An observer on Earth's equator would find
a. Polaris directly overhead.
b. Polaris 40 above the northern horizon.
c. Polaris on the northern horizon.
d. the celestial equator passing directly overhead.
e. that the ecliptic coincides with the horizon.
Question 2An observer on Earth's geographic north pole would find
a. Polaris directly overhead.
b. Polaris 40 above the northern horizon.
c. that the celestial equator coincides with the horizon.
d. celestial equator passing directly overhead.
e. that the ecliptic coincides with the horizon.
Question 3An observer at Earth's geographic north pole would find _______
a. the celestial equator passing at 45 degrees above the northern horizon.
b. the celestial equator passing at 45 degrees above the southern horizon.
c. that the celestial equator coincides with the horizon.
d. the celestial equator passing directly overhead.
e. None of the other choices are true.
Question 4An observer on Earth's equator would find _______
a. the celestial equator passing at 45 degrees above the northern horizon.
b. the celestial equator passing at 45 degrees above the southern horizon.
c. that the celestial equator coincides with the horizon.
d. the celestial equator passing directly overhead.
e. None of the other choices are true.
Question 5Seen from the northern latitudes (mid-northern hemisphere), the star Polaris
a. is never above the horizon during the day.
b. always sets directly in the west.
c. is always above the northern horizon.
d. is never visible during the winter.
e. is the brightest star in the sky.
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