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Based on observations made in the Northern Hemisphere, which statement is the best supporting evidence that the Earth rotates on its axis?

a) The stars appear to follow daily circular paths around Polaris.

b) The apparent solar diameter varies throughout the year.

c) The length of the daylight period varies throughout the year.

d) The seasons (spring, summer, fall, and winter) repeat in a cyclic pattern.

Which observation provides the best evidence that Earth revolves around the Sun?

a) The constellation Orion is only visible in the night sky for part of the year.

b) The North Star, Polaris, is located above the North Pole for the entire year.

c) The Sun appears to move across Earth’s sky at

d) The Coriolis effect causes Northern Hemisphere winds to curve to the right.

As a person travels from location B to location E the observed altitude of Polaris will

a) decrease

b) increase

c) remain the same

d)

The spinning of Earth on its axis causes the apparent rising and setting of the

a) Sun, only

b) Sun and the Moon, only

c) Moon and some stars, only

d) Sun, the Moon, and some stars

This instrument was most likely used to measure the

a) distance to a star

b) altitude of a star

c) mass of the Earth

d) mass of the suspended weight

How many hours was the lens kept open to create the star trails in this photograph?

a) 1 hour

b) 6 hour

c) 3 hour

d) 4 hour

Which event is caused by Earth's revolution?

a) the apparent shift in the path of a Foucault pendulum

b) deflection of planetary winds to the right in the Northern Hemisphere

c) the apparent rising and setting of the Sun

d) different constellations observed in the night sky throughout the year

As viewed from Earth, most stars appear to move across the sky each night because

a) Earth revolves around the Sun

b) Earth rotates on its axis

c) stars orbit around Earth

d) stars revolve around the center of the galaxy

How many hours (h) will it take for the apparent position of the Sun to change from point A to point B?

a) 1 h

b) 2 h

c) 3 h

d) 4 h

Compared to the Sun's apparent path on June 21, the Sun's apparent path on December 21 at this location will

a) be shorter, and the noon Sun will be lower in the sky

b) be longer, and the noon Sun will be higher in the sky

c) remain the same length, and the noon Sun will be lower in the sky

d) remain the same length, and the noon Sun will be higher in the sky

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