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Night Sky

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The name for the "Road of the Sun"

a)

Elastic

b)

Ecliptic

c)

Essential

d)

Elated

2.

The distance light can travel in a year is known as a...

a)

Nano Year

b)

Light Hour

c)

100 Years of Solitude

d)

Light Year

3.

The Sun appears to move though the sky. But, actually...

a)

The Earth spins and orbits

b)

The Moon pulls the Earth away from the Sun

c)

Jupiter is the center of the Solar System

d)

The atmosphere interferes with the sunlight, illusion.

4.

The point in the sky that is straight over head.

a)

Zero Position

b)

Zedona

c)

Zedna

d)

Zenith

5.

A recognizable grouping of stars is a ...

a)

Conestoga

b)

Constellation

c)

Conceptual

d)

Condescendent

6.

A constellation of the Zodiac is one that...

a)

The ecliptic runs through

b)

The cycle of rotation stops in

c)

The Nadir is centered upon

d)

The has three stars in a line

7.

A line that runs from the North to South and passes through the zenith is a ...

a)

Metropolitan

b)

Meteoric

c)

Meridian

d)

Nampa

8.

The speed of light is...

a)

300,000 km per second

b)

182,000 mi per second

c)

Infinite

d)

155 mi/hr

9.

Why is light used to measure distances in Astronomy?

a)

Because objects are so far from each other

b)

Because the telescopes can't see in the dark

c)

It's not. That is not how it works

d)

Because it is too hard to use heavy

10.

The nearest star to Earth (other than the Sun) is Proxima Centauri, about ...

a)

5 million ly

b)

300,000 km

c)

14,000 miles

d)

4.2 ly

11.

Betelgeuse, a red giant star, is about 75 ly away. That means that the light that reaches Earth today, left there...

a)

7.5 years ago

b)

75 years ago

c)

750 years ago

d)

7.5 days ago

12.

Stars and other objects in the night sky that never set are called...

a)

circumpolar

b)

navigable

c)

longitudinal

d)

irreversible

13.

All cultures have used constellations for things like ...

a)

A guide to plant or harvest

b)

A reminder of religious stories

c)

As a guide to make traditional meals

d)

A reminder to cook meat before eating

14.

There are ______ constellations of the Zodiac.

a)

Twelve

b)

Thirteen

c)

Fourteen

d)

Fifteen

15.

Light traveling from the Sun takes about ___________________ to get to Earth.

a)

About 10,000 years

b)

1 year

c)

About 8 minutes

d)

2.1 seconds