Chapter 2

Question 1

phase of the moon between waxing crescent and waxing gibbous

Answer 1

first quarter

Question 2

phase between third quarter and new moon

Answer 2

waning crescent

Question 3

full moon is sets

Answer 3

sun rise

Question 4

new moon is rises

Answer 4

sun rise

Question 5

moon is setting at midnight

Answer 5

first quarter

Question 6

astronomers see stars right next to the sun

Answer 6

with space telescopes

Question 7

constellations that the Sun passes through

Answer 7

zodiac

Question 8

meridional altitude

Answer 8

height of the Sun in the sky at noontime

Question 9

On the equator, the Sun will reach its highest point in the sky

Answer 9

the summer solstice

Question 10

phase between waning crescent and waxing crescent

Answer 10

new moon

Question 11

On an equinox, the Sun sets

Answer 11

due west

Question 12

Over the course of the year, the right ascension of the Sun

Answer 12

increases

Question 13

calculate the peak altitude of the Sun in the sky

Answer 13

by using the observer’s latitude and the sun’s declination

Question 14

On the summer solstice, the Sun sets

Answer 14

North of West

Question 15

moon is rising at midnight

Answer 15

third quarter

Question 16

Over the course of the year, the Sun’s declination

Answer 16

increases and decreases

Question 17

moon is setting at noon

Answer 17

third quarter

Question 18

Your noontime shadow will be the longest on

Answer 18

winter solstice

Question 19

The longest day of the year in Michigan is

Answer 19

the summer solstice

Question 20

The length of the day on an equinox

Answer 20

12 hours

Question 21

On the winter solstice, the Sun will rise

Answer 21

South of East

Question 22

Lunar eclipse

Answer 22

earth’s shadow falls on the moon

Question 23

Cycles of the moon

Answer 23

New->waxing crescent->first quarter->waxing gibbous->full->waning gibbous->third quarter->waning crescent

Question 24

full moon

Answer 24

100% bright

Question 25

1st and 3rd quarter

Answer 25

50% bright

Question 26

waxing

Answer 26

brightness if increasing

Question 27

waning

Answer 27

brightness is decreasing

Question 28

gibbous

Answer 28

moon is more than 50% bright

Question 29

crescent

Answer 29

moon is less than 50% bright

Question 30

synodic month

Answer 30

29.5 days, amount of time it takes to complete one cycle of phases

Question 31

Horizon diagram

Answer 31

tool we can use to show what an observers sky looks like

Question 32

nadir

Answer 32

opposite point directly point below the observer

Question 33

celestial meridian

Answer 33

imaginary line that runs in the sky from north to the south

Question 34

time of day

Answer 34

position of the sun in the sky

Question 35

phase of the moon

Answer 35

how far the moon is from the sun

Question 36

SOHO

Answer 36

tool used to take pictures of the sun

Question 37

meridional altitude

Answer 37

changes in the height of the sun

Question 38

meridian

Answer 38

north-south line of the observers in the horizon coordinate system

Question 39

tilt of axis

Answer 39

causes the seasons

Question 40

no eclipse every new and full moon

Answer 40

because of ecliptic plane

Question 41

solar eclipse

Answer 41

moon blocks ar view of the sun