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Celestial Observations

Authored by Alejandro Hinojosa Lee

Science

12th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 4+ times

Celestial Observations
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The point directly over an observer's head.

Apparent Motion

Celestial Sphere

Real motion

Zenith

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How a celestial object seems to move.

Real motion

Rotation

Revolution

Apparent motion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Height of a celestial object above the horizon measured in degrees.

Altitude

Height

Zenith

Polaris

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This is the lowest altitude that an object can have to an observer.

90

3

0

-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Polaris will always be in this direction.

North

South

East

West

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

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