Solutions for Explorations: Introduction to Astronomy
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(1.1/1.2) What is a constellation, and what is special about the zodiac constellations?Problem 4QFR:
(1.2) What causes the seasons?Problem 5QFR:
What causes the Moons phases?Problem 7QFR:
(1.2) Why does the position of sunrise along the eastern horizon change during the year?Problem 8QFR:
Why arent there eclipses each month?Problem 1TQ:
(1.1) If you were standing on Earths equator, where would you look to see the north celestial pole?...Problem 3TQ:
(1.1) Can you think of an astronomical reason why the zodiac may have been divided into 12 signs...Problem 4TQ:
Draw sketches to show the angles setting stars would make relative to the horizon for someone...Problem 7TQ:
(1.2) Why does the position of sunrise along the eastern horizon change during the year?Problem 9TQ:
(1.3) Provide two or three pieces of evidence you could use to explain to someone that the Moons...Problem 10TQ:
(1.3) If the Moon orbited Earth in the opposite direction, but everything else remained the same,...Problem 1P:
(1.1) If Earth turns one full rotation in approximately 24 hours, how many degrees per hour does the...Problem 2P:
(1.2) From a latitude of 55, what is the highest and lowest angle above the horizon of the noon Sun?...Problem 1TY:
(1.1) If you are standing at Earths North Pole, which of the following will be directly overhead?...Problem 5TY:
(1.2) In which of the following locations can the length of daylight range from zero to 24 hours?...Problem 7TY:
(1.3) You observe the Moon rising at 6 p.m., around sunset. Its phase is (a) first quarter. (b) new....Problem 8TY:
(1.3) You observe the Moon rising at 3 p.m., a few hours before sunset. Its phase is (a) between new...Browse All Chapters of This Textbook
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Chapter 1, Problem 1QFRChapter 2, Problem 1QFRChapter 3, Problem 1QFRWith the help of experiments and observations, it was found that light has both waves as well as...Chapter 5, Problem 1QFRThe diameter of pupil of human eye is 5 mm, and the wavelength in the visible range is given as 500...Gravity is the fundamental reason behind the shapes of planets, stars, and galaxies. Every object...Given that the total mass of Earth’s atmosphere is 5.1×1018 kg, the percentage abundance of N2, O2,...Chapter 7, Problem 1QFR
Chapter 8, Problem 1QFRChapter 8, Problem 1PChapter 8, Problem 2PChapter 8, Problem 3PChapter 9, Problem 1QFRChapter 9, Problem 5PJupiter is fifth planet from the Sun, which is a gas giant whose radius is around 70 thousand...Shooting star is a spark of light forms in the Earth’s atmosphere only in a fraction of a second...The Sun is huge star in our solar system. It is about 150 million kilometers(1 AU) from the Earth....The triangulation technique is used for estimating the distance between the stars. In this method a...The luminosity of the Rigel star is L=105LΘ and its temperature is T=10000 K. The luminosity of the...A star is a huge ball of glowing gas. It is made up of hydrogen gas by the process of nuclear fusion...Normally, stellar evolution ends in three major ways. They are called proton star, neutron star and...The galaxy in which our solar system belongs is called Milky Way galaxy. Milky Way galaxy is visible...Elliptical galaxy: Elliptical galaxy formed through galactic collisions. Thus the elliptical galaxy...Chapter 18, Problem 1QFRThe critical density of the Universe is 3×10−30 g/cm3 and the dark energy in the universe currently...
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