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Astronomy Ch 1-13 Review


Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
A light year is:
a.
the amount of time it takes light to travel one year.
b.
the distance light travels in one year.
 

 2. 
The measurement north or south of the celestial equator is called the:
a.
right ascension.
c.
celestial sphere.
b.
declination.
 

 3. 
The measurement east or west  of a fixed zero point in the celestial sphere is called the:
a.
right ascension.
c.
north celestial pole.
b.
declination.
 

 4. 
The times of the year when the Sun is at its highest and lowest points by declination are called the:
a.
summer and winter solstices.
b.
autumnal and vernal equinoxes.
 

 5. 
The times of the year when the Sun is directly over the equator are called the:
a.
summer and winter solstices.
b.