Test Bank For Explorations Introduction To Astronomy 9th Edition Thomas Arny

Explorations: Introduction to Astronomy 9th Edition Thomas Arny Chapter 1 The Cycles of the Sky 1) Directly above Earth's equator lies the in the sky. A) North Celestial Pole B) South Celestial Pole C) Celestial equator D) ecliptic Answer: C Difficulty: 1 Easy Section: 01.01 Topic: Locating Objects in the Sky Bloom's: 1. Remember Gradable: automatic Subtopic: Celestial Sphere Model 2) All celestial objects rise in the east and set in the west because A) Earth is rotating from east to west. B) Earth is rotating from west to east. C) Earth is orbiting around the Sun from east to west. D) the celestial sphere is rotating from east to west. Answer: B Difficulty: 1 Easy Section: 01.01 Topic: Locating Objects in the Sky; Astronomical Cycles Bloom's: 1. Remember Gradable: automatic Subtopic: Celestial Sphere Model; Diurnal and Annual Motion 3) What is the ecliptic? A) the line of the solar and lunar eclipses on the celestial sphere B) the extension of Earth's path on the celestial sphere C) the elliptical shape of Earth's orbit around the Sun D) All of these choices are correct. Answer: B Difficulty: 2 Medium Section: 01.01 Topic: Locating Objects in the Sky Bloom's: 1. Remember