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ASTRO 1504 TEST 2024-2025The sun sets in the sky every 24 hours because? - ANSWER the earth spins around
its axis once every 24 hours
how long does it take for the earth to orbit the sun once - ANSWER 1 year
how long does it take for the earth to orbit the moon once - ANSWER 1 month
The Moon's orbit is marked with a dashed line. If you saw a full moon on Earth,
where would the moon be in its orbit? - ANSWER 5
there is a lunar eclipse when - ANSWER the moon passes through the earths
shadow
in the planetary orbit shown, where would the planets be moving the fastest -
ANSWER a
in the planetary orbit shown where would the sun be - ANSWER a
in the planetary orbit where is the aphelion - ANSWER d
what type of radiation has the most energetic photons - ANSWER gamma rays
which type of radiation has the longest wavelengths - ANSWER radio waves
the North Star (Polaris) does not appear to move throughout the night because -
ANSWER it is positioned directly over the earth's North Pole
if a planet always has the same distance to the sun throughout its orbit its
eccentricity is - ANSWER 0
eccentricity always lies between - ANSWER 0-1
to make the gravitational attraction weaker between two objects I could -
ANSWER increase the distance between them
where do the stars always circle the zenith (and never rise and set) - ANSWER at
the North Pole
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