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Quiz: The View From Here

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Celestial Sphere spins around two points in the sky known as the.....
a)
North and South Poles.
b)
Celestial North and Celestial South Poles.
c)
East and West Points of Light.
d)
Arctic and Antarctic Points.
2.
What is the name of the star closest to the Celestial North Pole?
a)
Rigel
b)
Vega
c)
Polaris
d)
Orion
3.
The earth is tilted on its _____
a)
line
b)
equator
c)
axis
d)
core
4.

Where should the sun be based of the cast of this shadow?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

Where would the sun be based off of the shadow being casted?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.
The sun appears to move across the sky because
a)
It is rising and falling
b)
The sun revolves around the Earth
c)
The Earth revolves around the sun
d)
The Earth rotates on its axis
7.
The solar system model matches up with which landscape picture?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
8.
The solar system model matches up with which landscape picture?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
9.
The solar system model matches up with which landscape picture?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
10.

A lunar eclipse occurs at which moon phase?

a)

quarter moon

b)

new moon

c)

crescent moon

d)

full moon

11.

During a lunar eclipse

a)

Earth's shadow covers the moon

b)

the sun's shadow covers the moon

c)

the moon covers the sun

d)

Earth's shadow covers the sun

12.
About how many days does it take to moon to go through a complete cycle?
a)
7 days
b)
365 days
c)
29 days
d)
20 days
13.
When the visible (lit) portion of the moon is increasing, the moon is:
a)
waning
b)
full
c)
waxing
d)
new
14.
Name the moon phase
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waxing Gibbous
15.
Which type of eclipse is shown in the diagram?
a)
solar eclipse
b)
lunar eclipse
16.

If you are looking up at the sky and see this, you are looking at a....

a)

solar eclipse

b)

total eclipse

c)

lunar eclipse

d)

jupiter

17.

If you look up at the sky and see this, you are witnessing a....

a)

solar eclipse

b)

total eclipse

c)

lunar eclipse

d)

jupiter

18.
Which moon phase is a waning crescent?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
19.
A star of magnitude -1 is
a)
impossible.
b)
fainter than a star of magnitude +1.
c)
the same brightness as a star of magnitude +1. 
d)
brighter than a star of magnitude +1.
20.
A star of magnitude +8 is
a)
brighter than a star of magnitude +5.
b)
fainter than a star of magnitude +5.
c)
impossible: the magnitude scale runs only from +1 to +6.
d)
the same brightness as a star of magnitude +5, but hotter.
21.

In comparison to other stars in the sky, the Sun appears brighter because it is–

a)

Bigger

b)

Smaller

c)

Nearer

d)

Further

22.

Which property of a star is the brightness of a star at a standard distance?

a)

Apparent magnitude

b)

Absolute magnitude

c)

Luminosity

d)

Size of the star

23.
The brightness of a star as seen from Earth is its 
a)
apparent brightness.
b)
absolute brightness.
c)
parallax.
d)
reflective brightness.
24.
A very bright star can seem to be dimmer because it is 
a)
further away
b)
cooler in temperature
c)
very close
d)
batteries are dying

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