ASTRONOMY TEST 2 CHAPTER 4 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. At which of the following locations on Earth is the
direction we call East not clearly defined?
Answer:
the North Pole
Question:
2. The number of degrees of arc that your location is north
or south of the Earth's equator is called your:
Answer:
latitude
Question:
3. The "prime meridian" (where longitude equals zero)
passes through:
Answer:
Greenwich, England
Question:
4. In locating objects on the Earth, we call the number of
degrees east or west that something is from Greenwich,
England its:
Answer:
longitude
Question:
5. Typically, astronomers express the right ascension of a
star on the celestial sphere in what units?
Answer:
hours, minutes, and seconds
Question:
6. If you want to locate someone precisely on the surface
of the Earth, you specify her exact latitude and longitude.
If you want to locate a star precisely on the sky, you need
to specify its exact:
Answer:
right ascension and declination
, Question:
7. The latitude of the Earth's equator is
Answer:
0
Question:
8. What would you have to change about the Earth to stop
our planet from having significantly different seasons?
Answer:
The tilt of its axis
Question:
9. The Earth is closest to the Sun in which month of the
year?
Answer:
January
Question:
10. A "New Age" bride and groom, who are enchanted by the
Sun, want to get married on the day when it gets to be
highest in the sky. If they live in the United States, around
what day of the year will the wedding take place?
Answer:
Summer Solstice
Question:
11. In Australia (in the Southern Hemisphere), when are the
days the shortest and the nights the longest?
Answer:
Late June
Question:
12. Which of the following is an important part of the reason
it is hotter in summer in North America than in winter?
Answer:
the Sun's rays hit the Earth more directly in the Summer, and spread out less
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. At which of the following locations on Earth is the
direction we call East not clearly defined?
Answer:
the North Pole
Question:
2. The number of degrees of arc that your location is north
or south of the Earth's equator is called your:
Answer:
latitude
Question:
3. The "prime meridian" (where longitude equals zero)
passes through:
Answer:
Greenwich, England
Question:
4. In locating objects on the Earth, we call the number of
degrees east or west that something is from Greenwich,
England its:
Answer:
longitude
Question:
5. Typically, astronomers express the right ascension of a
star on the celestial sphere in what units?
Answer:
hours, minutes, and seconds
Question:
6. If you want to locate someone precisely on the surface
of the Earth, you specify her exact latitude and longitude.
If you want to locate a star precisely on the sky, you need
to specify its exact:
Answer:
right ascension and declination
, Question:
7. The latitude of the Earth's equator is
Answer:
0
Question:
8. What would you have to change about the Earth to stop
our planet from having significantly different seasons?
Answer:
The tilt of its axis
Question:
9. The Earth is closest to the Sun in which month of the
year?
Answer:
January
Question:
10. A "New Age" bride and groom, who are enchanted by the
Sun, want to get married on the day when it gets to be
highest in the sky. If they live in the United States, around
what day of the year will the wedding take place?
Answer:
Summer Solstice
Question:
11. In Australia (in the Southern Hemisphere), when are the
days the shortest and the nights the longest?
Answer:
Late June
Question:
12. Which of the following is an important part of the reason
it is hotter in summer in North America than in winter?
Answer:
the Sun's rays hit the Earth more directly in the Summer, and spread out less
