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30. If vou live at latitude of 28 degrees North, what is the angle you observe between the
northern horizon and North Celestial pole?
A. 62 degrees
B. 28 degrees
C. 23.5 degrees
D. 21 degrees
31. The angular diameter of the sun is about 0.5 degrees. Since we know the sun can be
eclipsed by the moon, the moon's angular diameter in are minutes must be at least
(60 arc min = 1 degree):
A. 0.5 arc minutes
B. 5 arc minutes
C. 50 arc minutes
D. 30 arc minutes
32. Solar or lunar eclipses occur
A. when the sun is near the line of nodes and the moon is new or full
B. at any new moon or full moon
C. usually at vernal or autumnal equinox
D. only at summer or winter solstice
33. What is true about the seasons?
A. Earth is closer to the sun in the summer.
B. The period of direct sunlight in the northern hemisphere is longer during its winter.
C. The tilt of the Earth has nothing to do with the seasons.
D. When it is winter in the northern hemisphere, it is summer in the southern
hemisphere.
Transcribed Image Text:30. If vou live at latitude of 28 degrees North, what is the angle you observe between the northern horizon and North Celestial pole? A. 62 degrees B. 28 degrees C. 23.5 degrees D. 21 degrees 31. The angular diameter of the sun is about 0.5 degrees. Since we know the sun can be eclipsed by the moon, the moon's angular diameter in are minutes must be at least (60 arc min = 1 degree): A. 0.5 arc minutes B. 5 arc minutes C. 50 arc minutes D. 30 arc minutes 32. Solar or lunar eclipses occur A. when the sun is near the line of nodes and the moon is new or full B. at any new moon or full moon C. usually at vernal or autumnal equinox D. only at summer or winter solstice 33. What is true about the seasons? A. Earth is closer to the sun in the summer. B. The period of direct sunlight in the northern hemisphere is longer during its winter. C. The tilt of the Earth has nothing to do with the seasons. D. When it is winter in the northern hemisphere, it is summer in the southern hemisphere.
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