Rotation
Revolution
Celestial Sphere
Solar System
Stars
100
Write one tool on earth that proves the earth is rotating.
Foucault's pendulum, sundial
100
How long does it take for earth to Revolve around the sun?
1 year / 365 days /
365.25 days
100
What direction is the noon-time sun visible in NYS every day?
South
100
What is the heliocentric model?
The sun is in the middle.
100
The closest star to earth is?
Sun
200
If Josh Allen threw a football a mile away, other than wind and gravity, which rotational force would he have to take into account to ensure the ball lands directly into his receiver's hands?
Coriolis Effect
200
Why is it winter in the N. Hemisphere at the “X”?
The north pole is in dark all day;
the insolation is perpendicular at 23.5S;
the suns hitting the south more.
200
Which direction(s) does the sun rise & set in Rochester, NYS on 6/22?
Sunrise = NE
Sunset = NW
200
How long ago did our solar system form?
4.6 x 109 years
4600 mya
4,600,000,000
200
Astronomers viewing light from a distant galaxy, observe a shift of spectral lines toward the red end of the visible spectrum? How is this galaxy moving in relation to earth?
Away
300
Which star is in the middle of this star trail?
Polaris
300
What two dates is there 12 hours of day and night?
3/21 & 9/23
spring equinox
fall equinox
300
From the beginning through the end of the month of July, is the angle of insolation increasing or decreasing? Explain.
Decreasing; the highest point is 6/21, so its lowering towards 12/21 solstice.
300
List two characteristics about the Terrestrial planets that separate them from the Jovian planets.
Small Diameters, High Density, low revolution, small mass, short distance from sun
300
About how long ago was the Big Bang?
13.7 bya
400
What is the rotational velocity of the earth (o/hr)
15o/hr
400
Which date is when the sun is perpendicular to the tropic of Cancer?
6/21
400
This person is "dabbing" is in Albany, NY on the winter solstice. How would the length of their solar noon shadow differ on the winter solstice, from their solar noon shadow on 6/21?
The shadow on 12/21 (winter solstice) would be longer than their shadow that appears on 6/21.
400
As a planets period of revolution increases, its _______________________ also increases.
Distance from the sun
400
State one difference between the star Rigel and Betelgeuse.
Rigel is hotter than Betelgeuse; Rigel is white, Betelgeuse is Orange/Red
500
What is the angle that the axis of the earth is tilted at?
Rotation
500
What is the altitude of Polaris, where the insolation is perpendicular on 9/22?
0o (Equator)
500
Draw a celestial sphere for the Jamestown, NY on 6/21
500
The asteroid belt separates the Terrestrial planets from the Jovian Planets. State a possible period of revolution that any of the asteroids' orbit around the sun can be.
any answer between 688 days - 12 years
500
The more massive a star is, the more _________ it is.
Luminous