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Astronomy 1
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1What can be best said about the astronomical events during this fall?
- AAlthough Mars, Jupiter, Saturn have all past best viewing, they will still be visable afterr the sunset at the start of the this semester
- BDeclination
- CCelestial Equator
2Any star on this has a declination of 0
- Adeclination
- BCelestial Equator
3The sun passes this point on June 20 or 21
- ASummer Solstice
- BWinter Solstice
4An inferior planet will not have this
- Aopposition
- B43
- Crotates on the axis
5In Milwaukee, Polaris is ____degrees above our northern horizon.
- A43
- B34
6We observe diurnal motion because the earth
- Arotates on its axis
- BIs a polaris
7Very close to the north celestial pole you will find this
- APolaris
- BEarth
- CMars
8What are the astronomical coordinates of the sun on June 20th (d=decination RA = right acesnsion
- Ad = 23 1/2 RA= 18 h
- Bd= +23 1/2 RA= 6 h
9He found the distance to the moon using parallax and made an elaborate system and made an elaborate system of epicycles to to account for the planets.
- AHipparchus
- BPtolemy
10The day and night cycle is caused because the earth does this
- Arotate
- BDecember 21 or 22
11When is the longest day (daylight) in Australia
- ADecember 21 or 22
- BPythagoras
- CDcember 12
12He was the first to actually argue that the earth is a sphere
- APythagoras
- BHipparchus
- CAristarchus
13This planet is closer to the sun than Venus
- AMercury
- BJupiter
- CSaturn
- DMars
14For the star Vega, this is about +39 degrees (you don't need a chart to get this)
- ADeclination
- BOpposition
- Cconjuntion
- Dprecesion
15He (not Copernicus) first proposed a sun center system
- AHipparchus
- BAristarchus
- CPtolemy
- DPythagoras
16This is a bad time to see any planet
- Aopposition
- Bconjunction
17The wobble of the earth's axis on a 26,000 year cycle.
- Aprecision
- Blight year
- Capparent motion
18The best time to see Venus is
- AAt conjuction
- BWhen it is about 45 degrees from the sun
19An AU is
- AA light year
- BThe earth- the distance
20Parralex is
- AThe apparent motion of an object dye ti the motion of the observer
- Bone foot
- Cone arc per minute
21Which represents the smallest angular measurement
- Aone foot
- Bone arc minute
22The sun appears to move eastward against the stars because the earth
- Arevolves around the sun
- Bdoesn't revolve around the sun
23In a geocentric system the earth
- ARotates on a axis
- BDoesn't move
24Point straight up and you are pointing here
- APolaris
- BZenith
25The best time to view Mars is
- AAt opposition
- Becliptic
- Crevolve
26The earth orbiting at the sun
- AEcliptic
- BRevolve
27He found the size of the Earth
- AEratosthenes
- BHipparchus
- CAristarchus
28Your astrological sign is off because of the earth
- ARevolves around the sun
- BPrecesses on its Axis
29For the Prime Meridian in Greenwich this is 0
- Alongitude
- BLatitude
30This planet cannot be seen by the naked eye and only with a telescope.
- AMercury
- BNeptune
- CSaturn
- DPluto
31This path takes on the sun on the celestial sphere throughout the year along this.
- AZenith
- BZodiac
32For the earth this is 365,25 days or year
- ASidreal period
- Breal period
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