Exam 1: Discovering the Night Sky

A person standing in the Moon's penumbra will see a:

A star rises at 8 P.M.,moves across the sky (crossing high overhead),and then sets at:

If the daytime sky were not so bright,how fast would we see the Sun move across it with respect to the stars as it moves through one full circle in one year?

Viewed from 45° north latitude,stars appear to rise at an angle of 45° with respect to the eastern horizon.If you view from 50° north latitude,the angle at which stars rise with respect to the eastern horizon will be:

The boundaries of the 88 constellations were:

When you look at the Moon in the sky,the terminator line (the division between the illuminated and the un-illuminated regions)moves:

If you stand at latitude 10° N,how many times during the year will the Sun pass precisely through a point directly overhead,the zenith?

The fact that the Earth-Moon system orbits the Sun (covering 30° per month)while the Moon orbits Earth means that,compared with one lunar orbital (sidereal)period,the time between successive full Moons (the synodic month)is:

While you are observing during the course of a night,which of the following does NOT change?

During a particular solar eclipse (when the Moon and the Sun are precisely in line),the eclipse can be either total (Sun completely covered)or annular (Sun not quite covered)when viewed from the eclipse centerline because:

The constellation Orion is:

If you are at the equator,how would you describe the angle with the horizon made by stars as they rise and set?

The motion of the Moon across the sky,against the background of stars,is approximately:

When the Sun and the Moon are separated by 12 hours of right ascension,the phase of the Moon is always:

Which of these years was NOT a leap year?

Which way are you moving with respect to the background stars because of the revolution of Earth in its orbit around the Sun?

If the Moon in its orbit around Earth moves alternately between Earth and the Sun and behind Earth from the Sun,why do we not see solar and lunar eclipses every month?

Which of the following bodies will never be seen from Earth as a crescent?

When does the third quarter Moon rise?

Over the duration of a given night,some stars will be observed to pass through (from one side to the other of)the: