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AST 101 EXAM 1 Questions With Correct
Answers.
The average distance from the earth to the sun is what unit? - answer✔1 astronomical unit
the distance light travels in a year - answer✔1 light year
the andromeda galaxy is how many light years away - answer✔2,000,000 ly
the stars that appear to lie on a dome above us is the ____ _______ - answer✔the celestial sphere
the stars appear to be ____ on the celestial sphere - answer✔fixed
the earth is what in the celestial sphere model? - answer✔the center of the universe
what part of the celestial sphere can we see - answer✔part above the horizon
what is the zenith - answer✔directly overhead
an obsever can only see what part of the celestial sphere - answer✔exactly 1/2
polaris is ___ in the ____ sky - answer✔high in the northern sky
in the celestial sphere model the earth is ___ and the stars appear to ____ around the earth -
answer✔fixed & rotate
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stars that never set - answer✔circompolar stars
the earth takes ______ to orbit the sun - answer✔one year
the average earth-sun distance is _____ - answer✔1 AU
the earths axis points toward what star? - answer✔polaris
the earh takes ____ to orbit the sun - answer✔one year
the earth rotates from ____ to ____ - answer✔west to east
stars rise in the ___ and set in the ____ - answer✔east & west
the celestial sphere appears to rotate around us from ____ to _______ - answer✔east to west
in the northern hemisphere the _____ celestial pole is above the horizon - answer✔north celestial
pole
the north celestial pole roates __________ - answer✔counterclockwise
the south celestial pole roates __________ - answer✔clockwise
in the northern hemisphere the sun is high in the sky at noon in what sky - answer✔the southern
sky
orion is visible in what season - answer✔winter
10/10/2024 11:44 AM
AST 101 EXAM 1 Questions With Correct
Answers.
The average distance from the earth to the sun is what unit? - answer✔1 astronomical unit
the distance light travels in a year - answer✔1 light year
the andromeda galaxy is how many light years away - answer✔2,000,000 ly
the stars that appear to lie on a dome above us is the ____ _______ - answer✔the celestial sphere
the stars appear to be ____ on the celestial sphere - answer✔fixed
the earth is what in the celestial sphere model? - answer✔the center of the universe
what part of the celestial sphere can we see - answer✔part above the horizon
what is the zenith - answer✔directly overhead
an obsever can only see what part of the celestial sphere - answer✔exactly 1/2
polaris is ___ in the ____ sky - answer✔high in the northern sky
in the celestial sphere model the earth is ___ and the stars appear to ____ around the earth -
answer✔fixed & rotate
, ©SIRJOEL EXAM SOLUTIONS
10/10/2024 11:44 AM
stars that never set - answer✔circompolar stars
the earth takes ______ to orbit the sun - answer✔one year
the average earth-sun distance is _____ - answer✔1 AU
the earths axis points toward what star? - answer✔polaris
the earh takes ____ to orbit the sun - answer✔one year
the earth rotates from ____ to ____ - answer✔west to east
stars rise in the ___ and set in the ____ - answer✔east & west
the celestial sphere appears to rotate around us from ____ to _______ - answer✔east to west
in the northern hemisphere the _____ celestial pole is above the horizon - answer✔north celestial
pole
the north celestial pole roates __________ - answer✔counterclockwise
the south celestial pole roates __________ - answer✔clockwise
in the northern hemisphere the sun is high in the sky at noon in what sky - answer✔the southern
sky
orion is visible in what season - answer✔winter
