Quiz-Celestial Spheres/Kepler's Laws

An object due west would have an azimuth of...

• 0 degrees

• 90 degrees

• 180 degrees

• 270 degrees

The horizon has an altitude of...

• 0 degrees

• 5 degrees

• 45 degrees

• 90 degrees

What is the azimuth for the star in this diagram?

• 125°

• 230°

• 90°

• 45°

What is the altitude of the star in this diagram?

• 60°

• 45°

• 30°

• 80°

What is the azimuth of the the sun?

• 95°

• 125°

• 175°

• 215°

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

If the "object" show in this diagram is the moon, describe the motion of the moon.

• rising

• setting

• declination

• right ascension

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which diagram shows a planet with the least eccentric orbit?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Calculate the eccentricity for the following orbit. 

• 1.6
• 0.8
• 0.6
• 1.2

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

What is eccentricity? 

• a measurement of how elliptical an orbit is. 
• a measurement of the distance between the planet and the sun
• a measurement of how long the planet takes to rotate around the sun
• none of these

The place where a planet is closest to the Sun as it orbits the Sun is called the

• perihelion
• aphelion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2