Astronomy : Test-60

Part 1

1) What is astronomy?

2) What is a constellation?

3) Give two important reasons why the Egyptians and the Greeks
studied the stars.

4) Why do the constellations appear to move? (Give two reasons)

5) The star Alpha Centauri is a distance of 4.3 light years away from
the Earth. How much time does it take for its light to reach us?

Part 2

Answer the following multiple-choice questions.

1) Which of the following is a constellation?

a) Betelgeuse b) Sirius c) Polaris d) Orion

2) Which of the following is a Zodiac constellation?

a) Canis Major b) Gemini c) Cassiopeia d) Rigel

3) Which constellation can be seen from the North Pole?

a) Canis Major b) Libra c) Little Dipper d) Capricorn

4) The position of Polaris cannot be used to find;

a) the direction of North b) the latitude

c) the time d) the Little Dipper

5) Which constellation can Venus be found in?

a) Aries b) Orion c) Aquila d) Ursa Major

6) Which is not true of the planets?

 a) they move across the constellations
b) they are always brighter than the stars
c) they are located near the ecliptic
d) through a good telescope, they are not points of light

7) In the southern sky, stars move:

a) clockwise b) counter-clockwise c) vertically

8) Which device is used to analyse the spectrum of stars?

a) camera b) telescope c) spectroscope

9) Which color has the shortest wavelength?

a) blue b) yellow c) red

10) What would the astronomer say?

a) A comet is a sign of bad things to come.

b) Your horoscope says that you will have good luck tomorrow.
c) There will be an eclipse of the Moon on June 23.
d) It is not a good time now to invest your money.

Part 3

1) Give the approximate latitude of the constellation Capricorn.

2) What is the ecliptic?

3) Which star (or stars) will be seen in Canada?

 A B

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Earth

C D

4) The constellations near Polaris are shown. Draw the positions of the
constellations twelve hours later.

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Answers: Part 1: 1) Astronomy is the study of the stars and the

planets., 2) A constellation is a pattern of stars., 3) timekeeping and
navigation, 4) Constellations appear to move because of the Earth’s
rotation and the revoltion of the Earth about the Sun., 5) 4.3 years,
Part 2: 1) d, 2) b, 3) c, 4) c, 5) a, 6) b, 7) a, 8) c, 9) a, 10) c, Part 3:
1) 20° South, 2) The ecliptic is the path that the Sun takes as it moves
across the sky during the year., 3) A and B, 4)
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