Exam 2: Patterns in the Skymotions of Earth

The direction directly overhead of an observer defines his or her:

In regard to the phase of the Moon,the term waxing means:

Which of the following stars will be the North Star in 12,000 years?

If you go out at exactly 9 P.m.each evening over the course of one month,the position of a given star will move westward by tens of degrees.What causes this motion?

The apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of a year is called the:

If the star Polaris has an altitude of 35°,then we know that:

A friend takes a time-lapse picture of the sky,as shown below.What direction must your friend have been facing when the picture was taken?

If you are lucky enough to see a total solar eclipse,you must be standing in the:

When a solar eclipse occurs,the Sun lies between the Earth and Moon.