Astronomy Preview & The Celestial Sphere Quiz

An imaginary dome of the sky onto which all celestial objects such as stars, moons and planets can be plotted.

• Sun

• Celestial Sphere

• Apparent Motion

• Real Motion

Why does the sun appear to move across the sky over the course of a day?

• The Earth is stationary and the sun orbits around it.

• The Sun is stationary and the Earth rotates upon its axis.

• The Sun is stationary and the Earth orbits around it.

• Both the Sun and the Earth are revolving around each other.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the celestial equator?

• A band of constellations through which the planets and sun appear to move.

• The line that the sun traces across the celestial sphere.

• An imaginary line in the sky directly above Earth's equator.

• An imaginary line running north-south through the zenith

How long does it take the Earth to orbit around the Sun

• approximately 30 days

• approximately 365 days

• approximately 24 hours

• approximately 12 hours

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is the Sun's path through the celestial sphere called?

• meridian

• declination

• ecliptic

• right ascension

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What are constellations used for in modern astronomy?

• Telling the future

• Naming all terrain vehicles

• Retelling mythological stories

• Locating objects, generally, in the sky

Which two quantities establish the position of a star on the celestial sphere?

• Longitude

• Declination

• Declaration

• Right Ascension

• Altitude

What is the name of our galaxy?

• Snickers
• Andromeda
• Local Group
• Milky Way

Which type of object is NOT found in our solar system?

• planets

• comets

• asteroids

• galaxies

• stars

Which planet is not a gas giant?

• Saturn
• Jupiter
• Neptune
• Venus