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Which star is brighter? Star A= -5 or Star B= -4 Star A
How far away is this star? m= -1 and M= -4 More than 10pcs away
How far away is this star? m= 2 and M= 3 Less than 10pcs away
Which star appears brighter? Star A= -1 and Star B= -3 Star B
Zenith Highest point in the sky
Model that proved the "loops" in the sky were an illusion Copernicus
Copernicus's model Heliocentric
Ptolemy's model Geocentric
Key discovery of Copernicus model Phases of Venus
Best description of the true orbits of the planets in the solar system? Low-eccentricity ellipses
Circumference of the Earth ? 40,000 km
Average distance from the Earth to the sun? 150,000,000km
Location of Polaris at El Paso? 32 degrees
Location of Polaris at the North Pole? 90 degrees
What causes seasons? Tilt of the Earth's axis
Imaginary line that runs from North to South? Meridian
Planets speed up in their orbits as they approach the Sun and slow down as they recede from it is which law? Kepler's 2nd law
Planets have elliptical orbits with the Sun at one focus is which law? Kepler's 1st law
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