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Modern scientific theories ar perfect.
e NOT:


elegant.
continuously tested.
perfect.
simple.
testable.

Into how many 88
constellations is the
celestial sphere divided?


110
44
12
88
57




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That Polaris will not always precession shifting the celestial pole.
be the pole star is due to
:


precession shifting the celes
tial pole.
the sidereal day being
shorter than the solar day.
the Solar winds blowing
the Earth farther away
from the Sun.
the Moon following theGeclip
tic, instead of the equator.
the Earth's revolution
being slightly less tha
n
exactly 365.25 days.

If Earth orbited the Sun in longer
9 months instead of 12, t
hen, compared with a
sidereal day, a solar day wou
ld be


longer.
shorter
.
unchanged.

A solar eclipse can only hap new moon
pen during a:


solstice.
first quarter moon.
new moon.
full moon.
perihelion passage of the Su
n.

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AGlunar eclipse can only hap full moon
pen during a:


aphelion.
perigee. n
ew moon. f
ull moon.
equinox.

When the Moon is directly full
opposite the Sun in the s
ky, its phase is:


first or third quarter.
new.
full.
waxing or waning cr
escent.
waxing or waning
gibbous.

Imagine you are holding a clockwise
small ball below you so
that you look down on its
"North Pole." Turn the ball
in a counterclockwise
direction. Continue to turn
it in that direction as you
slowly raise it above your he
ad so that you are looking
up atGits "South
Pole." In what direction is it r
otating now?


Still counterclockwise Clock
wise
Sideways


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What will happen to the ph The Moon will have the same phases, but will grow (wa
ases of the Moon as viewed x) from the left side rather than the right
from the Southern hemisph
ere?


The Moon will have the sa
me phases, but will
grow (wax) from the left si
de rather than the right Th
ey will be identical to thos
e in the Northern
Hemisphere
The Moon will wax in the S
outhern Hemisphere wh
en itGis waning in the Nort
hern Hemisphere The M
oon will not go
through phases




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