Astro 207 midterm exam - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ASTRO 207 Midterm 1 Exam - Questions with Verified Answers The amount of time between successive passes of any given star across the meridian is: A) 365.25 days B) 12 years C) 23 hours, 56 minutes D) 26,000 years E) 24 hours When someone on Earth observes the Moon in the first-quarter phase, someone on the Moon facing Earth observes Earth in the: A) new Earth phase B) crescent Earth phase C) third-quarter Earth phase D) full Earth phase E) first-quarter Earth phase What is a circumpolar star? ...

ASTRO 207 Midterm 2 Exam - Questions with 100% Correct Answers How much electrical charge does an atom with 6 protons, 6 neutrons, and 5 electrons have? A) a positive charge of +1 B) a total charge of +17 C) a positive charge of +7 D) a negative charge of -5 E) none of the above Suppose the angular separation of two stars is smaller than the angular resolution of your eyes. How will the stars appear to your eyes? A) you will not be able to see these two stars at all B) you will see two distinc...