Astronomy 1010 Exam 1 Questions With
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Are constellation stars in the same place as a structure in space, or does
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it just look like they are from the sun's point of view in our galaxy? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-constellation stars are not next to each other,
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just appear that way from Sun's point of view
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looking out into our galaxy | | | |
Are constellation stars all at the exact same distance from the sun or at
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different distances? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Different distances
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Are constellation stars scattered all across our galaxy or just the
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neighbors of the sun in the milky way? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Nearby
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the sun in the milky way
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On a "short" human civilization timescale, do constellations change
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shape or stay the same shape? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Relatively stay
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the same position in relation to us
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Zenith means... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"overhead" for your location
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, Our constellation sphere has how many constellations? - CORRECT
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What is special about Polaris (the North star)? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Above the north pole, only above the horizon in the northern
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hemisphere, and it always points due north | | | | | |
What does Polaris tell you? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-It is on the horizon
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at the equator; higher in the sky as you move north; overhead at North
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Pole
Why is the sky blue during the day? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The
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atmosphere scatters sunlight... it scatters blue light better than red. Blue
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sunlight bounces around and comes to our eyes from all directions
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Why don't we see stars during the day? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-stars
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above horizon during the day are too faint to see compared to a blue
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day sky |
Why can't we see seasonal stars? Because Earth spins on its axis or
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orbits the sun? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Because "night" side of the
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earth faces different parts of the celestial sphere as it orbits the sun
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Are constellation stars in the same place as a structure in space, or does
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it just look like they are from the sun's point of view in our galaxy? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-constellation stars are not next to each other,
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just appear that way from Sun's point of view
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looking out into our galaxy | | | |
Are constellation stars all at the exact same distance from the sun or at
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different distances? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Different distances
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Are constellation stars scattered all across our galaxy or just the
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neighbors of the sun in the milky way? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Nearby
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the sun in the milky way
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On a "short" human civilization timescale, do constellations change
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shape or stay the same shape? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Relatively stay
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the same position in relation to us
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Zenith means... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"overhead" for your location
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, Our constellation sphere has how many constellations? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-88
What is special about Polaris (the North star)? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Above the north pole, only above the horizon in the northern
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hemisphere, and it always points due north | | | | | |
What does Polaris tell you? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-It is on the horizon
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at the equator; higher in the sky as you move north; overhead at North
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Pole
Why is the sky blue during the day? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The
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atmosphere scatters sunlight... it scatters blue light better than red. Blue
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sunlight bounces around and comes to our eyes from all directions
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Why don't we see stars during the day? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-stars
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above horizon during the day are too faint to see compared to a blue
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day sky |
Why can't we see seasonal stars? Because Earth spins on its axis or
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
orbits the sun? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Because "night" side of the
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earth faces different parts of the celestial sphere as it orbits the sun
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