Astronomy Final Exam Questions With Answers

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How long does it take stars to circle back to their same
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location? - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔23 h, 56 m, 04 s
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How long does it take the Sun to return to the same
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position? - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔Sun returns to same
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approximate location every 24 h || || || ||




What is the general motion of the Sun and Moon? -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔Motion of sun and moon is East
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with respect to stars
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What is the general motion of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn? -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔Mars, Jupiter and Saturn also
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move Eastward most of the time, but Westward when
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opposite the sun || ||




What is the general motion of Mercury and Venus? -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔Mercury and Venus move
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Eastward most of the time, but westward after maximum
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Eastward elongation ||

,What do Star Trail measurements depend on? - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔The latitude of the observer || || || ||




What path do the Sun and planets follow? - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔The ecliptic ||




How long does it take the Sun to travel around the
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ecliptic? - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔365 days
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How long does it take the moon to travel around the
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ecliptic? - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔27 days
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What is the order of moon phases from first to appear to
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last to appear? - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔New moon, First
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Quarter, Full Moon, Third Quarter.
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How long between each phase of the Moon? - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔About 1 week || ||




What time does the first quarter moon rise? - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔noon


What time does the full moon rise? - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔Sunset (6 PM) || ||

, What time does the new moon rise - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔Sunrise


What time does the third quarter moon rise? - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔Midnight


Why do seasons occur on Earth? - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔the changing angle with which sunlight hits || || || || || ||



the Earth/ The changing North-South position of the Sun
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in the sky during the year
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How do you find angles in small angle approximation? -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔Size/ Distance || ||




How do you change radians to degrees? - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔Radians x (360 degrees/2pi) = " " degrees || || || || || || ||




What are main aspects of the geocentric model? -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔Immobile Earth near center,
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retrograde motion was explained by using "epicycles,"
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What are some predictions of the geocentric model? -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔- Mars, Jupiter and Saturn should
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be brighter during
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