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ASTR Week3

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How high is a star that just emerged/rose from the horizon?

a)

32 degrees

b)

0 degrees

c)

10 degrees

d)

73 degrees

2.

Where are the motion of the stars horizontal?

a)

At the poles

b)

Northern pole only

c)

At the equator

d)

El Paso

3.

Which one of these stars is the brightest?

a)

MSun = 4.8

b)

MSirius = 1.4

c)

MBetelgeuse = -5.6

d)

MPolaris = -3.64

4.

Which one of these stars looks the brightest?

a)

mRigel = 0.12

b)

mSirius = -1.46

c)

mBetelgeuse = 0.50

d)

mPolaris = 1.97

5.

Where do stars move straight up and down?

a)

At the poles

b)

Southern pole only

c)

At the equator

d)

Northern pole only

6.

How many constellations are there?

a)

88

b)

97

c)

103

d)

75

7.

Which of these astronomical objects is brighter?

a)

Venus

b)

Sirius

c)

Jupiter

d)

Andromeda galaxy

8.

How high is Polaris at El Paso?

a)

32 degrees

b)

73 degrees

c)

37 degrees

d)

10 degrees

9.

Where am I on Earth if I can not see Polaris?

a)

Below the equator

b)

At the equator

c)

At the poles

d)

Inside my house

10.

North to South?

a)

The meridian

b)

The zenith

c)

The horizon

11.

Alpha Ursa Minor is also known as... (choose 2)

a)

The north star

b)

Polaris

c)

Rigel

d)

The Meridian

12.

Which is the brightest star in the night sky?

a)

Betelgeuse

b)

Rigel

c)

Sirius

d)

Polaris

13.

The azimuth goes in the direction of

a)

Vertical

b)

Horizontal

c)

Diagonal

d)

In a circle

14.

Which star is intrinsically brighter?


MSun = 4.8 mSun = -26

MSirius = 1.4 mSirius = -1.46

MBetelgeuse = -5.6 mBetelgeuse = 0.50

a)

Sun

b)

Sirius

c)

Betelgeuse