Astronomy Review - 03 - Patterns and Objects in the Sky

No matter where you live on Earth, the Sun always rises and sets each day.

• True
• False

No matter where you are on Earth, the Sun is directly overhead at noon. 

• True
• False

All directions are South from the North Pole. 

• True 
• False

The Sun, the Moon, the planets and all of the stars rise in the East and set in the West. 

• True
• False

The amount of time between successive passes of any given star across the meridian is ...

• 23 hours, 56 minutes
• 365.25 days
• 26,000 years
• 12 years

As viewed from Earth, some planets appear to double back in their orbits for while, called retrograde motion. This is due to ...

• the fact that the planets orbit around the Sun rather than the Earth. 
• the planets move on secondary orbits called epicycles. 
• the planets really do reverse direction
• none of the above

Which constellation is named after a mythical hunter?

• Ursa Major
• Spica
• Gemimi
• Orion

One of the oldest constellations, with connections to both Asia and N.America going back as far as 10,00 years BCE. 

• Ursa Major
• Spica
• Gemimi
• Orion

The North celestial pole is within a couple of degrees of what star?

• Polaris
• Zenith
• Betelgeuse
• Celestial Equator

Which planet is NOT visible through naked eye observations?

• Neptune
• Venus
• Jupiter
• Earth