Ch. 1 Astronomy Vocab Review

Where do the land, water, and sky meet?

• Celestial N pole

• Horizon

• Zenith

• Ecliptic

What is another way to refer to the "surface" the night sky "sits" upon?

• Celestial sphere

• Geocentric

• Circumpolar zone

• Celestial equator

What is 90 degrees from Earth's South Pole, only this one is in the heavens?

• Celestial Equator

• Zenith

• Horizon

• Celestial North Pole

The North Star is nearly aligned with this imaginary point in the heavens?

• Celestial equator

• Circumpolar zone

• Celestial N pole

• Zenith

Ursa Major and Ursa Minor are always in the sky from 40 degrees N latitude because they are in which area?

• Asterism

• Constellation

• Circumpolar zone

• Celestial Sphere

What is the annual path the Sun follows across the sky?

• Ecliptic

• Horizon

• Celestial sphere

• Asterism

What are the 88 regions of the sky containing star patterns like Ursa Major and Ursa Minor?

• Asterisms

• Constellations

• Circumpolar zone

• Celestial equator

A star pattern such as the Big Dipper and the Little Dipper is called?

• Asterism

• Constellation

• Ecliptic

• Geocentric

What is the term for all objects in the heavens are moving around the Earth?

• Geocentric

• Celestial sphere

• Zenith

• Ecliptic

If one is standing outside and looks opposite the pull of gravity, what point do they see directly above them?

• Horizon

• Zenith

• Celestial equator

• Ecliptic