Final Exam ASTR 101 Connick / Clemson Exact Questions with Correct Answers
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Final Exam ASTR 101 Connick / Clemson Exact Questions with Correct Answers.
Fact - correct answers an observation or measurement (repeatable)
hypothesis - correct answers testable explanation of an observation
law - correct answers a series of observations that can be used to m...
Final Exam ASTR 101 Connick / Clemson
Exact Questions with Correct Answers.
Fact - correct answers an observation or measurement (repeatable)
hypothesis - correct answers testable explanation of an observation
law - correct answers a series of observations that can be used to make predictions
theory - correct answers well developed ideas, tied to physical laws, that make
predictions
principle - correct answers general ideas that guide the construction of new theories
celestial sphere - correct answers an imaginary sphere of which the observer is the
center and on which all celestial objects are considered to lie.
zenith - correct answers the point in the sky directly above you
horizon - correct answers the circle made by your outstretched left arm when
spinning around
meridian - correct answers the circle connecting the points that are north, south,
zenith, and nadir
nadir - correct answers the point on the celestial sphere directly below you
counterclockwise - correct answers earth, the moon, and everything else rotates in
this direction
axis tilt (the inclined rotation axis of earth causes seasons) - correct answersWhy
does Earth have seasons?
ecliptic - correct answersapparent path of the sun due to earth's orbit
equinoxes - correct answersbetween the 2 solstices are ___________
equinox (equinox means equal night) - correct answersthe time or date (twice each
year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of equal
length (about September 22 and March 20).
where the ecliptic intersects the celestial equator
, vernal equinox - correct answersthe day of the year that marks the beginning of
spring in the northern hemisphere
on about March 20 in the northern hemisphere and September 22 in the southern
hemisphere.
autumnal equinox - correct answersThe day of the year that marks the beginning of
fall in the Northern hemisphere
Occurs on September 22 or 23 in the Northern Hemisphere and on March 21 or 22
in the Southern Hemisphere
celestial equator - correct answersThe projection of the earth's equator onto the
celestial sphere
An imaginary circle created by extending Earth's equator into space
Northern summer - correct answersis when sunlight falls more directly on this
hemisphere, heating it more than average.
during this time it is also southern winter
waning - correct answersif the moon appears to be shrinking, it is __________
waxing - correct answersif the moon appears to be growing, it is ____________
crescent - correct answersMoon phase in which less than half of the Moon appears
to be illuminated.
gibbous - correct answersMoon phase in which more than half of the Moon appears
to be illuminated.
spring (high tide) - correct answers_________ tides occur during the full moon and
the new moon
They occur when the Earth, the Sun, and the Moon are in a line.
The gravitational forces of the Moon and the Sun both contribute to the tides.
neap (low tide) - correct answers________ tides occur during the moon's quarter
phases
the sun and moon work at right angles, causing the bulges to cancel each other.
solar eclipse - correct answersOccurs when the Moon passes directly between the
Sun and Earth and casts a shadow over part of Earth
when the Moon passes in front of the Sun causing a shadow to fall on certain
portions of the Earth.
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