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Astonomy Quiz Stack

Astronomy Quiz Studystack

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This part of the sundial has a differnt angle for the mayans than the egyptians because they lived at different lattitudes? Gnomon
This is what the earth lies on as it orbits the sun? Ecliptic Plane
These Southwestern cities were designmed in circles to track celestial objects? Chaco Canyon
What is the tilt of the earth's axis? 23.5 Degrees
This wobbly top type motion of the earth on it's axis will overtime cause the North star toi change from Polaris to Vega Precession
These groups of stars are visible at night on the horizon only during certain seasons seasonal constellations
The orbital path of a planet over the course of 1 planetary year revolution
What is the nameof the North Star, which the constellations currently appear to orbit? Polaris
Culture that created calendars predicting many years into the future? Mayans
Greek astronomer who determined the earth's circumference during the summer solstice Eratosthenes
What are the five circumpolar constellations? Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Cassiopeia, Cepheus, & Draco
celestial motion that causes day and night rotation
Are stars close to each other in space? No,they just appear that way from earth.
this happens when the moon comes between the earth and the sun during the day and blocks the sun's light solar eclipse
this is a place with a group of tall rocks placed in a circle Stonehenge
These imaginary lines around the earth help navigators tell how far north or south they are latitude
these cause a snake to appear to come down the steps of Chichen Itza small dips that reflect the sunlight's angle
this causes far away objects to appear to be less offset (smaller angle)--so stars appear to change places in the sky parallax
this is a circular chart with constellation signs that is used in astrology zodiac
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