ASTRONOMY MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS

ASTRONOMY MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS (ALREADY GRADED A+)
oneF360FrevolutionF-FcorrectFanswer-
AFsiderealFyearFisFtheFtimeFitFtakesFtheFearthFtoFcompleteF_______FaroundFtheFsun.



365F-FcorrectFanswer-HowFmanyFdaysFisFtheFearth'sFsiderealFyear?



longitudeF-FcorrectFanswer-RightFascensionFisFmostFlikeF______FonFearth.



SunF-FcorrectFanswer-
PrecessionFofFtheFearthFisFcausedFmostlyFbyFtheFgravitationalFeffectsFofFtheFmoonFandF_______.



rotationF-FcorrectFanswer-
TheFmotionFofFtheFearthFthatFcausesFtheFsun,FmoonFandFstarsFtoFriseFinFtheFeastFandFsetFinFtheFwestFisF____
____.



23.5F-FcorrectFanswer-TheFearth'sFrotationalFaxisFisFtiltedF_____FtoFtheFplaneFofFitsForbit.



largerF-FcorrectFanswer-TheFcloserFanFobjectFisFtoFtheFobserver,FtheF______FtheFparallax.



88F-FcorrectFanswer-TheFnightFskyFisFdividedFintoF____FofficialFconstellations.



eclipticF-FcorrectFanswer-TheFzodiacalFconstellationsFcanFbeFfoundFalongFtheF______.



eclipticF-FcorrectFanswer-TheFapparentFpathFofFtheFsunFacrossFtheFskyFisFknownFasFthe



26,000F-FcorrectFanswer-TheFearthFtakesFaboutFhowFmanyFyearsFtoFcompleteFoneFcycleFofFprecession?

, revolutionF-FcorrectFanswer-TheFseasonsFareFdirectFconsequenceFofFwhichFmotionFofFearth?



precessionF-FcorrectFanswer-VegaFwillFbeFtheF"NorthFStar"FinF12,000Fyears.FThisFisFdueFtoFtheFEarth's



weFwouldFnotFhaveFdistinctFseasonalFchangesF-FcorrectFanswer-IfFtheFearthFwereFnotFtiltedFonFitsFaxis



groupsFofFstarsFthatFmakeFanFapparentFpatternFinFtheFskyF-FcorrectFanswer-WhatFareFconstellations?



theFearth'sFrevolutionFaroundFtheFsunF-FcorrectFanswer-WeFseeFdifferentFstarsFinFdifferentFseasonsFdueFto



sameFasFtheFnumberFofFyearsFinFyourFlifeF-FcorrectFanswer-
HowFmanyFtimesFhaveFyouForbitedFtheFsunFinFyourFlifetime?



DecemberF21stF-FcorrectFanswer-WinterFSolstice



sunFrisesFinFtheFfarthestFsoutheasternFpointF-FcorrectFanswer-WinterFSolstice



firstFdayFofFspringF-FcorrectFanswer-SpringFEquinox



JuneF21stF-FcorrectFanswer-SummerFSolstice



sunFrisesFexactlyFdueFeast,FsetsFdueFwestF-FcorrectFanswer-SpringFEquinoxF&FFallFEquinox



SeptemberF21stF-FcorrectFanswer-FallFEquinox



sunFrisesFatFtheFfarthestFnortheasternFpointF-FcorrectFanswer-SummerFSolstice



fewerFhoursFofFdaylightF-FcorrectFanswer-WinterFSolstice