Geography

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Where will the North Star be, relative to the celestial coordinates, 12,000 years from now? Started by tiffannnnyyyyyy	1 Replies 24 Views	Feb 28, 2020 by wuly
Earth hits its perihelion position in January. Solar radiation is proportional to the distance ... Started by tichca	1 Replies 102 Views	Feb 28, 2020 by josephsuarez
The Southern Cross is a Southern Hemisphere constellation that is as famous the big dipper in the ... Started by Mr. Wonderful	1 Replies 55 Views	Feb 28, 2020 by CourtneyCNorton
Think about the correlation of the celestial coordinate system, the tilt of Earth's axis, and the ... Started by TFauchery	1 Replies 70 Views	Feb 28, 2020 by Pariscourtney
Alpha Centauri is a famous star because it is one of the closest stars to earth (other than the Sun ... Started by 09madisonrousseau09	1 Replies 38 Views	Feb 28, 2020 by Leostella20
The planets are "wanderers" in the night sky because they move relative to the stars. However, there ... Started by audragclark	1 Replies 40 Views	Feb 28, 2020 by Kdiggy
Astrology is the folklore that arose from watching alignments in the night sky and the belief that ... Started by michelleunicorn	1 Replies 104 Views	Feb 28, 2020 by whitcassie
The belt of constellations through which all the planets move is called the ________. Started by ghost!	1 Replies 18 Views	Feb 28, 2020 by joewallace
Why did Galileo's observation that Venus showed phases like the Moon indicate that the geocentric ... Started by lidoalex	1 Replies 33 Views	Feb 28, 2020 by randomguy133
Tycho Brahe set out to disprove Copernicus, so why is he famous for developing modern astronomical theory? Started by abern	1 Replies 117 Views	Feb 28, 2020 by patma1981
Which of these men formulated the Law of Universal Gravitation? Started by nramada	1 Replies 24 Views	Feb 28, 2020 by raili21
Who wrote the book entitled Of the Revolutions of Celestial Spheres (De Revolutionibus)? Started by jake	1 Replies 42 Views	Feb 28, 2020 by SamMuagrove
Three laws of planetary motion were discovered by ________. Started by dalyningkenk	1 Replies 53 Views	Feb 28, 2020 by Cheesycrackers
This scientist determined the nature of the forces that kept the planets in their orbits. Started by SGallaher96	1 Replies 26 Views	Feb 28, 2020 by debra928
Galileo observed several features using the telescope. Which one of the following did he not discover? Started by swpotter12	1 Replies 69 Views	Feb 28, 2020 by stano32
The Bayeux Tapestry is pictured here:Which astronomical event is featured in this picture? Started by fagboi	1 Replies 27 Views	Feb 28, 2020 by Sarahjh
When viewing the planets, Mars appears to move backwards, or retrograde, because ________. Started by mrsjacobs44	1 Replies 26 Views	Feb 28, 2020 by BAOCHAU2803
The earliest astronomical records appear to have been made by the ancient Chinese, Egyptians, and ... Started by Mollykgkg	1 Replies 56 Views	Feb 28, 2020 by InfiniteSteez
What is the modern explanation for "guest stars" that appear in the night sky and then disappear? Started by kfurse	1 Replies 48 Views	Feb 28, 2020 by bigcheese9
How did Eratosthenes estimate the size of Earth? Started by RRMR	1 Replies 19 Views	Feb 28, 2020 by jlaineee
Why do the planets "drift" east relative to the stars and then move west for periods of time? Started by lunatika	1 Replies 43 Views	Feb 28, 2020 by vboyd24
The apparent westward "drift" of the planets compared to the background stars is called ________. Started by 09madisonrousseau09	1 Replies 43 Views	Feb 28, 2020 by hramirez205
Why were planets called "wanderers" by early astronomers? Started by Arii_bell	1 Replies 25 Views	Feb 28, 2020 by softEldritch
How are carbon dioxide and other trace gases thought to be potentially related to global warming? ... Started by silviawilliams41	1 Replies 38 Views	Feb 28, 2020 by Missbam101
Observe the desert and steppe climates on Figure 20.8 below. How are these climates distributed ... Started by lracut11	1 Replies 44 Views	Feb 28, 2020 by srodz