Unit 8

Question 1

__________ is a(n) arch through the highest point overhead
and down to the horizon.

Answer 1

Celestial Meridian

Question 2

The brightest star within a constellation is identified by the Greek letter ______.

Answer 2

alpha

Question 3

The brightest star in our sky is located in _____________.

Answer 3

Canis Majoris

Question 4

The North Star is _______.

Answer 4

Polaris

Question 5

________ constellation is composed of Castor and ________.

Answer 5

Gemini, Pollux

Question 6

Another name for the Northern Crown is ______________.

Answer 6

Corona Borealis

Question 7

In _______ and ______, M31 is similar to the Milky Way.

Answer 7

size, shape

Question 8

Stars in constellations are classified by the _______ name of the
constellation in which they appear, preceded by a(n) _______ letter.

Answer 8

Latin, Greek

Question 9

“Opposite of Ares” is the translation of ________.

Answer 9

Antares

Question 10

The stars that are closest to the solar system belong to the
constellation __________.

Answer 10

Centaurus

Question 11

Supergiant pulsing stars are called _________.

Answer 11

Cepheids

Question 12

The ______ constellation is a long hook of stars.

Answer 12

Leo

Question 13

The _________ nebulae has a shine because the stars within them
heat the nebular material that surrounds it.

Answer 13

emission

Question 14

__________________ is also called the Northern Cross.

Answer 14

Cygnus the Swan

Question 15

_____________ constellations rise four minutes earlier each day,
and __________ constellations can be looked at any night because
they never set below the horizon.

Answer 15

non-circumpolar, circumpolar

Question 16

When latitude measurements get close to the poles, _____________ is
used.

Answer 16

high latitude

Question 17

____________ of any celestial body is the angular distance, delta, of the
body above or below the celestial equator.

Answer 17

declination

Question 18

When is it the best time to observe the sky?

Answer 18

On moonless nights
and at the same time each night

Question 19

What two stars are known as pointer stars?

Answer 19

Merak and Dubhe

Question 20

Differentiate latitude and longitude.

Answer 20

Latitude- divides Earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
Longitude- divides Earth into eastern and western hemispheres.