NATS1745 HISTORY OF
ASTRONOMY EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Other than the well-known solar alignment of Stonehenge, what other possible
alignment of Stonehenge with the Sun can be interpreted from the site?
a. Sunset on the winter solstice
b. Sunset on the summer solstice
c. Sunrise on the winter solstice
d. Sunset on the autumnal equinox
e. Sunrise on the summer solstice - ....ANSWER ...-sunset on the winter
solstice
What is the altitude of the zenith?
a. We cannot define the altitude of the Zenith
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,b. 90 deg
c. 0 deg
d. 45 deg
e. 270 deg - ....ANSWER ...-90 degrees
What is the Azimuth of the Zenith?
a. 45 deg
b. We cannot define the azimuth of the zenith
c. 90 deg
d. 270 deg
e. 0 deg - ....ANSWER ...-We cannot define the azimuth of the zenith
Where is the Zenith?
a. At the centre of the zodiac
b. At the North Celestial Pole
c. The point in the sky where the North Celestial Pole coincides with the Celestial
Equator
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,d. The point in the sky directly above you - ....ANSWER ...-The point in the
sky directly above you
What causes the Sun to rise and set every day?
a. The Sun completes a daily orbit around the Earth
b. The Sun completes a daily spin around an axis through its North and South
poles
c. The Earth completes a daily orbit around the Sun
d. The Earth completes a daily spin around an axis through its North and South
poles - ....ANSWER ...-The Earth completes a daily spin around an axis
through its North and South poles
What is the name of the tallest arch-like structures found at Stonehenge?
a. Trilathons
b. Sun daggers
c. Archways
d. Sun gates
e. Gateways - ....ANSWER ...-Trilathons
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, What causes Earth's seasons to change throughout a full year?
a. The Earth changes its physical distance from the Sun, closer to the Sun in the
summer and farther from the Sun in the winter
b. Our atmosphere gets thicker in the summer, making it warmer. It gets thinner in
the winter, making it colder.
c. The changing temperature of the Sun over one year causes our seasons to
change.
d. The changing amount of direct or indirect sunlight as a result of Earth's tilted
north-south axis - ....ANSWER ...-The changing amount of direct or indirect
sunlight as a result of Earth's tilted north-south axis
If you viewed from above the north pole, which direction would the Earth appear
to be spinning?
a. Towards the Right
b. Clockwise
c. Counter clockwise
d. West to east
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ASTRONOMY EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Other than the well-known solar alignment of Stonehenge, what other possible
alignment of Stonehenge with the Sun can be interpreted from the site?
a. Sunset on the winter solstice
b. Sunset on the summer solstice
c. Sunrise on the winter solstice
d. Sunset on the autumnal equinox
e. Sunrise on the summer solstice - ....ANSWER ...-sunset on the winter
solstice
What is the altitude of the zenith?
a. We cannot define the altitude of the Zenith
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,b. 90 deg
c. 0 deg
d. 45 deg
e. 270 deg - ....ANSWER ...-90 degrees
What is the Azimuth of the Zenith?
a. 45 deg
b. We cannot define the azimuth of the zenith
c. 90 deg
d. 270 deg
e. 0 deg - ....ANSWER ...-We cannot define the azimuth of the zenith
Where is the Zenith?
a. At the centre of the zodiac
b. At the North Celestial Pole
c. The point in the sky where the North Celestial Pole coincides with the Celestial
Equator
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,d. The point in the sky directly above you - ....ANSWER ...-The point in the
sky directly above you
What causes the Sun to rise and set every day?
a. The Sun completes a daily orbit around the Earth
b. The Sun completes a daily spin around an axis through its North and South
poles
c. The Earth completes a daily orbit around the Sun
d. The Earth completes a daily spin around an axis through its North and South
poles - ....ANSWER ...-The Earth completes a daily spin around an axis
through its North and South poles
What is the name of the tallest arch-like structures found at Stonehenge?
a. Trilathons
b. Sun daggers
c. Archways
d. Sun gates
e. Gateways - ....ANSWER ...-Trilathons
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, What causes Earth's seasons to change throughout a full year?
a. The Earth changes its physical distance from the Sun, closer to the Sun in the
summer and farther from the Sun in the winter
b. Our atmosphere gets thicker in the summer, making it warmer. It gets thinner in
the winter, making it colder.
c. The changing temperature of the Sun over one year causes our seasons to
change.
d. The changing amount of direct or indirect sunlight as a result of Earth's tilted
north-south axis - ....ANSWER ...-The changing amount of direct or indirect
sunlight as a result of Earth's tilted north-south axis
If you viewed from above the north pole, which direction would the Earth appear
to be spinning?
a. Towards the Right
b. Clockwise
c. Counter clockwise
d. West to east
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