Parallax - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

How do you avoid parallax error? correct answers Look perpendicularly at the ruler Which meniscus do you use when measuring volume? correct answers Bottom meniscus (except Mercury - upper meniscus) How do you measure short intervals of time? correct answers Time a specific number of cycles and then divide the total time by the number of cycles. Mass correct answers The amount of matter and object is made up of OR the property of an object that resists changes in motion Density correc...

To find the most accurate distance to a nearby star using parallax, astronomers could compare the view of the star against the background stars at what times of the year? - In January and July Which of the following correctly expresses the distance to a nearby star? - 1.3 parsecs Consider two stars (Y and Z) that both exhibit parallax. Star Z appears to move back and forth against the background stars by a greater amount than Y. Which star is farther away from Earth? - Star Y A star has a p...

Astro 102 - Final Exam Set Questions With 100% Correct Answers | Latest Update What is cosmology? - ANSWER : the study of how the distribution of galaxies changes over time How does the size of a supernova compare with the size of the observable universe? - ANSWER : The size of a supernova is 2/3 the size of the observable universe Cepheids with longer periods have... - ANSWER : higher luminosities A Cepheid with a period of 30 days has an average luminosity that is.... - ANS...

Movie adaptation of Carl Sagans book where Jodi Foster travels through a worm hole - correct answer Contact In 1955 movie where pod people take over Santa Maria California - correct answer Invasion of the body snatchers This movie is widely known as the most accurate sci-fi movies today - correct answer Interstellar Screenshot - correct answer What is close encounters of the third kind Light emitted by a hot, dense body, where all wavelengths are present - correct answer What is a co...

ABO advance study guide TEST BANK WITH MORE THAN 500 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS When taking seg height measurements, which of the following situations could result in a parallax error? - ANSWER Patient sitting/ dispenser standing erect Which of the following is not significant in identifying the problem of vertical imbalance? - ANSWER Patient's age Which of the following elements is NOT critical when determining verti...

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...

ABO ADVANCE STUDY GUIDE 2024| COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT When taking seg height measurements, which of the following situations could result in a parallax error? - Patient sitting/ dispenser standing erect Which of the following is not significant in identifying the problem of vertical imbalance? - Patient's age Which of the following elements is NOT critical when determining vertical imbalance? - Lens power in the 180 degree meridian A prism will displace the object bei...

perceptual organization - Answer depth, form, motion, constantly binocular cues - Answer depth retinal disparity - Answer eyes are 2.5 inches apart convergence - Answer depth based on how much eyes are turned, far away eyes are relaxed, close up eyes contract monocular cues - Answer form of object, relative size, interpositoin (overlap), relative height, shading and contour motion parallax - Answer relative motion, things farther move slower, things closer move f...

When taking seg height measurements, which of the following situations could result in a parallax error? - Patient sitting/ dispenser standing erect Which of the following is not significant in identifying the problem of vertical imbalance? - Patient's age Which of the following elements is NOT critical when determining vertical imbalance? - Lens power in the 180 degree meridian A prism will displace the object being viewed towards its ________. - Apex A prism will bend light towards its...

Intro to Astronomy Final Exam Study Guide Test. Why were ancient peoples unable to detect stellar parallax? • A. They did detect it, but they rejected the observations • B. They could not see distant stars • C. They did not have the ability to measure small enough angles • D. They did not observe for long enough periods of time • E. They looked in the wrong direction - CORRECT ANSWER C How did Eratosthenes estimate the size of the Earth? • A. He sent fleets of ships aroun...