AS101 - Assignment 2 Questions and Answers 100% Pass

AS101 - Assignment 2 Questions and Answers 100% Pass You are standing on Earth's equator. Which way is Polaris, the North star? Question options: 30 degrees up, due West on the northern horizon directly overhead The answer depends on whether it's winter or summer. - B By locating the north celestial pole (NCP) in the sky, how can you determine your latitude? Question options: The altitude of the NCP is the same as your latitude. 2 | P a g e Author: Katelyn Whitman. ©2025, All Rights Reserved. The altitude of the NCP is your angular distance from the North Pole. The azimuth of the NCP is the same as your latitude. The azimuth of the NCP is the angular distance from the North Pole. - A Orion is visible on winter evenings in the northern hemisphere but not summer evenings because of Question options: interference from the full Moon. the tilt of Earth's axis. the location of Earth in its orbit. the precession of Earth's axis. - C Why do we have seasons on Earth? Question options: 3 | P a g e Author: Katelyn Whitman. ©2025, All Rights Reserved. As Earth goes around the Sun and Earth's axis remains pointed toward Polaris, the Northern and Southern hemispheres alternately receive more and less direct sunlight. The tilt of Earth's axis constantly changes between 0 and 23 1/2°, giving us summer when Earth is tilted more and winter when it is straight up. Earth's distance from the Sun varies, so that it is summer when we are closer to the Sun and winter when we are farther from the Sun. Seasons are caused by the influence of the planet Jupiter on our orbit. - A Which of the following statements is true? Question options: Both the Northern and Southern hemispheres receive the same amount of sunlight on the equinoxes. Both the Northern and Southern hemispheres receive the same amount of sunlight on the solstices. The Northern Hemisphere receives the most direct sunlight on the summer solstice. 4 | P a g e Author: Katelyn Whitman. ©2025, All Rights Reserved. Both A and C are true. - D Why is it summer in the Northern Hemisphere when it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere? Question options: The Northern Hemisphere is closer to the Sun than the Southern Hemisphere. The Northern Hemisphere is "on top" of Earth and therefore receives more sunlight. The Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun and receives more direct sunlight. The Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun and receives more indirect sunlight. - C Which of the following statements about constellations is false? Question options: There are only 88 official constellations. 5 | P a g e Author: Katelyn Whitman. ©2025, All Rights Reserved. Some constellations can be seen from both the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Some constellations can be seen in both the winter and summer. Most constellations will be unrecognizable hundreds of years from now. - D Star Name Apparent Visual Magnitude δ Dra 3.07 α Cet 2.53 Nim 8.07 α CMa -1.46 Refer to Table 2-1. Which star in the table would appear brightest to an observer on Earth? Question options