BHS Celestial Sphere Review

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.

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

The diagram below represents the sun's path at equinox. According to the position of the Sun below, what is a possible time of the location?

• 9 am

• 12 noon

• 6 pm

• 3 pm

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which statement correctly describes the rising and setting of the Sun？

• the Sun rises in the east and sets in the west

• the Sun rises in the west and sets in the east

• the Sun rises in the north and sets in the south

• the Sun rises in the west and sets in the north

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which diagram best represents the apparent path of the Sun on June 21^st?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which sun's path best represents the summer solstice?

• A

• B

• C

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What time is at position 3?

• 12 p.m. (noon)

• 9 a.m.

• 3 p.m.

• 6 p.m.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

State the day represented by Sun's Path Z.

• September 23
• December 21
• March 20
• June 21

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the sun gets higher in the sky, shadows get ______.

• longer

• gone

• shorter

• darker

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2