AST 101 EXAM 1ALREADY PASSED
the average distance from the earth to the sun is what unit? - =1 astronomical unit
the distance light travels in a year - =1 light year
the andromeda galaxy is how many light years away - =2,000,000 ly
the stars that appear to lie on a dome above us is the ____ _______ - =the celestial sphere
the stars appear to be ____ on the celestial sphere - =fixed
the earth is what in the celestial sphere model? - =the center of the universe
what part of the celestial sphere can we see - =part above the horizon
what is the zenith - =directly overhead
an obsever can only see what part of the celestial sphere - =exactly 1/2
polaris is ___ in the ____ sky - =high in the northern sky
in the celestial sphere model the earth is ___ and the stars appear to ____ around the earth -
=fixed & rotate
stars that never set - =circompolar stars
the earth takes ______ to orbit the sun - =one year
, the average earth-sun distance is _____ - =1 AU
the earths axis points toward what star? - =polaris
the earh takes ____ to orbit the sun - =one year
the earth rotates from ____ to ____ - =west to east
stars rise in the ___ and set in the ____ - =east & west
the celestial sphere appears to rotate around us from ____ to _______ - =east to west
in the northern hemisphere the _____ celestial pole is above the horizon - =north celestial pole
the north celestial pole roates __________ - =counterclockwise
the south celestial pole roates __________ - =clockwise
in the northern hemisphere the sun is high in the sky at noon in what sky - =the southern sky
orion is visible in what season - =winter
are the stars always present in the sky? - =yes
due to the earths oorrbital motion the sun does or does not appear to be fixed on the celestial
sphere - =does not
the average distance from the earth to the sun is what unit? - =1 astronomical unit
the distance light travels in a year - =1 light year
the andromeda galaxy is how many light years away - =2,000,000 ly
the stars that appear to lie on a dome above us is the ____ _______ - =the celestial sphere
the stars appear to be ____ on the celestial sphere - =fixed
the earth is what in the celestial sphere model? - =the center of the universe
what part of the celestial sphere can we see - =part above the horizon
what is the zenith - =directly overhead
an obsever can only see what part of the celestial sphere - =exactly 1/2
polaris is ___ in the ____ sky - =high in the northern sky
in the celestial sphere model the earth is ___ and the stars appear to ____ around the earth -
=fixed & rotate
stars that never set - =circompolar stars
the earth takes ______ to orbit the sun - =one year
, the average earth-sun distance is _____ - =1 AU
the earths axis points toward what star? - =polaris
the earh takes ____ to orbit the sun - =one year
the earth rotates from ____ to ____ - =west to east
stars rise in the ___ and set in the ____ - =east & west
the celestial sphere appears to rotate around us from ____ to _______ - =east to west
in the northern hemisphere the _____ celestial pole is above the horizon - =north celestial pole
the north celestial pole roates __________ - =counterclockwise
the south celestial pole roates __________ - =clockwise
in the northern hemisphere the sun is high in the sky at noon in what sky - =the southern sky
orion is visible in what season - =winter
are the stars always present in the sky? - =yes
due to the earths oorrbital motion the sun does or does not appear to be fixed on the celestial
sphere - =does not
