Astronomy 1010 Clemson Final Exam 2023; A+ GRADED

you are in tuscon, arizona, at 32 degrees north latitude & 111 degrees west longitude. What is the altitude of the North Star? correct answers C. 32 degrees above the horizon The Sun's apparent annual motion around the ecliptic, at a rate of 1 degree per day against the stars, is caused by what ...

Total eclipses of both kinds are rare, but is one kind more visible than the other correct answers more people can see a total lunar eclipse What causes the "backwards" motion of planets relative to the stars ("retrograde motion") in the heliocentric model correct answers planets closer to th...

Condensation Sequence correct answers The order in which chemical compounds transition from the gas into the solid phase, following the condensation temperature of each compound Crystals correct answers Small pieces of solid material where every atom sits in a well-defined place, in a very orderl...

Suppose the sun is just setting and you see the moon high in the sky, 90 degrees away from the sunset. what phase is this moon? correct answers half full As seen from Atlanta, a star that rises in the northeast will be above the horizon for how much time? correct answers more then half a day H...

dark energy + evidence correct answers a mysterious repulsive force that appears to be causing the expansion of the universe to accelerate Type Ia supernovae as standard candles; Hbl law says they should be moving faster there; inverse square law for light dictates that dimmer = farther; calculat...

Planetary ___ have common plane and direction, low eccentricity; correct answers orbits ___shows similar order; correct answers Rotation Moons have similar ___. correct answers motions Orbital spacing ___random. correct answers not Terrestrial and Jovian planets show ___ and composition ...

What causes the seasons? correct answers The tilt of the Earth's rotation axis to its orbit around the Sun causes parts of the Earth to experience more direct illumination from the Sun and longer days during the summer than the winter. What part of the Earth spins the fastest? correct answers th...