What are the difference between the equinoxes and the solstices?

Q: What is declination? Discuss the degree of declination of the Moon and Sun relative to Earth’s…

A: First of all in order to understand the concept of declination, we must be knowing the difference…

Q: The earth revolves around the sun in exactly 365 1/4 days which is equivalent to 1 year. To make up…

A: Earth revolves around the sun in =365 1/4 days Everyday has 24 hours Total hours in a year= 8760…

Q: How to know the time zones.

A: Time zone Time zone is used to narrate the, current time out of 24 hours  of different  region in…

Q: What angle would Earth's tilt need to be in order for there to be no seasons on Earth? Group of…

A: If the Earth’s pole would be perpendicular to the Sun, the Sun will always be on the Earth’s horizon…

Q: At what time of day might you see a full moon just rising above the eastern horizon? 6 PM noon 6 AM…

A: Solution:  The answer is Option A) 6 PM

Q: The Moon is just entering the waning gibbous phase. In how many days will it enter the waning…

A: The moon has to travel one full while moving from a point at the beginning of warning gibbous phase…

Q: Why are all tides higher at the time of a full or new Moon?

A: The tides in the ocean are one of the explicit evidence of the effect of gravitational force between…

Q: What is located at the International Date Line and the Arctic Circle?

A: The international date line is an imaginary border that stretches through the middle of the Pacific…

Q: which factor has the greatest influence on the number of daylight hours that a particular earth…

A: which factor has the greatest influence on the number of daylight hours.

Q: When do neap tides occur?

A: Tides are formed due to the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun as these bodies interact with…

Q: What is the difference between a sidereal month and a synodic revolution for the Earth?

A: One sidereal month is the time taken by moon to complete one revolution around the Earth with…

Q: Distinguish between an umbra and and a penumbra?

A: An umbra is the central innermost and darkest part of a shadow. It is where the light source is…

Q: For Denton, Texas what is the length of the daylight on the summer solstice?

A: When one pole of the Earth tilts toward the Sun, the summer solstice or midsummer occurs. During the…

Q: In December does the northern hemisphere tilt towards or away from the sun?

A: Earth's tilt's inclination in space does not shift during the year; hence, in June, the Northern…

Q: For each date, below, indicate if the noon Sun is fast or slow and provide the clock time that the…

A: Given : To indicate if the noon sun is fast or slow at the given date and to provide the time at…

Q: What would an absolute date look like for a certain day, such April 27, 2015?

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Q: The Earth is constantly in motion. The diagram below shows which Earth moves. Which event occurs as…

A: Required : Effect of rotation of Earth.

Q: What is the reason behind the precession of the equinoxes?

A: Equinoxes are two pints at which the projection of the Earth’s equator on the celestial sphere…

Q: In astronomy, what is meant by "local noon"? in other words, where is the sun at "local noon"?

A: Local noon occurs when the Sun is seen exactly in the south direction.

Q: Calculate the zenith angle at solar noon at a latitude of 40° N on January 19.

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Q: CLASSIFY THE MOTION AS DIURNAL, ANNUAL, AND PRECESSION OF EQUINOXES

A: The movement of different celestial bodies can be described as diurnal motion, annual motion, and…

Q: What is an equinox?

A: An equinox is defined as the time when the length of the day and the night are equal. Every year has…

Q: The reading taken on a sailing ship shows that on December 21 the noonday Sun has an altitude of 79…

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Q: Why does the Moon show phases in the course of the month? 1. The Earth's shadow falls on the Moon…

A: Light is actually an electromagnetic radiation considered in the visible portion of the spectrum.…

Q: find the solar altitude and azimuth at 10:00 AM on November 3 at 36 deg latitude and 43 deg…

A: The solar zenith angle is the angle between the sun’s rays and the vertical direction.  The solar…

Q: Why Earth have 365 days per year?

A: We need to give the reason why the earth has 365 days in a year.

Q: if high tide occurs at 4 a.m on Tuesday, at approximately what time will the next low tide occur? 4…

A: SOlution: what is the time between high and low tide.

Q: If the Earth’s axis were not tilted, what effect would this have on the seasons?

A: At present Earth is tilted 23.5 degrees on its axis. This is the primary reason for the seasons.…

Q: Describe how the seasons would be different if the Earth's axis of rotation, rather than having its…

A: If the axis is at 0°, there would be no change in distance from the sun. So there would be no change…

Q: How much does the sky weigh?

A: the sky weighs 14.7 lbs per square inch of earth surface which is roughly 11 billion billion pounds.…

Q: Over the course of the year, the right ascension of the Sun ....?

A: Since over the course of a year, the Sun must move through 24 hours of right ascension to return to…

Q: Identify the (two) dates during the year that the zenith is situated over each latitude, below.…

A: answer :-  6.20o south latitude

Q: The Moon changes phase every how many days?

A: The moon completes one revolution around the earth in 27.3 days but the lunar phase cycle i.e.( from…

Q: At approximately what latitude in degrees is the noonday Sun overhead on December 1?

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Q: Earth's tilt toward or away from the sun determines the season and day length. Is the northern…

A: New York city in the United states is part of the the northern hemisphere. When the northern…

Q: At what latitude does the Sun cross the zenith at midday in the southern hemisphere on the day of…

A: One in the Northern Hemisphere called the Tropic of Cancer at +23.5° latitude and one in the…

Q: What is precession?

A: Precession is defined as the slow axial movement of a spinning object around another axis.