EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
A rrlight-hour rris rra rrmeasure rrof rr- rrAnswer rrdistance.
The rrspeed rrof rrlight rris rrapproximately rr- rrAnswer rr300,000 rrkm/s.
A rrscientific rrtheory rrcan rrbe rrshown rrto rrbe rrwrong rrif rr- rrAnswer rrscientists rrgather
rrnew rrdata rrthat rrcontradict rrits rrpredictions.
If rrEarth's rraxis rrwere rrtilted rrby rr5° rrinstead rrof rrits rractual rrtilt, rrhow rrwould rrthe
rrseasons rrbe rrdifferent rrthan rrthey rrare rrcurrently? rr- rrAnswer rrWinters rrwould rrbe
rrwarmer.
During rrsummer rrabove rrthe rrArctic rrcircle rr- rrAnswer rrthe rrSun rrcan rralways rrbe rrseen.
Circumpolar rrstars rrare rrstars rrthat rrare rr- rrAnswer rralways rrabove rrthe rrhorizon.
When rrthe rrnorthern rrhemisphere rrexperiences rrsummer, rrthe rrsouthern rrhemisphere
rrexperiences rr- rrAnswer rrwinter.
The rrlatitude rrof rrthe rrAntarctic rrCircle rris rr- rrAnswer rr66.5° rrS.
There rrare rr_________ rrconstellations rrin rrthe rrentire rrsky. rr- rrAnswer rr88
At rra rrlatitude rrof rr+50°, rrhow rrfar rrabove rrthe rrhorizon rris rrthe rrnorth rrcelestial rrpole
rrlocated? rr- rrAnswer rr50°
Right rrascension rris rra rrmeasure rrof rra rrstar's rrlocation rron rrthe rrcelestial rrsphere rrthat
rris rrmost rrclosely rrsimilar rrto rrwhich rrmeasurement rrof rrlocation rron rrEarth? rr- rrAnswer
rrlongitude
For rra rrperson rrwho rrlives rrat rra rrlatitude rrof rr+40°, rrwhen rris rrthe rrSun rrdirectly
rroverhead rrat rrnoon? rr- rrAnswer rrnever
If rryou rrgo rrout rrat rrexactly rr9 rrP.M. rreach rrevening rrover rrthe rrcourse rrof rr1 rrmonth,
rrthe rrposition rrof rra rrgiven rrstar rrwill rrmove rrwestward rrby rrtens rrof rrdegrees. rrWhat
rrcauses rrthis rrmotion? rr- rrAnswer rrthe rrrevolution rrof rrEarth rraround rrthe rrSun
What rrdoes rramplitude rrreveal rrabout rrlight? rr- rrAnswer rrbrightness
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
A rrlight-hour rris rra rrmeasure rrof rr- rrAnswer rrdistance.
The rrspeed rrof rrlight rris rrapproximately rr- rrAnswer rr300,000 rrkm/s.
A rrscientific rrtheory rrcan rrbe rrshown rrto rrbe rrwrong rrif rr- rrAnswer rrscientists rrgather
rrnew rrdata rrthat rrcontradict rrits rrpredictions.
If rrEarth's rraxis rrwere rrtilted rrby rr5° rrinstead rrof rrits rractual rrtilt, rrhow rrwould rrthe
rrseasons rrbe rrdifferent rrthan rrthey rrare rrcurrently? rr- rrAnswer rrWinters rrwould rrbe
rrwarmer.
During rrsummer rrabove rrthe rrArctic rrcircle rr- rrAnswer rrthe rrSun rrcan rralways rrbe rrseen.
Circumpolar rrstars rrare rrstars rrthat rrare rr- rrAnswer rralways rrabove rrthe rrhorizon.
When rrthe rrnorthern rrhemisphere rrexperiences rrsummer, rrthe rrsouthern rrhemisphere
rrexperiences rr- rrAnswer rrwinter.
The rrlatitude rrof rrthe rrAntarctic rrCircle rris rr- rrAnswer rr66.5° rrS.
There rrare rr_________ rrconstellations rrin rrthe rrentire rrsky. rr- rrAnswer rr88
At rra rrlatitude rrof rr+50°, rrhow rrfar rrabove rrthe rrhorizon rris rrthe rrnorth rrcelestial rrpole
rrlocated? rr- rrAnswer rr50°
Right rrascension rris rra rrmeasure rrof rra rrstar's rrlocation rron rrthe rrcelestial rrsphere rrthat
rris rrmost rrclosely rrsimilar rrto rrwhich rrmeasurement rrof rrlocation rron rrEarth? rr- rrAnswer
rrlongitude
For rra rrperson rrwho rrlives rrat rra rrlatitude rrof rr+40°, rrwhen rris rrthe rrSun rrdirectly
rroverhead rrat rrnoon? rr- rrAnswer rrnever
If rryou rrgo rrout rrat rrexactly rr9 rrP.M. rreach rrevening rrover rrthe rrcourse rrof rr1 rrmonth,
rrthe rrposition rrof rra rrgiven rrstar rrwill rrmove rrwestward rrby rrtens rrof rrdegrees. rrWhat
rrcauses rrthis rrmotion? rr- rrAnswer rrthe rrrevolution rrof rrEarth rraround rrthe rrSun
What rrdoes rramplitude rrreveal rrabout rrlight? rr- rrAnswer rrbrightness
