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Discussion Questions. From what you know about astronomical units and light-years, how would you define a light-minute? From what you know about astronomical units and light-years, how would you define a light-minute?

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  1. Discussion Questions • From what you know about astronomical units and light-years, how would you define a light-minute? • From what you know about astronomical units and light-years, how would you define a light-minute? • Describe the path that a star on the celestial equator follows from the time it rises until it sets for • a. a person at a latitude of 60° N and • b. a person at the equator. • What information does a star's Greek letter designation convey? • Why can neither Venus nor Mercury remain visible throughout the night as the full moon does? Why are they never visible near the eastern horizon at sunset?

  2. Quiz Questions 1. Scientific notation is used in science because a. it makes it easy to write large or small numbers. b. all astronomical distances are expressed in metric units. c. it makes conversions between units easy. d. all of the above e. none of the above

  3. Quiz Questions 2. If light takes 8 minutes to reach Earth from the sun and 5 hours and 18 minutes to reach Pluto, what is the approximate distance from the sun to Pluto? a. 5.3 AU b. 40 AU c. 40 ly d. 5.3 ly e. 0.6 ly

  4. Quiz Questions 3. What does the size of the image of a star in a photograph tell us about the star? a. the diameter of the star b. the brightness of the star c. the mass of the star d. the temperature of the star e. the distance to the star

  5. Quiz Questions 4. An observer on Earth's equator would find a. Polaris directly overhead. b. Polaris 40° above the northern horizon. c. that the celestial equator coincides with the horizon. d. the celestial equator passing directly overhead. e. that the ecliptic coincides with the horizon.

  6. Quiz Questions 5. If the north celestial pole appears on your horizon, what is your latitude? a. 90° N b. 90° S c. 0° d. 45° N e. The latitude of the observer cannot be determined from the information given.

  7. Quiz Questions 6. What is the approximate latitude of the observer in the diagram below? a. 90° N b. 90° S c. 50° N d. 50° S e. 0°

  8. Quiz Questions 7. An observer in the Northern Hemisphere takes a time exposure photograph of the night sky. If the illustrations to the right depict photographs taken by the observer, which direction was the camera pointing? a. straight north b. straight east c. straight south d. straight west e. straight up, directly overhead

  9. Quiz Questions 8. The apparent visual magnitude of a star is a measure of the star's a. size. b. brightness. c. distance. d. color. e. temperature.

  10. Answers • 1. a • 2. b • 3. b • 4. d • 5. c • 6. c • 7. c d a • b

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