This yellow-white, spectral F-type star is located in the constellation Carina south of the ecliptic. It ranks second in apparent brightness among the stars. Is this star: w) Canopus x) Alpha Centauri y) Castor z) Rigel Answer : ANSWER: W -- CANOPUS...
A comet's tail points in which direction? w) toward the sun x) toward the earth y) behind the comet in its orbit z) away from the sun Answer : ANSWER: Z -- AWAY FROM THE SUN...
If you observe the sky for several hours during a particular night, you will observe A. the star Polaris remaining stationary at your zenith. B. the celestial sphere spinning from west to east. C. the ... the stars. E. the moon change position slightly from east to west with respect to the stars. Answer : D. the moon change position slightly from west to east with respect to the stars. ...
There are three commonly detectable points of zero polarization of diffuse sky radiation, neutral points, lying along the vertical circle through the sun. Which of the following is NOT one of these points? Is it the: w) Arago Point x) Babinet Point y) Brewster Point z) Longfellow Point Answer : ANSWER: Z -- LONGFELLOW POINT...
Which of the following constellations has more bright stars than any other constellation? w) Big Dipper x) Cassiopeia y) Orion z) Scorpion Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ORION...
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