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UCCS PES 1090: Astro Lab I
1.
The Pointers
Orion’s Belt
The Guardians
Pleiades
Wild Duck Cluster
Pleaides is also known as the Seven Sisters or:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
6.
Little Dipper
The Guardians
The Pointer Stars
Southern Cross
Northern Cross
The two brighter stars in the bowl of the Little Dipper: Kochab and Pherkad, are known collectively as:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
5.
24
88
12
360
180
Dubhe & Merak in the Big Dipper are also known as (the): ______________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
4.
Constellation
Asterism
Cluster
Globular cluster
Planetary Nebula
In 1930, the International Astronomical Union divided the entire celestial sphere into: _____ constellations.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
3.
name: ____________________
The Big Dipper is a(n):
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
2.
Northern Hemisphere Constellation Lab
M 101
Subaru
M 22
M 13
Volvo
Approximately in the year 14,000 A.D., which of the following stars will be the Earth’s new North Star?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Betelgeuse (Alpha Orionis)
Vega
Rigel (Beta Orionis)
Polaris (Alpha Canis Minoris)
Arcturus
7.
Each of the following lists a constellation and a bright star. In all cases but one, the star is part of the
constellation. Which one is the mismatch?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
8.
+ 90 degrees (North Pole)
– 90 degrees (Antarctic Pole)
+ 23.5 degrees (Tropic of Cancer)
0 degrees latitude (Terrestrial Equator)
- 23.5 degrees (Tropic of Capricornus)
The points where the Sun crosses the celestial equator are called the:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
12.
3600 seconds
3 hours
15 minutes
15 seconds
1 minute
Where on Earth can you observe all the stars in the sky over an entire year?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
11.
Groups of galaxies gravitationally bound and close together in the sky
Groups of stars making an apparent pattern in the celestial sphere
Groups of stars gravitationally bound and appearing close together in the sky
Ancient story boards, useless to modern astronomers
Apparent groupings of stars and planets visible on a given evening
While watching a star, you see it moves 15 degrees across the sky. How long have you been watching it?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
10.
Vega
Deneb
Arcturus
Spica
Capella
What are the constellations?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
9.
Scorpio,
Cygnus,
Boötes,
Virgo,
Auriga,
Annalemmas.
Prime meridians.
Zeniths.
Equinoxes.
Solstices.
What do we call a specific pattern of stars in the sky, often named for an animal?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
A Lion.
A nebulae.
A constellation.
A globular cluster.
Asterism.
13.
In general, what is true of the:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
14.
On the celestial equator.
On the galactic equator.
In the zodiac (near the ecliptic).
At the north celestial pole.
It is caused by the Earth’s motion around the Sun.
It is caused as the constellations move amongst themselves.
This is merely an illusion caused as the length of the day changes.
The cycle of lunar phases.
When the sun rises it is located in the constellation Gemini. When the sun sets later that same day it will be:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
19.
Aquarius
Pisces
Aries
Taurus
Ophiucus
What causes the change of the constellations with the seasons?
a.
b.
c.
d.
18.
27.5 days
180 days.
23 hours & 56 minutes.
24 hours.
100 years.
Where on the celestial sphere would you look for the planets?
a.
b.
c.
d.
17.
It is the brightest star in the constellation.
It is the easternmost star in the constellation.
It is the westernmost star in the constellation.
It is the reddest star in the constellation.
It is the star that is closest to Earth.
If your astrological sign is Aries, the Sun should be in the constellation Aries on your birthday.
The dates, according to astrological tradition, during which the Sun is in the constellation Aries are:
March 21 to April 20th. In which constellation is the Sun actually in, during this time period?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
16.
star in a constellation?
You note that a particular star is directly overhead. It will be directly overhead again in:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
15.
α
in the constellation Aries.
in the constellation Taurus.
in the constellation Gemini.
in the constellation Cancer.
in the constellation Leo.
If Taurus is now rising at sunset, which constellation will rise at sunset next month?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Scorpius
Aquarius
Gemini
Aries
Pisces
20.
The three stars of the: Summer Triangle are:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
21.
Interference from the full Moon.
The tilt of Earth's axis.
The location of Earth in its orbit.
The precession of Earth's axis.
World Cup Soccer matches on TV.
Cassiopeia.
Pegasus.
Canis Majoris.
Taurus.
Andromeda.
Cassiopeia.
Pegasus.
Canis Majoris.
Pleiades.
Virgo.
The three bright stars that make up the: Winter Triangle are:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
25.
Spica.
Algol.
Vega.
Altair.
Arcturus.
The constellation shaped like a: W is known as:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
24.
and
and
and
and
and
The constellation shaped like a big square (the "great square of . . . ") is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
23.
Arcturus,
Vega,
Spica,
Deneb,
Antares,
Orion is visible on winter evenings, but not during summer evenings because of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
22.
Antares,
Arcturus,
Deneb,
Vega,
Altair,
Polaris,
Polaris,
Betelgeuse,
Betelgeuse,
Capella,
Aldebaran,
Betelgeuse,
Procyon,
Rigel,
Procyon,
and
and
and
and
and
Algol.
Sirius.
Sirius.
Aldebaran.
Sirius.
The Zodiac is tilted: ___________ with respect to the Celestial Equator because Earth’s Rotation is tilted
by that amount with respect to its orbit.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
90 °
180 °
270 °
23.5 °
0°