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6) Which of the following occurrences is not dependent on gravity.
A) the moons orbiting of the earth
B) The earth orbiting of the sun
C) Mars orbiting of the sun
D) All of the above or dependent on gravity


7) the sun appears to rise each morning in the west
A) true
B) false



8) The north pole is in daytime for several weeks at a time with no nighttime
A) true
B) false


9) which ancient society first coined the first astronomy and contributed important early work and this discipline
A) Vikings
B) Greeks
C) Indus
D) romans

10). When the sun earth and moon are position to form a right triangle high tides are lower than normal
A) true
B) false

11) during equinox a number of daylight hours and nighttime hours are nearly equal all over the world.
A) true
B) false


12). What is the approximate speed of rotation of earth equator
A) 1,000,000 miles per hour
B) 100,000 miles per hour
C) 1,000 miles per hour
D) 100 miles per hour


13) solstices occur four times per year during summer fall winter and spring
A) true
B) false


14) the sun and the stars do not move
A) true
B) false

Respuesta :

6 is d
7 is false
8 is true
9 is greeks
10 is false
11 is true
12 is c
13 is false
14 is false


Answer 6


D) All of the above or dependent on gravity

Explanation:

Gravity is the force of attraction between two objects, for instance between the earth and the moon or between the earth and an apple. All things despite whether they are living beings or divine bodies are directed to a gravitational pull. Even different stars use an attraction on the earth.

Answer 7


B) False

Explanation:

The Sun rises due accurately east and sets due specifically west on only two days of every year. Sunrises and sunsets appear because Earth spins, counter-clockwise if we look down at the North Pole.  The Sun rises due east and sets due west.

Answer 8


A) True

Explanation:

That time normally resembles the end of civil nightfall. So even at the North Pole, while the sun vanishes from the outlook for six months starting on Sept. 25th, to state that complete darkness instantly sets in is rarely the case.

Answer 9


B) Greeks

Explanation:

When the 26th Dynasty of Egypt, the anchorages of the Nile were opened for the first time to Greek trade. Great Greek figures such as Thales and Pythagoras toured Egypt and brought with them new skills and knowledge. Ionia, an extension to Egyptian control, was revealed to the culture and beliefs of Mesopotamia through its friend, the kingdom of Lydia.

Answer 10


B) False

Explanation:

Neap tides happen halfway within each new and full moon at the first quarter and last quarter moon period when the sun and moon are at right angles as seen from Earth. Then the sun's gravity is working opposite the gravity of the moon, as the moon tends on the sea.

Answer 11


A) True


Explanation:

When the sun is straight above the Earth's equator, and the number of daylight hours matches the number of nighttime hours all over the world. The point at which the sun approaches its highest distance north or south of the equator. Harvest solstice is June 21 or 22, winter solstice is December 21 or 22.

Answer 12


C) 1,000 miles per hour

Explanation:

The earth revolves once each 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4.09053 seconds, described the sidereal time, and its circumference is approximately 40,075 kilometers. Thus, the cover of the earth at the equator travels at a speed of 460 meters per second or approximately 1,000 miles per hour.

Answer 13


B) False

Explanation:

The day when Earth's revolution axis each toward or away from the sun. A day when Earth's rotation axis is rolling along Earth's orbit, not toward or distant from the sun. Four different times of the year, which is spring, summer, fall, and winter.  Also, the earth's replacing position around the sun.

Answer 14


B) False

Explanation:

The stars are extremely distant away than any distance you can move on the Earth, so you shouldn't be capable to see them move on the sky just by moving on the Earth. One thing to remain in remembrance, but, is that the stars do move gradually over the passage of the night.