Astronomy

Which position will the moon show a waning crescent?

• 8
• 2
• 4
• 5

At which position is a solar eclipse possible?

• 5

• 1

• 3

• 7

Which position will receive the longest duration of insolation?

• E
• C
• D
• A

Which location is receiving the greatest intensity of insolation?

• C
• B
• E
• D

Which location represents the equator during a fall/spring equinox?

• Location A
• Location B
• Location C
• Location D

The pendulum appears to change its direction of swing because of Earth's

• tectonic plate movement

• force of gravity

• rotation

• revolution

What causes the Coriolis effect?

• Earth's tilt on its axis

• the spin of Earth on its axis

• the orbital motion of the Moon around Earth

• the orbital motion of Earth around the Sun

At which position is the planet's orbital speed greatest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

The actual orbits of the planets are

• elliptical, with Earth at one of the foci

• elliptical, with the Sun at one of the foci

• circular, with Earth at the center

• circular, with the Sun at the center

Which planet has the most eccentric orbit?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Neptune

• Jupiter