1. Celestial Sphere Practice Quiz

2. 1. The _____________________divides the sky into northern and southern hemispheres

3. Celestial equator

4. 2. The angular height of an object above or below the celestial equator is measured in _________ (the coordinate like latitude).

5. declination

6. 3. The right ascension of a star is a coordinate similar to _____________.

7. longitude

8. 4. How many hours of Right Ascension are there?

9. 24

10. 5. The zero coordinate for Right Ascension is the ______________________.

11. Vernal Equinox

12. 6. ______________ is measured in degrees, minutes and seconds.

13. Declination

14. 7. What do we call the point labeled a ?

15. zenith

16. 8. What is the name for the line labeled b?

17. meridian

18. 9. What is the name for the circle labeled c?

19. horizon

20. 10. In local coordinates the _____________ of an object is how many degrees above the local horizon it is.

21. altitude

22. 11. Which star lies closest to the celestial equator?

23. A

24. 12. Which star lies closest to the north celestial pole?

25. E