1. The reason that there are two daily tides on Earth is that one occurs when the sun is overhead and the other when the Moon is overhead. True or False   2. Tides are approximately 24 hours apart. True or False

Q: Which of the following is unit of length? a) Candela b) Lunar Month c) Light year d) Kelvin

A: Question: which of the following is unit of length?

Q: Do tides depend more on the strength of gravitational pull or on the difference in…

A: The tides on the earth are caused by the gravity of moon as well as gravity of the Sun. It is not…

Q: A neap tide—seven days after a spring tide—refers to a period of moderate tides when the sun and…

A: Spring tides are high tides which we experience when the sun and the moon line up along a single…

Q: explain what is precession of the equinox

A: Equinoxes are two pints at which the projection of the Earth’s equator on the celestial sphere…

Q: The tropical year, the time from vernal equinox to the next vernal equinox, is the basis for our…

A: Given data:One tropical year = 365.242199 daysThe number of seconds in a day = 24 x 60 x 60…

Q: What phase of the Moon is it when the following circumstances occur.  Be sure to draw labelled…

A: a) While moon revolves around earth, it appears to have changes in its shape. We see different…

Q: Q5. (i) With the aid of a sketch show what the Prime Meridian is. (ii) What is the “Ecliptic” as…

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Q: 2. Give two reasons why it is warmer in summer than in winter. Explain how these two effects cause…

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Q: Calculate the tidal force (the difference in gravitational force from right to left side or G(R) -…

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Q: If the Moon pulls Earth as strongly as Earth pulls the Moon, why doesn't Earth rotate around the…

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Q: 8. Compute the mass of the Earth, assuming it to be sphere of radius 6378km. Give your answer to…

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Q: what causes us to experience a year

A: The main two seasons (winter and summer) help us to experience a year. The earth rotates around the…

Q: 1. Over the course of the year, the right ascension of the Sun .... Question options:   A)…

A: Right ascension (RA) is the angular distance of a particular point measured eastward along the…

Q: Tides are 1 Earth caused Earth is tilted at rotation takes because of what type of pull? what angle?…

A: Tides are caused by gravitational pull by the moon on earth.

Q: A ship's captain with a sextant measures the altitude of the noonday Sun to be 39° toward the south…

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Q: In your own words, describe the meaning of Kepler's Third Law of Planetary Motion.  Do not use any…

A: Answer :- The square of the orbital period of a planet is proportional to the cube of the semi-major…

Q: 2. During a sunrise, the Sun appears to "rise up" from the horizon. Why does this happen? A. Earth…

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Q: 1. Assuming the moon orbits the earth in a circular pattern, which completes a 2n rotation…

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Q: Why does Earth not see a lunar eclipse once a month? A. Wait . . . there is a lunar eclipse every…

A: The lunar ellipse happens when the moon moves into the shadow of Earth.

Q: 3. Which of the following works paved way to the formulation of Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion? *…

A: Ptolemy theory     Ptolemy placed the earth at the cenre of his geocentric model. And then he…

Q: 3. If Earth didn't spin on its axis but still revolved around the Sun, would the Sun set on the…

A: To find : If the earth did not spin on its own axis, then the sun would set in which direction?

Q: How does the position of the moon and sun affect the tides? Which is more important? What is the…

A: Moon plays an essential role in influencing the tides of the ocean. Moon is much closer than the…

Q: Of the following methods, which one can you use to directly calculate the peak altitude of the Sun…

A: In this question we have to answer how we can calculate the peak altitude of the Sun in the sky.…

Q: Why does the Moon show phases in the course of the month? 1. The Earth's shadow falls on the Moon…

A: Light is actually an electromagnetic radiation considered in the visible portion of the spectrum.…

Q: 2. If Earth didn't spin on its axis but still revolved around the Sun, how long would an Earth day…

A: Generally, Day and night formation is actually due to the rotation of earth about its own axis

Q: What is the altitude of the sun for someone in Denver, United States (40 N), on December 22? (Enter…

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Q: 14. Using the fact that a 1.0-kg mass weighs 9.8 N on the surface of Earth and the radius of Earth…

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Q: Describe the differences between spring and neap tides. What are the physical reasons that cause…

A: As the sun, earth and moon are all aligned (full moon or new moon), combined pull on earth due to…

Q: Assume the radius of the earth is 3960 miles. 1)  A point ? on the surface of the earth is 1500…

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Q: Calculate the period of a satellite orbiting the Moon, 91 km above the Moon's surface. Ignore…

A: Satellite is orbiting h = 91 km above the moon surface, radius of the moon, R = 1740 km

Q: Earth's tilt toward or away from the sun determines the season and day length. Is the northern…

A: New York city in the United states is part of the the northern hemisphere. When the northern…

Q: 4. Which of the following is a unit of length? * lunar month O kelvin O candela O Light year

A: The lunar month is the unit of time. It is the time between two consecutive of the same the Moon…

Q: 9. Consider a ball thrown upward at 104 feet per second from a ledge 60 feet from the ground. If…

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Q: What is the position of the earth when the day is longer than the night in the Southern Hemisphere

A: The sun's rays fall vertically on the Tropic of Capricorn (23 ° S) i.e.  the light will fall on a…