Astronomy 106     Quiz #4

Fall 2001

 

Define the following words:

 

celestial sphere

circumpolar

constellations

dark cloud constellations

draconic month

ecliptic

equinoxes (March and September)

helical rising and setting

intercalation

Julian calendar

lunar calendar

lunar standstill

Metonic cycle

nadir

nodes

retrograde motion

saros cycle

sidereal month

solar calendar

solstices (June and December)

synodic month

synodic period of Venus (“Venus Year”)

tropics (Cancer and Capricorn)

zenith

zenith passage

zodiac