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Which motion causes observers on Earth to see different constellation at different times of the year?

• Earth revolves around the constellations

• Earth revolves around the Sun

• The constellations revolve around the moon which revolves around the Earth

• The constellations revolve directly around the Sun

What is the altitude of Polaris from Massena New York

• 19 degrees

• 90 degrees

• 25 degrees

• 45 degrees

Which planets foci points have the least distance in between them?

• Pluto

• Mars

• Venus

• Saturn

On a sunny day at the beach, the dark colored sand gets hot while the water stays cool because the sand

• Reflects less energy and has a lower specific heat than the water

• Reflects less energy and has a higher specific heat than the water

• Reflects more energy and has a lower specific heat than the water

• Reflects more energy and has a higher specific heat than the water

What is the altitude of polaris from Syracuse, New York?

• 20

• 43

• 90 degrees

• 43 degrees

What type of moon phase does it need to be for a solar eclipse to occur?

• New Moon

• Full moon

• Third-Quarter

• Waxing- Gibbous

How does the continental crust compare to oceanic crust?

• Less dense and thinner

• Less dense and thicker

• More dense and thinner

• More dense and thicker

What is a heliocentric model?

• Sun centered system

• earth centered system

• Jupiter centered system

• Circular system

Which factor is a major cause of seasonal changes on Earth

• Tilt of Earth's axis

• Wobble of Earth's axis

• Change in the Suns rate of rotation

• Change in the Earth's distance from the sun

Which weather tool would be used to calculate air pressure?

• Wind vane

• Barometer

• Sling psychrometer

• Thermometer