Study Guide

* Question 1
0 out of 1 points | | | 1. After a new moon, about how long is it until a 1st quarter moon? Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | B. Two weeks | Correct Answer: | C. A week | | | | | * Question 2
0 out of 1 points | | | 2. If there is a full moon visible from Paris one evening, twelve hours later in Australia there will be a _________ visible. Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | B. New moon. | Correct Answer: | A. Full moon. | | | | | * Question 3
0 out of 1 points | | | 3. Directly above the Earth's equator lies the ______________ in the sky.Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | A. North celestial pole | Correct Answer: | C. Celestial equator | | | | | * Question 4
1 out of 1 points | | | 4. In which season is the Earth closest to the Sun? Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | A. When it is winter in North America | Correct Answer: | A. When it is winter in North America | | | | | * Question 5
0 out of 1 points | | | 5. The equinox is the time whenAnswer | | | | | Selected Answer: | D. All the nights are equally long through out the month | Correct Answer: | C. The ecliptic crosses the celestial equator | | | | | * Question 6
1 out of 1 points | | | 6. Why do the constellations that are visible in the sky at night change with the seasons? Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | D. Because the Earth revolves around the Sun | Correct Answer: | D. Because the Earth revolves around the Sun | | | | | * Question 7
1 out of 1 points | | | 7. What is the ecliptic? Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | B. The extension of the Earth's path on the celestial sphere | Correct Answer: | B. The extension of the Earth's path on the celestial sphere | | | | | * Question 8
1 out of 1 points | | | 8. What causes the seasons? Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | C. The fact that the