celestial sphere

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

• the Sun

• Vega

• Polaris

• Orion

Which sun's path best represents the summer solstice?

• A

• B

• C

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What latitude is this location?

• New York

• Equator

• North Pole

• South Pole

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Name the point directly above an observers head

• North Celestial Pole

• Nadir

• Zenith

• Polaris

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.

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

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

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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

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

• meridian

• declination

• ecliptic

• right ascension

Constellations that are visible year round (they do not rise or set), are known as:

• Ecliptical

• Celestial

• Circumpolar

• Seasonal