AST 101 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE 2026
the average distance from the earth to the sun is what unit? - Answers 1 astronomical
unit
the distance light travels in a year - Answers 1 light year
the andromeda galaxy is how many light years away - Answers 2,000,000 ly
the stars that appear to lie on a dome above us is the ____ _______ - Answers the
celestial sphere
the stars appear to be ____ on the celestial sphere - Answers fixed
the earth is what in the celestial sphere model? - Answers the center of the universe
what part of the celestial sphere can we see - Answers part above the horizon
what is the zenith - Answers directly overhead
an obsever can only see what part of the celestial sphere - Answers exactly 1/2
polaris is ___ in the ____ sky - Answers high in the northern sky
in the celestial sphere model the earth is ___ and the stars appear to ____ around the
earth - Answers fixed & rotate
stars that never set - Answers circompolar stars
the earth takes ______ to orbit the sun - Answers one year
the average earth-sun distance is _____ - Answers 1 AU
the earths axis points toward what star? - Answers polaris
the earh takes ____ to orbit the sun - Answers one year
the earth rotates from ____ to ____ - Answers west to east
stars rise in the ___ and set in the ____ - Answers east & west
the celestial sphere appears to rotate around us from ____ to _______ - Answers east
to west
in the northern hemisphere the _____ celestial pole is above the horizon - Answers
north celestial pole
the north celestial pole roates __________ - Answers counterclockwise
the south celestial pole roates __________ - Answers clockwise
in the northern hemisphere the sun is high in the sky at noon in what sky - Answers
the southern sky
orion is visible in what season - Answers winter
are the stars always present in the sky? - Answers yes
UPDATE 2026
the average distance from the earth to the sun is what unit? - Answers 1 astronomical
unit
the distance light travels in a year - Answers 1 light year
the andromeda galaxy is how many light years away - Answers 2,000,000 ly
the stars that appear to lie on a dome above us is the ____ _______ - Answers the
celestial sphere
the stars appear to be ____ on the celestial sphere - Answers fixed
the earth is what in the celestial sphere model? - Answers the center of the universe
what part of the celestial sphere can we see - Answers part above the horizon
what is the zenith - Answers directly overhead
an obsever can only see what part of the celestial sphere - Answers exactly 1/2
polaris is ___ in the ____ sky - Answers high in the northern sky
in the celestial sphere model the earth is ___ and the stars appear to ____ around the
earth - Answers fixed & rotate
stars that never set - Answers circompolar stars
the earth takes ______ to orbit the sun - Answers one year
the average earth-sun distance is _____ - Answers 1 AU
the earths axis points toward what star? - Answers polaris
the earh takes ____ to orbit the sun - Answers one year
the earth rotates from ____ to ____ - Answers west to east
stars rise in the ___ and set in the ____ - Answers east & west
the celestial sphere appears to rotate around us from ____ to _______ - Answers east
to west
in the northern hemisphere the _____ celestial pole is above the horizon - Answers
north celestial pole
the north celestial pole roates __________ - Answers counterclockwise
the south celestial pole roates __________ - Answers clockwise
in the northern hemisphere the sun is high in the sky at noon in what sky - Answers
the southern sky
orion is visible in what season - Answers winter
are the stars always present in the sky? - Answers yes
