The NASA Star Finder charts are constructed based on the visible night sky at 34° N latitude, about as far north of the equator as Los Angeles, California. Will the constellations on the Star Finder chart shift in the sky if you observe the night sky from further south? (1 point)
• Yes, they will shift south.
• Yes, they will shift north.
• No, the motion of Earth cancels out with the motions of stars.
• No, the location of the stars in the sky is fixed
Yes, they will shift south.
What is the purpose of the NASA Star Finder? (1 point)
• To provide images of constellations from month to month.
• To see how constellations change positions in the sky throughout the year.
• To observe stars and other distant objects in space.
• To include new stars and constellations that are discovered every month.
To see how constellations change positions in the sky throughout the year.
Which list gives key events regarding the exploration of space in the correct order, beginning with the earliest? (1 point)
• first humans on the Moon, first humans on Mars, launching of the International Space Station
• first humans on the moon, first lander on Mars, first space shuttle flight
• first humans in space, first space shuttle flights, first humans on the moon
• first space shuttle flight, Hubble Space telescope launch, last humans on the moon
first humans in space, first humans on the moon, first space shuttle flights
What is the largest structure people have put into space? (1 point)
• Space Shuttle
• International Space Station
• Mars rover Curiosity
• Hubble Space Telescope
International Space Station
What is a difference between week 1 and week 3 of the moon's cycle? (1 point)
• Week 1 starts with a new moon, while week 3 starts with a quarter moon.
• Week 1 starts with a full moon, while week 3 starts with a new moon.
• Week 1 starts with a new moon, while week 3 starts with a full moon.
• Week 1 starts with a quarter moon, while week 3 starts with a full moon.
Week 1 starts with a new moon, while week 3 starts with a full moon.
During which weeks in the moon's cycle does the moon appear to be getting smaller? (1 point)
• week 1 and week 2
• week 3 and week 4
• week 2 and week 3
• week 1 and week 4
Week 2 and week 3
What is a similarity between the phases of the moon in week 2 and week 4? (1 point)
• They both start in waxing.
• They both end with a full moon.
• They both start with a quarter moon.
• They both start in waning.
They both start with a quarter moon.
The moon appears half lit, half dark from the surface of Earth on two days each month. What causes this? (1 point)
• It is a partial lunar eclipse.
• Half of the moon is totally eclipsed.
• Half of the moon's surface that is illuminated by the sun is visible from Earth's perspective!
• Earth's shadow is blocking the light from the sun.
Half of the moon's surface that is illuminated by the sun is visible from Earth's perspective!
When Earth, the sun, and the moon are perfectly aligned, with Earth in the middle, which type of eclipse occurs? (1 point)
• a partial solar eclipse
• a partial lunar eclipse
• a total solar eclipse
• a total lunar eclipse
a total lunar eclipse
What is it called when the moon passes through the penumbra of Earth's shadow? (1 point)
• partial lunar eclipse
• total lunar eclipse
• partial solar eclipse
• total solar eclipse
partial lunar eclipse
The Northern Hemisphere is experiencing the summer season. Where is most of the direct sunlight located on Earth at that time?
(1 point)
• on the Southern Hemisphere
0 on both hemispheres
0 on the Northern Hemisphere
O on the equator
on the Northern Hemisphere
While the Earth is revolving around the sun, less direct sunlight is reaching the Northern Hemisphere than the Southern Hemisphere. What season is it in the Northern Hemisphere? (1 point)
• spring
• summer
O autumn
• winter
winter
The Northern and Southern Hemispheres face the sun evenly. What do the hemispheres experience at that time? (1 point)
• winter
O summer
• an equinox
• a solstice