Astro 10 UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

Astro 10 UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
The direction directly overhead of an observer defines his or her - CORRECT ANSWER -
zenith


No matter where you are on Earth, stars appear to rotate about a point called the - CORRECT
ANSWER - celestial pole



All stars denoted on the celestial sphere are - CORRECT ANSWER - at varying distances
from Earth.


The local meridian is defined as a great circle on the sky on which lie the - CORRECT
ANSWER - zenith and the north and south celestial poles.


The apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere during a year is called the - CORRECT
ANSWER - ecliptic line.


The ecliptic plane is defined by the apparent motion of __________ in the sky. - CORRECT
ANSWER - the Sun


If you go out at exactly 9 p.m. each evening over the course of 1 month, the position of a given
star will move westward by tens of degrees. What causes this motion? - CORRECT
ANSWER - the revolution of Earth around the Sun


The shortest day of the year for a person living in the Northern Hemisphere is the - CORRECT
ANSWER - winter solstice.


On which day of the year does the Sun reach its northern-most point in the sky? - CORRECT
ANSWER - summer solstice