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1. a total solar eclipse can only be seen by people in the area to Earth within the moons umbra

2. earth rotates on its axis about once every year

3. night and day on earth are caused by earths revolution around the sun

4. the lack of a breathable atmoshere on the moon is one of the disadvantages of bldg. a moon colony

5. the motion of the moon from east to west durning single night is an ex. of real motion

6.the summer solstice begins in june in the northern hemisphere and in december in the southern hemisphere

2007-05-26 11:30:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Astronomy & Space

9 answers

1. true
2. false - every day
3. true
4. somewhat true - there is also no water
5. true
6. true

2007-05-26 11:34:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

1) True. The umbra is the path of totality.
2) False. It rotates once per day.
3) False. Cause by rotation about the Earth's axis.
4) True. There are many other issues as well.
5) False. It is apparent motion caused by the Earth's rotation.
6) True. This is caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis relative to the plane of its revolution around the Sun.

2007-05-26 18:58:46 · answer #2 · answered by cscokid77 3 · 0 1

Too many people are saying true for 5. The East-to-West motion of the moon through the sky is apparant motion. The moon's west-to-east motion through the celestial sphere is an example of real motion. 5 is false.

2007-05-26 21:26:57 · answer #3 · answered by Arkalius 5 · 0 0

1. True
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. True
6. True

2007-05-26 19:41:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

1. True
2. False- rotates once every day
3. False- rotation of the earth. seasons caused by revolution
4. true
5. true
6 False -begins in october in the southern hemisphere.

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2007-05-26 21:28:31 · answer #5 · answered by martinpaul2001 3 · 0 1

If you don't know the answer to number 2, 3, or 4 you should be ashamed.


6 is true.

2007-05-26 18:33:21 · answer #6 · answered by Lady Geologist 7 · 0 2

1. true

2. false (once per day)

3. false (by its rotation on its axis)

4. true

5. true

6. false (the solstice *happens*, it doesn't last, it is an instant)

2007-05-26 18:34:40 · answer #7 · answered by SpookyVince 5 · 0 2

T, F, F, T, ?, F

Do not trust my answers.

2007-05-26 18:39:07 · answer #8 · answered by kearneyconsulting 6 · 0 2

true, false, false, false, true, true

2007-05-26 18:55:47 · answer #9 · answered by butterscotch 3 · 0 2

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