WorksheetsASTR Week3
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
How high is a star that just emerged/rose from the horizon?
32 degrees
0 degrees
10 degrees
73 degrees
Where are the motion of the stars horizontal?
At the poles
Northern pole only
At the equator
El Paso
Which one of these stars is the brightest?
MSun = 4.8
MSirius = 1.4
MBetelgeuse = -5.6
MPolaris = -3.64
Which one of these stars looks the brightest?
mRigel = 0.12
mSirius = -1.46
mBetelgeuse = 0.50
mPolaris = 1.97
Where do stars move straight up and down?
At the poles
Southern pole only
At the equator
Northern pole only
How many constellations are there?
88
97
103
75
Which of these astronomical objects is brighter?
Venus
Sirius
Jupiter
Andromeda galaxy
How high is Polaris at El Paso?
32 degrees
73 degrees
37 degrees
10 degrees
Where am I on Earth if I can not see Polaris?
Below the equator
At the equator
At the poles
Inside my house
North to South?
The meridian
The zenith
The horizon
Alpha Ursa Minor is also known as... (choose 2)
The north star
Polaris
Rigel
The Meridian
Which is the brightest star in the night sky?
Betelgeuse
Rigel
Sirius
Polaris
The azimuth goes in the direction of
Vertical
Horizontal
Diagonal
In a circle
Which star is intrinsically brighter?
MSun = 4.8 mSun = -26
MSirius = 1.4 mSirius = -1.46
MBetelgeuse = -5.6 mBetelgeuse = 0.50
Sun
Sirius
Betelgeuse
