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We live at 48 degree latitude. What is the angle between the Northern Horizon and North Celestial Pole? |
48 Degree Angle |
Angle is the degree we are at for latitude |
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Star M has an apparent visual magnitude of 13.6 and Star N has an apparent visual of 9.6. Star M is how many times (fainter or brighter) ? |
39.8 Fainter |
(2.512)^4 |
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Can you see a star that has an apparent visual magnitude of 9? |
No |
Can’t see anything fainter than 6th class |
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Which way do the stars rotate around the Celestial North Pole during the night? |
Counterclockwise |
If we rotate clockwise |
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__Brightest star. A) -9.6. B) -6.9 __ Faintest star. C)1.2 D)4.2 E)6.7 |
A) -9.6 Brightest Star E) 6.7 Faintest Star |
Negative bright Positive faint |
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Is Polaris the brightest star in the sky? |
No |
46th out of 50 brightest stars +2 |
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During what season(s) can Polaris be seen in the Northern Hemisphere? |
All Seasons |
If at the North Pole they see all year round. |
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Planet with uniform temperature all the time? |
Venus |
V_ _ _ _ |
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Solar System Celestial object 1/2 the Earth’s diameter? |
Moon |
M_ _ _ _ |
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Planet with sulfuric acid in atmosphere? |
Venus |
V_ _ _ _ |
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Solar System Celestial object nearly tidally locked to the sun? |
Mercury |
M_ _ _ _ _ _ |
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Solar System Celestial object about 1/3 Earth’s diameter? |
Mercury |
M_ _ _ _ _ _ |
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Planet with two moons? |
Mars |
M _ _ _ |
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Planet you fly through the atmosphere? |
Venus |
V _ _ _ _ |
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Planet other than Earth that can have liquid water? |
Mars |
M_ _ _ |
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Planet that rotates backwards compared to the others? |
Venus |
V_ _ _ _ |
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We are in a warming period of? |
20,000 yrs |
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What is the period of an ice age? |
250million yrs |
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What is the glaciations cycle within an ice age? |
40,000 yrs |
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How long does it take for precession (one wobble on Earth’s axis)? |
26,000 yrs |
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How long is the inclination cycle? |
41,000 yrs |
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Over what time period does the Earth’s elliptical orbit change? |
100,000 yrs |
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