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Astronomy
AST
103
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Fall
2010
Homework
Assignment
1
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A9empt
all
ques=ons
NAME:
_________________________________________________________________________
1. The
apparent
path
that
the
Sun
follows
daily
across
the
sky
is
called:
⃝
a)
the
Declina=on
⃝
b)
the
Celes=al
Equator
⃝
c)
the
Celes=al
Meridian
⃝
d)
the
Eclip=c
3. When
observing
a
planet’s
mo=on
from
the
Earth,
retrograde
mo=on
refers
to:
⃝
a)
Its
slow
westward
mo=on
from
night
to
night
compared
to
the
background
stars
⃝
b)
its
slow
eastward
mo=on
from
night
to
night
compared
to
the
background
stars
⃝
c)
its
apparent
westward
mo=on
across
the
sky
due
to
the
rota=on
of
the
Earth
⃝
d)
its
apparent
eastward
mo=on
across
the
sky
due
to
the
rota=on
of
the
Earth
4. During
a
new
Moon,
what
frac=on
of
the
Moon’s
total
surface
appears
illuminated
when
viewed
from
the
Earth?
⃝
a)
a
quarter
⃝
b)
half
⃝
c)
the
en=re
surface
⃝
d)
less
than
a
tenth