Transcript 02EA_review

EA: Ecliptic & Annual Motion
Review Questions
Sept 1, 2009
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Question 1
What constellation is the sun in today?
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(a) Libra
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(b) Leo
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(c) Virgo
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(d) Cancer
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(e) Ophiuchus
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Question 2
The path of the sun through the heavens is
called the
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(a) Ecliptic
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(b) Equator
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(c) Zodiac
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(d) Equinoctial
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(e) Heliograph
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Question 3
The sun is on the equator
• (a) never
• (b) always
• (c) always from observer on earth’s equator
• (d) twice a year
• (e) twice a day
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Question 4
Which was not one of the first 4 ecliptic
constellations mapped by the ancients?
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(a) Taurus
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(b) Scorpio
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(c) Aquarius
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(d) Orion
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(e) Leo
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Question 5
Which is NOT a zodiac (circle of animals) sign?
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(a) Taurus
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(b) Cancer
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(c) Aries
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(d) Libra
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(e) Orion
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Question 6
Spring now starts in the constellation of Pisces,
whereas it was Taurus for the Babylonians. This is
due to
• (a) Babylonian calendar based on moon
• (b) Babylonians worshiped bulls, current Christian
culture has fish symbol
• (c) Julius Ceaser changed calendar
• (d) IAU changed definitions of constellations
• (e) precession of equinoxes
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Question 6
What was the north star at time of building
Egyptian pyramids?
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(a) Alderamin
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(b) Thuban
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(c) Polaris
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(d) center of Orion’s Belt
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(e) Sirius
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Question 7
The calendar we all use today is the
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(a) Metonic
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(b) Solar
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(c) Julian
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(d) Gregorian
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(e) Sothic
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Question 8
Which year is NOT a leap year?
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(a) 2008
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(b) 2000
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(c) 1900
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(d) 1992
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(e) They ALL are leap years
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Question 10
Summer is hotter than winter because
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(a) days are longer
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(b) sun transits at higher altitude
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(c) earth is closer to sun
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(d) both “a” & “b”
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(e) all (a, b, c) are true
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Question 11
Stonehenge is most significant because no
other ancient stone circles
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(a) have alignments to summer sunrise
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(b) have lentils (top connecting pieces)
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(c) have a ditch around them
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(d) are in England
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(e) none of these