Astronomy Review for Quiz # 2

The Sun's apparent daily movement across the sky is caused by

• The Sun's Revolution around Earth

• Earth revolution around the Sun

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• The Suns rotation on its axis

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The direction of swing of a freely swinging pendulum changes during the day provides evidence that:

• the earth rotates

• The earth revolves around the sun

In NYS, on June 30th in which direction does the sun appear to rise?

• Due South

• Due North

• North of due East

• South of due East

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Which observable change would occur in New York State if earth's rate of rotation were one-third its present rate?

• we would never see nighttime

• the length of day would be longer

• the season changes would not occur

• the sun would rise in the southwestern sky each day

Some constellations (star patterns)observed in the summer skies in New York state are different from those observed in the winter skies. This provides evidence that :

• the earth rotates

• the constellations are rotating

• the earth revolves around the sun.

• The constellations are revolving

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The earth's rate of rotation is approximately:

• 1 degree per day

• 15 degrees per day

• 360 degrees per day

• 180 degrees per day

Ocean currents and the deflection of planetary winds exhibit the coriolis effect as a result of ?

• earth revolution

• earth rotation

• gravitational forces

• convextion currents

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The Coriolis effect causes:

• Planetary winds and ocean current to deflect to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and left in the Southern Hemisphere

• rotation of the earth

• revolution of the earth

• doppler effect

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In NYS on June 21 where will the sun appear to rise?

• due east

• south of due east

• north of due east

• due west

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This photo was a time exposure that was taken of a portion of the sky above NYS.. During the time exposure the stars appear to have an arc of 90 degrees. How many hours did this time exposure take?

• 5 hrs

• 6 hrs

• 10 hrs

• 13 hrs

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