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Longitude - Meridian Latitude - Parallels Units of Meridians and Parallels - Degrees 1 Degree of latitude - 112 km/70 miles 1 Degree - 60 minutes 1 Minute - 60 arc seconds Prime Meridian - Greenwich meridian Geostationary Satellites - Stationed at 0 degrees celestial latitude and each has a constant celestial longitude Parallax - The effect whereby the position or direction of an object appears to differ when viewed from different position

PHSC 121 Homeworks (1-4) 1st Exam Questions All Correctly Answered Astronomy is the study of ___________________. a. the Solar System b. galaxies c. the entire universe d. the planets of the Solar System - Answer -c. the entire universe Which of the following is not a step in the scientific method? a. evaluate science opinion b. refine hypothesis, develop theory c. evaluate data d. draw new conclusions from experimental data and observations - Answer -a. evaluate science opinio...

Astronomy Final Exam with Complete Solutions and Answers 100% Solved asteroid ️️any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter) coma(of a comet) ️️A large dusty atmosphere surrounding the nucleus mad up of gas and dust. comet ️️a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a "tail" of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun. dust tail...

Gizmo Scavenger Hunt-8th Grade Statewide Science Questions and Answers Latest (Graded) What is wrong with this experiment? There isn’t a control variable everything is changing, like the amount of water the plant receives, and the amount of sunlight. 15 pts (SC.8.N.1.1) Create a controlled experiment using one of the following Gizmos (Growing Plants, Coral Reefs Gizmo, Food Chain Gizmo, Conduction & Convection Gizmo, Force & Fan Carts Gizmo, Fan Cart Physics Gizmo, Sled Wars Gizmo, ...

CAP Billy Mitchell Aerospace Test Questions & Answers 100% Pass What rocket was used to launch the first manned Apollo mission, Apollo 7? Saturn IB Who developed a technique called spin stabilization? William Hale What US manned space program was the first to use a two man capsule? Gemini The approximate daily dosage of radiation on the International Space Station is equivalent to how many chest x-rays? About 8 Who was the first American to orbit the Earth? John Glenn What is...

What does a spectrometer measure? a) resolution b) how much light of each color is coming from a sky object c) subtended angle between stars d) length of a sidereal year - Answer-b) how much light of each color is coming from a sky The apparent path of the sun, moon, planets, and zodiac across the sky is called the a) equator b) celestial equator c) ecliptic d) horizon - Answer-c) ecliptic What is special about the stars Mizar and Alcor in the Big Dipper? a) they are actually a system...

Light year definition correct answers The distance light travels in one year Light year distance correct answers 9.5*10^12 km Astronomical Unit (AU) definition correct answers Average distance from the Earth to the Sun AU distance correct answers 1.5*10^8 km Galaxy correct answers A great cloud of stars, gas, and dust held together by the combined gravity of all its matter Planetary Systems correct answers A set of gravitationally bound non-stellar objects in orbit around a star o...

Marco Polo - Merchant and Traveler Latitude - the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes -lines side to side Longitude - the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes. -lines Up and Down Absolute Location - exactly whe...

Acceleration is the measure of the change in what? a. density b. motion c. velocity d. mass e. speed - c. velocity One half second after starting from rest, a freely falling object will have a speed of about a. 20 m/s b. 10 m/s c. 5 m/s d. 2.5 m/s e. None of the above - c. 5 m/s The slope of a velocity vs. time graph tells you a. position b. maximum velocity c. average velocity d. acceleration e. maximum position - d. acceleration Which of the following is a private research la...

SSA Exam 1 Questions & Answers 2024/2025 What are the different types of motion that the Earth experiences? - ANSWERS1. The Earth rotates about its axis. Rotation is a movement of an object in circular motion about an axis 2. Revolution - orbital motion around the Sun Why do objects in the sky appear to rise in the east and set in the west? - ANSWERSObjects in the sky appear to rise in the east and set in the west because Earth rotates from west to east. Due to this, we, on the Earth'...