Lecture- Tutorials for Introductory Astronomy
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Ch. 4 - Which Moon position (AE) best corresponds with the...Ch. 4 - In the blank boxes below, sketch how the Moon...Ch. 4 - Shade in each of the four Moons shown in Figure 2...Ch. 4 - Which Moon position (Fl) best corresponds with the...Ch. 4 - How much of the entire Moon’s surface is...Ch. 4 - How much of the Moon’s illuminated surface is...Ch. 4 - Would your answers to Questions 5 or 6 change if...Ch. 4 - Consider the following discussion between two...Ch. 4 - If the Moon is a full Moon tonight, will the Moon...Ch. 4 - Where (in the southern sky, on the eastern...
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If the Moon is a new Moon when it rises, which of...Ch. 4 -
What time is it for the person shown in Figure...Ch. 4 -
Draw a stick figure person on Earth in Figure 1...Ch. 4 - Answer the following questions for the position of...Ch. 4 -
At what time would you look to see a...Ch. 4 -
If the Sun set below your western horizon about 2...Ch. 4 -
A friend comments to you that there was a...Ch. 4 - According to Figure 1, in which direction would...Ch. 4 - If it is wintertime right now (just after the...Ch. 4 - Since Figure 1 is a reasonable representation for...Ch. 4 - During what time(s) of year would the Sun...Ch. 4 - Does the Sun always set in precisely the same...Ch. 4 - What do the x’s in the shadow plots represent?
Ch. 4 - Approximately how much time went by from the time...Ch. 4 - Approximately how long did it take to create each...Ch. 4 - How does the direction of the stick’s shadow...Ch. 4 - Using Figures 1 and 2, in what direction would the...Ch. 4 - Clearly circle the x for the shadow that...Ch. 4 - Compare the position of the x that corresponds to...Ch. 4 - Which Shadow Plot (A or B) most closely...Ch. 4 - On Figure 2, sketch the Sun’s position shortly...Ch. 4 - Based on the shadow plots in Figure 2, during...Ch. 4 - If Shadow Plot A corresponds to the path of the...Ch. 4 - If Shadow Plot B corresponds to the path of the...Ch. 4 - If you were to mark the end of the stick’s shadow...Ch. 4 - Will the stick ever cast a shadow along the...Ch. 4 - Is there ever a clear (no clouds) day of the year...Ch. 4 - Is the direction that Earth’s axis is tilted...Ch. 4 - Using the information listed above, does Earth...Ch. 4 - Would you say the temperature stays approximately...Ch. 4 - Are the seasons (summer or winter) the same in the...Ch. 4 - Consider the following discussion between two...Ch. 4 - Do you think these differences in distance between...Ch. 4 - Consider the following discussion between two...Ch. 4 - Which of the two lighted areas (the one created by...Ch. 4 - Which of the two lighted areas is smaller?
Ch. 4 - Which of the two lighted areas receives more...Ch. 4 - If a thermometer were placed in each of the...Ch. 4 - Which of the two positions would be similar to the...Ch. 4 - Which location(s) (A–F) correspond(s) with summer...Ch. 4 - Which location(s) (A–F) correspond(s) with winter...Ch. 4 - During which season (summer or winter) is the...Ch. 4 - During which season (summer or winter) is the Sun...Ch. 4 - How are your answers to the previous two questions...Ch. 4 - How would the number of hours of sunlight and the...Ch. 4 - If, somehow, the number of daylight hours did not...Ch. 4 - If the Northern Hemisphere were tilted 90° toward...Ch. 4 - Provide two pieces of evidence to support the fact...Ch. 4 - Which two things are most directly responsible for...Ch. 4 - Given the data in Table 1, plot the motion of the...Ch. 4 - On what date was the mystery planet located...Ch. 4 - On what date was the mystery planet located...Ch. 4 - Describe how the mystery planet moved (east or...Ch. 4 - During which dates does the mystery planet appear...Ch. 4 - During which dates does this mystery planet appear...Ch. 4 - If a planet were moving with retrograde motion,...Ch. 4 - Suppose your instructor says that Mars is moving...Ch. 4 - Which direction (right or left) are the oceanic...Ch. 4 - Which is hotter, the piece of mantle material at...Ch. 4 - What direction are the pieces of mantle material...Ch. 4 - Consider the following discussion between two...Ch. 4 - Just beneath Point I on the drawing is a tropical...Ch. 4 - Just beneath Point C on the drawing is an ancient...Ch. 4 - Imagine that an impact occurred on the continental...Ch. 4 - Consider the image below of the rocky and...Ch. 4 - If a new planet were discovered, what evidence...Ch. 4 - Which TWO forms of light account for the majority...Ch. 4 - Consider the following debate between two students...Ch. 4 - Comparing the visible and the infrared types of...Ch. 4 - Comparing the ultraviolet and the infrared types...Ch. 4 - Based upon Figures 1 and 2, why is ultraviolet...Ch. 4 - What gas molecules are primarily responsible for...Ch. 4 - What are the two greenhouse gases most responsible...Ch. 4 - The Sun is approximately 6000 K at the surface and...Ch. 4 - Does Earth’s surface give off light at night? If...Ch. 4 - Consider the following debate between two students...Ch. 4 - Will the light given off by Earth’s surface easily...Ch. 4 - How does the total amount of energy coming from...Ch. 4 - What type of light primarily heats Earth’s surface...Ch. 4 - Is more energy absorbed by Earth’s surface in the...Ch. 4 - Due to the light absorbed by Earth’s surface that...Ch. 4 - Prob. 16GRPCh. 4 - Consider the following debate between two students...Ch. 4 - What was the temperature at the location of...Ch. 4 - What was the temperature at the location of Mars?
Ch. 4 - Which planets formed at temperatures hotter than...Ch. 4 - Which planets formed at temperatures cooler than...Ch. 4 - Over what range of distances from the Sun would...Ch. 4 - Over what range of distances from the Sun would...Ch. 4 - Is it likely that a large, Jovian planet would...Ch. 4 - Which of the following pairs of objects would make...Ch. 4 - Using small circles to represent Earth and the...Ch. 4 - To make a scale model of the Earth–Moon orbital...Ch. 4 - Can any combinations of the following items be...Ch. 4 - Does this mean that two Suns placed side-by-side...Ch. 4 - If you were to use a 1-foot (12-inch) basketball...Ch. 4 - If we used a basketball to represent the Sun and a...Ch. 4 - How many Moons would fit across the diameter of...Ch. 4 - Approximately how many times could the Moon’s...
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