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Multiple Choice Quiz



1

Which of the following coordinates describes the angular distance of an object north or south of the celestial equator?
A)azimuth
B)altitude
C)right ascension
D)declination
2

Suppose there is a star which rises at 10 p.m. tonight. At what time did it rise one month ago?
A)11 p.m.
B)midnight
C)9 p.m.
D)8 p.m.
3

An observer in Quito, Ecuador (latitude 0 deg) sees the Sun at the zenith at noon on which day(s)?
A)summer and winter solstice
B)spring and fall equinox
C)never - impossible
D)all days
E)only on June 21
4

The sun moves eastward among the stars at the rate of about one degree per
A)hour
B)month
C)year
D)day
E)minute
5

The time that your wristwatch keeps is
A)apparent solar time
B)mean solar time
C)sidereal time
D)Greenwich mean time
E)a hot time
6

The occurrence of seasons on the Earth is due to
A)the Earth being closer to the Sun in summer
B)the Earth changing its rotation rate during the year
C)the Earth's axis pointing in different directions during the year
D)the Earth's axis being inclined to the ecliptic
E)the solar wind particles in the Earth's upper atmosphere
7

At approximately what time does the new moon rise?
A)sunset
B)sunrise
C)noon
D)midnight
8

Relative to the stars, the moon
A)remains stationary
B)moves eastward, then westward during a month
C)moves westward
D)moves eastward
9

In which of the following circumstances is it possible to observe the full moon?
A)setting at noon
B)rising at sunset
C)high in the sky at dawn
D)setting at midnight
10

Which of the following is true of the motion of the planet Mars among the stars?
A)all retrograde loops occur in the same constellation
B)all retrograde loops have the same shape
C)retrograde loops always are separated by the same interval of time
D)retrograde loops occur when Mars is in conjuction (near the sun in the sky)





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