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- 1. Fill-in-the-Blank30 seconds1 ptWhen traveling north from the United States into Canada, you'll see the North Star (Polaris) getting _________.
- 2. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptSuppose you are facing north and you see the Big Dipper close to your northern horizon, with Polaris (and the Little Dipper) above it. Where will you see the Big Dipper in six hours?
- 3. Fill-in-the-Blank30 seconds1 ptIn any particular place on Earth, certain constellations are visible in the evening only at certain times of the year because _________.
- 4. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptSuppose you live in the United States and you see a crescent moon in your evening sky tonight. What will a friend in South America see tonight?
- 5. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptSuppose it is full Moon. What phase of Earth would someone on the Moon see at this time?
- 6. Fill-in-the-Blank30 seconds1 ptSuppose you see a photo showing Jupiter half in sunlight and half in shadow (that is, a first quarter Jupiter). This photo might have been taken by _____
- 7. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhat moon phase rises at 6 AM?
- 8. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhat moon phase rises at 9 AM?
- 9. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhat moon phase rises at noon
- 10. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptwhat moon phase rises at 3 PM
- 11. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptwhat moon phase rises at 6 pm
- 12. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhat moon phase rises at 9 PM?
- 13. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhat moon phase rises at 12 AM?
- 14. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhat moon phase rises at 3 AM?
- 15. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptAbout how many stars are visible to the naked eye on a clear, dark night away from city lights?
- 16. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhat do astronomers mean by a constellation?
- 17. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhat is the ecliptic?
- 18. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhat do we mean when we talk about the Milky Way in our sky?
- 19. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhich of the following correctly describes the meridian in your local sky?
- 20. Fill-in-the-Blank30 seconds1 ptStars that are visible in the local sky on any clear night of the year, at any time of the night, are called _________.
- 21. Fill-in-the-Blank30 seconds1 ptWe cannot see a new moon in our sky because _________.
- 22. Fill-in-the-Blank30 seconds1 ptLunar eclipses can occur only during a _________.
- 23. Fill-in-the-Blank30 seconds1 ptDuring the time that a planet is in its period of apparent retrograde motion: _________
- 24. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptDefine zenith
- 25. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptThe North Star (Polaris) is 50ยฐ above your horizon, due north. Where are you?
- 26. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhy do the constellations we see depend on latitude and time of year?
