was the night before?

24 hours exactly
24 hours and 4 minutes
23 hours 30 minutes
23 hours 56 minutes

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What the celestial equivalent of "latitude?" 

Inclination
Left Ascension
Right Ascension
Declination

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Arc minutes are divided in smaller parts called...

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

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