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- 1. Multiple Choice
At any given time, how many stars can be seen by people with normal vision?a few dozena few hundreda few thousanda few million - 2. Multiple ChoiceOf the objects you can see in the night sky, which are the most abundant?the planetsthe brightest starsthe medium brightness starsthe faintest stars
- 3. Multiple ChoiceHipparchus' system of magnitudes had the brightest stars classified as _____1st magnitude2nd magnitude4th magnitude6th magnitude
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the brightest star in the night sky?VegaSiriusBetelgeuseArcturus
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich stars seem to have color?the brightest starsthe hottest starsthe coolest starsthe faintest stars
- 6. Multiple ChoiceHow many constellations are recognized officially by the International Astronomical Union?12456088
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich prominent constellation was seen as a hunter with arms raised?DelphinusPiscesLeoOrion
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich pattern of stars makes up the haunches and tail of Ursa Major, the Big Bear?The Big DipperThe Little DipperUrsa MinorPisces
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat language was used to name the brightest stars, with names still used today?RomanGreekArabicLatin
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe stars in any constellation are given Greek letters in order of their _____brightnesscolorright ascensiondeclination
- 11. Multiple ChoiceObservatories tend to be built in remote areas, in order to avoid _____light pollutionnoise pollutionair pollutionthermal pollution
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the faint glowing streak across the sky, which is impossible to see in a big city?the Milky WayOrionAlpha Orionisthe Big Dipper
- 13. Multiple ChoiceHow can outside light fixtures be easily modified to decrease light pollution?direct them down to the groundchange the type of lightbulbsdecrease the number of lightschange to LED bulbs
- 14. Multiple ChoiceHow can you easily identify the planets among the stars in the night sky?they are colouredthey appear much largerthey are much brighterthey don’t twinkle
- 15. Multiple ChoiceNot counting Earth, how many planets are visible to the naked eye?threefourfivesix
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the third brightest natural object in the sky?the Sunthe MoonVenusMercury
- 17. Multiple ChoiceHow long does it take for the celestial sphere to spin in one complete cycle?one hourone dayone monthone year
- 18. Multiple ChoicePolaris sits very close to _____the south celestial polethe north celestial polethe zeniththe equator
- 19. Multiple ChoiceIf you were standing on the north pole of the Earth, where would you see Polaris?at the celestial equatorat the sky’s zenithon the horizonat the southern pole
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhere could you stand, on the Earth, so that every star in the sky is eventually visible?on the equatoron the celestial equatoron the north poleon the south pole
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