ASTRONOMY 100 EXAM #1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
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at what location on the earth would the south celestial pole be located on
your horizon? Ans✓✓✓equator
the meridian passes through all of the following points on the celestial
sphere except Ans✓✓✓the east point on the horizon
the distance which is the largest of the following (light year, inch, AU,
parsec, km) is the Ans✓✓✓parsec
much of the difficulty in studying celestial bodies arises from the large
Ans✓✓✓distances between them
over the course of a year, the sun draws out a line on the sky called
Ans✓✓✓the ecliptic
the number 3.3 x 10^-3 is equal to Ans✓✓✓0.0033
suppose you are at the earth's south pole. where would the north celestial
pole be located in the sky? Ans✓✓✓at your nadir
the geocentric model that placed the earth at the center of the universe
was first developed by Ans✓✓✓aristotle
, at the north pole of the earth, the... Ans✓✓✓horizon and the celestial
equator appear to coincide
the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath the observer is known
as the Ans✓✓✓nadir
the meter is used to measure Ans✓✓✓length
a star of the sixth magnitude differs in brightness from one of the first
magnitude in that it is Ans✓✓✓100 times fainter
the au is equal to Ans✓✓✓the distance between the earth and the sun
the rotation axis of the earth reaches the celestial sphere and defines two
points called the Ans✓✓✓north and south celestial poles
the line in the sky that runs north and south and separates celestial
objects that are rising from celestial objects that are setting is called the
Ans✓✓✓meridian
the solar system is located Ans✓✓✓near the outer portions of a galaxy
if you are in muncie, IN, the altitude of polaris is Ans✓✓✓40 degrees
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+
at what location on the earth would the south celestial pole be located on
your horizon? Ans✓✓✓equator
the meridian passes through all of the following points on the celestial
sphere except Ans✓✓✓the east point on the horizon
the distance which is the largest of the following (light year, inch, AU,
parsec, km) is the Ans✓✓✓parsec
much of the difficulty in studying celestial bodies arises from the large
Ans✓✓✓distances between them
over the course of a year, the sun draws out a line on the sky called
Ans✓✓✓the ecliptic
the number 3.3 x 10^-3 is equal to Ans✓✓✓0.0033
suppose you are at the earth's south pole. where would the north celestial
pole be located in the sky? Ans✓✓✓at your nadir
the geocentric model that placed the earth at the center of the universe
was first developed by Ans✓✓✓aristotle
, at the north pole of the earth, the... Ans✓✓✓horizon and the celestial
equator appear to coincide
the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath the observer is known
as the Ans✓✓✓nadir
the meter is used to measure Ans✓✓✓length
a star of the sixth magnitude differs in brightness from one of the first
magnitude in that it is Ans✓✓✓100 times fainter
the au is equal to Ans✓✓✓the distance between the earth and the sun
the rotation axis of the earth reaches the celestial sphere and defines two
points called the Ans✓✓✓north and south celestial poles
the line in the sky that runs north and south and separates celestial
objects that are rising from celestial objects that are setting is called the
Ans✓✓✓meridian
the solar system is located Ans✓✓✓near the outer portions of a galaxy
if you are in muncie, IN, the altitude of polaris is Ans✓✓✓40 degrees
