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What is the zero point for altitude?   Horizon  
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The above, or below, the celestial equator is...   Declination  
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What are the Right Ascension & Declination coordinates of the Summer Solstice?   6h, 23.5 degrees  
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What is the apparent path of the Sun in the sky?   Ecliptic  
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When you are standing at 34 degrees North Latitude, what is the altitude of the North Celestial Pole?   34 degrees  
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What is the old definition of a constellation?   A connect-the-dot image in the sky  
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What do we learn from Bayer designation?   A star's brightness relative to other stars in its constellation  
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How long does it take for the Moon to complete one orbit of the Earth?   27.3 days  
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The period of the Moon's phases is it's:   Synodic Period  
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In correct order, what is the missing Moon phase: 1st quarter, __________, Full?   Waxing Gibbous  
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On December 22nd, what phase is the Moon in when it is located at the Summer Solstice?   Full  
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What phase would the Earth appear to be in if we could view it from the Moon during the Waning Gibbous phase?   Waxing Crescent  
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During which type of eclipse is the Sun's corona visible?   Total Solar  
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Which of the following must be true for the lunar eclipse to occur?   The Moon must be full and at a node  
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A geocentric model, with the planets orbiting the Sun   Tycho Brahe  
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Used epicycles to explain retrograde motion   Ptolemy  
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A heliocentric model, using elliptical orbits   Johannes Kelper  
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The basis of the Prutenic Tables   Nicolaus Copernicus  
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Which of the follow was one of Galileo's discoveries?   Sunspots  
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What does Kelper's 2nd Law tell us?   Equal area is swept out in equal time  
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What does Newton's 1st Law tell us?   An object at rest will stay at rest, unless acted upon by a force  
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Einstein's photoelectric effect showed that light...   Acts as a particle  
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Which of these regions of the electromagnetic spectrum has the highest frequency?   Ultraviolet  
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What type of telescope can suffer from spherical aberration?   Reflector  
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Which type of telescope includes a flat secondary mirror?   Reflector  
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What is meant by active optics?   Shape of the mirror can be controlled  
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Which modern instrument spreads out the light according to wavelength?   Spectrograph  
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Which of the Great Observatories looks at the longest wavelength radiation?   Spitzer  
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Which telescope should be used to observe emission from extremely hot gases?   Chandra  
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Two atoms are considered different elements when one has...   A different number of protons  
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How can electrons become excited?   By collisions and absorbing a photon an rising to a higher energy level  
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Absorption spectra occur due to:   An electrons taking in the energy of photons and moving to a higher energy level  
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Why are the Balmer lines weak in cool stars?   The Hydrogen is mostly in the ground state  
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Which of the following spectral classes contain the hottest stars?   Class B stars  
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What is the second most common element the Sun?   Helium  
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