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The sketch showing the positions of Earth, Sun and Venus when it appears as the morning star and when it appears as the evening star.
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For an entire year, you carefully plot and track the sun's position relative to the background stars (i.e., the celestial sphere). Which of the following is an accurate description of what you observe for the sun's annual drift relative to the celestial sphere?
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a.
the sun appears to shift only north or south, with no apparent drift east or west
b.
each day, the sun appears to drift primarily from east to west
c.
each day, the sun appears to drift primarily from west to east
d.
the sun does not appear to drift at all relative to the background stars, as defined by our 24 hour day
Use the table to answer questions 13 through 15.
A student collects the following data about the Sun, stars, moon, and Earth.
Time of Day Sun Visible Moon Visible Stars Visible
5 am
Sun Location
Near horizon
Above horizon
Overhead
Yes
No
Yes
10 am
No
Yes
No
No
1 pm
5 pm
9 pm
Yes
No
Near horizon
No
Yes
No
Not visible
No
Yes
Yes
O What research question is the student investigating?
A. How long does it take Earth to rotate on its axis?
B. Does the moon rotate at a faster rate than Earth does?
C. How do the locations of the stars relate to the moon?
D. What is the relationship between time of day and seeing objects in
the sky?
The sidereal day is one rotation of the Earth relative to the
The
day is longer by 4 minutes.
O Sun; stars; solar
O Stars; sun; solar
O Sun; stars; sidereal
O Stars; sun; sidereal
while the solar day is one rotation of the Earth relative to the
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