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Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 15mins
This is the point that is always directly above the observers head
180 degrees
Zenith
North Celestial Pole
The Sun
The Celestial Equator line represents the following. Check all that apply
The vernal equinox
The longest day of the year
The autumnal equinox
90 degrees minus the observers latitude or NCP
The name of the north star
(a)
The reason for the temperature changes during the seasons is
The Earth is closer to the Sun in the summer and farther in the winter
The axis is tilted toward the Sun in the summer making us closer to the Sun
The axis is tilted toward the Sun in the summer giving us more direct sunlight
We are opposite of the southern hemisphere
In the northern hemisphere at 58 degrees latitude, all stars would be circumpolar that are
At 90 degrees above my head
Within 32 degrees of the horizon
Within 58 degrees from the north star
Rising in the east and setting in the west
When drawing a celestial sphere, the Sun's path for the CE, WS and SS are always
Directly to the east
Parallel to each other
Perpendicular to each other
What is important if you go to the Arctic Circle, or above?
The Sun will not rise for 6 months
The Sun will not set for 6 months
The Sun will not rise for a certain amount of days depending on the latitude above the Arctic Circle.
They make the best Lime Rickeys
What is the name of the latitude 23.5 degrees North?
(a)
When facing the south (in the northern hemisphere), the stars have what kind of apparent motion?
They are circumpolar
We can't see the south sky
Rotate around the south celestial pole
They rise in the east and set in the west
The North Celestial Pole will always be
In the north sky, equal to the observers latitude
Visible at any latitude on Earth
In the south sky equal to the observers latitude
Not visible to those in the northern hemisphere
What would the stars paths look like on the North Pole?
Rise in the east and set in the west
There aren't stars on the north pole
They would all be circumpolar
No stars would be circumpolar
What would happen if there wasn't a tilt on the Earth? Mark all that apply
The temperatures would be the same all year round at your latitude much like fall and spring
The seasons would be more extreme, hotter summers and colder winters
There would be 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night everyday of the year.
The Sun would rise in the west and set in the east
What causes the Sun to appear to move around us during the day?
The orbit of Earth around the Sun
The tilt of the Earth's axis
The rotation of the Earth on its axis
The Sun is rotating around us because Earth is in the center
On the equator, the Sun's path will be _____________ to the horizon.
Parallel
Perpendicular
The latitude on the Equator is
(a)
The latitude of the North Pole is
(a)
The latitude of the Arctic Circle is
23.5 N
90 N
66.5 N
0 N
What is true about the big dipper constellation if viewing it from Lacey? Mark all that apply
It is a circumpolar constellation
You need to face south to see it
It has pointer stars that guide you to see the north star
You can see the big dipper all year round
What is true about the constellation Orion? Mark all that apply.
It is a circumpolar constellation
You can see it in the winter facing south.
It has two famous Super giant stars, Betelgeuse and Rigel
It rises in the west and sets in the east
In Lacey, the north star would be visible at
90 degrees above the observers head
23.5 degrees above the horizon facing south
43 degrees above the horizon facing north
47 degrees above the horizon facing north
From the path of the Sun on the winter solstice to the path of the sun summer solstice the Sun moves only this many degrees total in the sky
(a)
In the southern hemisphere, if the path of the sun was at 28 degrees above the horizon on the winter solstice, which statements are true? Mark all that apply.
The sun would be at 28 degrees above the horizon on the northern hemisphere's winter solstice
Then it would be the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere
The celestial equator line would be at 51.5 degrees
The seasons are opposite in the northern hemisphere
