Unit Zero Quiz and Test Review

For every point on the Earth, there is an equal point on the...

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The North Pole is to the ... as the ... is to the South Celestial Pole. (select both possible answers)

• North Pole, South Pole

• South Pole, North Celestial Pole

• North Celestial Pole, South Pole

• North Celestial Pole, South Celestial Pole

At which two points in the year does the Sun meets the Celestial Equator?

• Summer Solstice

• Winter Solstice

• Fall Equinox

• Vernal Equinox

Which of these are asterisms? Select all that apply.

• Little Dipper

• Ursa Major

• Big Dipper

• Orion's Belt

Jorge measures the location of a star in the sky and records it. He then travels 5,000 miles west and measures it again, only to get the same value. Which of these was Jorge measuring for?

• RA and Declination

• Azimuth and Altitude

• Latitude and Longitude

Bryanna measures the location of a star in the sky and records it. She then travels 790 miles East and measures it again, this time getting a different value. Which of these was she measuring for?

• RA and Declination

• Azimuth and Altitude

• Latitude and Longitude

Where would you need to go on the Earth for your Zenith to be the North Pole?

• North Pole

• Somewhere on the Equator

• South Pole

If you stood at X, where would your nadir be?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is being shown here?

The Earth has tilt of 23.5 degrees, another name for this tilt is...

• Axial Juxtaposition

• Axial Adjustment

• Axial Mal-adjustment

• Axial Misalignment