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Science Quiz 2

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True or false Sometimes people do not want to change their belief regardless of the evidence. True
True or false Early astronomical observations did not conform to the expected predictions of the transparent sphere hypothesis. True
The predictions of an assumed hypothesis are the result of _____ reasoning. Deductive
True or false A scientist should be willing to change his or her theory if the evidence does not support it. True
Sometimes people do not want to believe the apparent truth because _____ they just want to retain their prior knowledge they do not know about new evidence they may not consider all the evidence
True or false The physical (natural) laws which establish how things work can be investigated by the scientific method. True
Does every person on Earth see the same part of the sky? No
A hemisphere represents what part of a sphere? 1/2
The line where the Earth and sky seem to meet forms the _____ Horizon
The point on the celestial sphere directly above an observer's head is called the _____ zenith
True or false Polaris is always located at the zenith. False
Why do the stars of the northern sky appear to circle around Polaris? The Earth is rotating around its axis.
Where would you see Polaris if you were at the equator? on the north horizon
If Polaris cannot be seen because it is just a little below the horizon, then you must be located: just a little south of the equator
The astrolabe must be level in order to read what 4 things properly? altitude plum bob protractor degree scale
Altitude is the angle measured above ______ horizon
Recording the location of a star requires a measurement of: altitude azimuth time
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