Question 1

If the north celestial pole is located on your horizon,what is your latitude?

Accepted Answer

A)  0° 
B)  +30° 
C)  +60° 
D)  +90° 
E)  This can never happen. 
A)  0° 
B)  +30° 
C)  +60° 
D)  +90° 
E)  This can never happen.

Question 2

The figure below is a time exposure of the sky,showing the motion of the stars through the night.What is the name for the stars that never rise or set below the horizon?

Accepted Answer

The answer of The figure below is a time exposure...

Question 3

How is the observed height of Polaris above the horizon related to an observer's latitude? (Hint: Consider three cases of observers located at the equator,the North Pole,and latitude = +45°.)

Accepted Answer

The observed height of Polaris above the

Question 4

If a person on Earth currently views the Moon in a waxing crescent phase,in what phase would the Earth appear to a person on the Moon?

Accepted Answer

A)  waxing crescent 
B)  waxing gibbous 
C)  waning gibbous 
D)  waning crescent 
A)  waxing crescent 
B)  waxing gibbous 
C)  waning gibbous 
D)  waning crescent

Question 5

Earth's rotational axis precesses in space and completes one revolution every:

Accepted Answer

A)  200 years. 
B)  1,800 years. 
C)  26,000 years. 
D)  51,000 years. 
A)  200 years. 
B)  1,800 years. 
C)  26,000 years. 
D)  51,000 years.

If the north celestial pole is located on your horizon,what is your latitude?

The figure below is a time exposure of the sky,showing the motion of the stars through the night.What is the name for the stars that never rise or set below the horizon?

How is the observed height of Polaris above the horizon related to an observer's latitude? (Hint: Consider three cases of observers located at the equator,the North Pole,and latitude = +45°.)

If a person on Earth currently views the Moon in a waxing crescent phase,in what phase would the Earth appear to a person on the Moon?

Earth's rotational axis precesses in space and completes one revolution every:

Thinking Like an Astronomer

Laws of Motion

Light and Telescopes

The Formation of Stars and Planets

Terrestrial Worlds in the Inner Solar System

Atmospheres of Venus, earth, and Mars

The Giant Planets

Small Bodies of the Solar System

Measuring the Stars

Our Star: the Sun

Evolution of Low-Mass Stars

Evolution of High-Mass Stars

Measuring Galaxies

Our Galaxy: the Milky Way

The Evolution of the Universe

Formation of Structure

Life in the Universe

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Exam 2: Patterns in the Skymotions of Earth and the Moon

If the north celestial pole is located on your horizon,what is your latitude?

The figure below is a time exposure of the sky,showing the motion of the stars through the night.What is the name for the stars that never rise or set below the horizon?

How is the observed height of Polaris above the horizon related to an observer's latitude? (Hint: Consider three cases of observers located at the equator,the North Pole,and latitude = +45°.)

If a person on Earth currently views the Moon in a waxing crescent phase,in what phase would the Earth appear to a person on the Moon?

Earth's rotational axis precesses in space and completes one revolution every:

Thinking Like an Astronomer

Laws of Motion

Light and Telescopes

The Formation of Stars and Planets

Terrestrial Worlds in the Inner Solar System

Atmospheres of Venus, earth, and Mars

The Giant Planets

Small Bodies of the Solar System

Measuring the Stars

Our Star: the Sun

Evolution of Low-Mass Stars

Evolution of High-Mass Stars

Measuring Galaxies

Our Galaxy: the Milky Way

The Evolution of the Universe

Formation of Structure

Life in the Universe

Filters