Celestial Sphere and History of Astronomy

2. The point in the sky directly above your head at any given time is called the

• nadir
• zenith
• celestial pole
• horizon point
• bald spot

3. The celestial sphere turns once around each day because

• the planet on which we live is rotating
• the Earth is going around the Sun
• the phases of the Moon
• precession
• everything in the universe turns around the Earth

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4. The south celestial pole and the north celestial pole lie in the sky directly above

• the Earth's equator
• the observer's zenith
• the ecliptic
• the Earth's axis
• the town of Bayonne, New Jersey

5. On the celestial sphere, halfway between the celestial poles lies the

• horizon
• zenith for all observers
• celestial equator
• path of the Sun on any given day
• celestial hungarian

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

How does the axial tilt of the Earth affect the position of the Sun in the sky?

• It changes the Sun's position from east to west
• It causes the Sun to appear higher or lower in the sky at different times of the year
• It causes the Sun to move in a circular path

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What the celestial equivalent of "latitude?" 

• Inclination
• Left Ascension
• Right Ascension
• Declination

Degrees of declination are divided in smaller parts called...

• hours (arc hours).
• minutes (arc minutes).
• seconds (arc seconds).
• milliseconds (arc milliseconds).

What the celestial equivalent of "longitude?" 

• Inclination
• Left Ascension
• Right Ascension
• Declination