an observer in the n.hemisphere watches the sky for 7 hours. due to motion of earth, observer notice stars?

Question

The questions is, an observer in the northern hemisphere watches the sky for several hours. due to the motion of the earth, observer notice that the stars near the north celestial pole appear to move.
a. counter clock wide around the celestial pole
b. clockwide around the celextial pole
c. left to right
d. right to left
e. nearly veritically upward.

Answer 1

Is the observer facing north or south?
facing south

would not be able to see the celestial pole but might get the impression of the stars moving clockwise

He would see the stars move left to right

Facing North
Stars move counter clockwise around the pole

Stars would move right to left

Answer 2

Answer is A
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west and appears to move because the earth is rotating in a direction from west To east. Stars would have the same aparent motion as the earth rotates. However the stars over the north pole would not appear to move while the stars lower in the southern horizon would appear to move the most.




C & D are wrong because to be left or right depends on the way you are facing

E.) verticle upward would indicate linear motion and not rotational motion. The earth rotates on its axis

Answer 3

...the same direction as the sun. So just face North, trace today's path of the sun with your arm, and you'll have your answer.

Pretty much everything not manmade in the sky revolves around the North celestial pole, due to Earth spinning on it's axis once per day.

Answer 4

Again with your very EASY homework.

Please, just read the text. I don't want to contribute to you being a mental midget who got a passing grade by having everyone else do her thinking for her.

This one's so easy, you wouldn't need the text to answer. Just go stand outside tonight for several hours and record what you see the night sky do.

Don't be lazy.