Most star names, such as Aldebaran and Betelgeuse, are in __________.
a. Latin.
b. Greek.
c. Arabic.
d. English.
e. Italian.
Question 2Constellation names are from _____ translated into _______, the language of science in Europe to the 19th century.
a. Greek; Latin.
b. Latin; Greek.
c. Latin; Arabic.
d. Greek; English.
e. Greek; Italian.
Question 3The ____ is the point on the celestial sphere directly above an observer who can be at any point on the Earth..
a. north celestial pole
b. south celestial pole
c. zenith
d. celestial equator
e. nadir
Question 4The celestial equator is
a. a line around the sky directly above Earth's equator.
b. the dividing line between the north and south celestial hemispheres.
c. the path that the sun appears to follow on the celestial sphere as Earth orbits the sun.
d. a and b.
e. a and c.
Question 5An 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 above are true.
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