coordinate systems

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

• Rigel
• Vega
• Polaris
• Orion

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

What the celestial equivalent of "latitude?" 

• Inclination
• Left Ascension
• Right Ascension
• Declination

What the celestial equivalent of "longitude?" 

• Inclination
• Left Ascension
• Right Ascension
• Declination

What are the units for right ascension?

• degrees
• hours
• arc milliseconds
• kilometers

The altitude of the sun at noon is 90 degrees on the equinoxes at the _____.

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Arctic Circle

• Antarctic Circle

• Equator

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the maximum value for any declination?

• 24 hrs

• 90 degrees

• 180 degrees

• 0 degrees

What is the maximum value for any altitude?

• 90 degrees

• 180 degrees

• 0 degrees

Examine the diagram/picture.  What type of celestial movement does the diagram illustrate?

• Earth's orbit
• Earth's rotation
• Earth's ascension
• Earth's revolution

What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• North Pole
• South Pole