Astronomy

Test Description: Insolation

Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.

1) The length of an Earth day is determined by the time required for approximately one

2) To an observer in Buffalo, New York, the North Star, Polaris, is always located above the northern horizon at an altitude of approximately

3) Which planet is approximately thirty times farther from the Sun than Earth is?

4) Which object is located at one foci of the elliptical orbit of Mars?

5) What is the basic difference between ultraviolet, visible, and infrared radiation?

6) The apparent daily path of the Sun changes with the seasons because

7) Summer days in New York State are likely to be hotter than winter days because in summer

8) Which observation provides the best evidence that Earth rotates?

9) Which planet has an orbit with an eccentricity most similar to the eccentricity of the Moon’s orbit around Earth?

10) A cycle of Moon phases can be seen from Earth because the


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