Summative Exam Review; Motions of Earth, Moon, and Sun

On which two dates could the Sun have followed path C-C^'?

• October 22 & March 28

• September 9 & January 7

• January 27 & August 21

• May 7 & August 1

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Which path was recorded on a day that had 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness?

• A-A^'

• B-B^'

• C-C^'

• D-D^'

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Which would be the approximate length of daylight for the observer, when the Sun travels along the entire length of path A-A^'?

• 9 hours

• 12 hours

• 15 hours

• 18 hours

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Which observations about the Sun's apparent path on June 21 is best supported by the diagram?

• the Sun appears to move across the sky at a rate of 1⁰ per hour

• the Sun's total daytime path is shortest on this date

• Sunrise occurs north of east

• Sunset occurs south of west

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Which motion causes the apparent rising and setting of the moon each day as seen from a location in New York State?

• Earth revolving around the Sun

• the moon revolving around Earth

• Earth rotating on its axis

• the moon rotating on its axis

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As Earth revolves in orbit from its January position to its July position, the angle between its axis and orbital plane will

• decrease

• increase

• remain the same

As the pendulum swings for six hours, it will

• appear to change position due to Earth's rotation

• appear to change position due to Earth's revolution

• continue to swing between A and A^' due to inertia

• continue to swing between A and A^' due to air pressure

Earth will travel from A to B in

• 1 day

• 2.5 days

• 27.3 days

• 29.5 days

In respect to Earth at position B, in which phase is the moon?

• full

• new

• gibbous

• crescent

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When Earth is at position B, how long must the moon travel beyond where it is shown to be in the same phase as it was in position A?

• 1 day

• 2 days

• 6 hours

• 7 days

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