Which of the following can you observe about Venus with the naked eye? Select all that apply.
A. Venus sometimes shines brightly in the eastern sky shortly before dawn.
B. When Venus is brightest, it is visible all night long.
C. Venus is visible at midnight when it is in its full phase.
D. Venus sometimes shines brightly in the western sky shortly after sunset.

Why don’t we see an eclipse at every new and full moon? Describe the conditions needed for a solar or lunar eclipse.

If there is going to be a total lunar eclipse tonight, then you know that:
a) the Moon's phase is full.
b) the Moon's phase is new.
c) the Moon is unusually close to Earth.

Ptolemy was important in the history of astronomy because he:
a) was the first to believe in an Earth-centered universe.
b) developed a model of the solar system that made sufficiently accurate predictions of planetary positions to remain in use for many centuries.
c) was the first to believe that all orbits are perfect circles.
d) was the first to create a model of the solar system that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the centre.
e) developed the first scientific model of the universe.

Match the correct vocabulary word(s) with each definition given.

Match the correct vocabulary word(s) with each definition given.

area of reduced precipitation on one side of a mountain range

From Kepler's third law, a hypothetical planet that is twice as far from the Sun as Earth should have a period of:
A) 1/2 of one Earth year.
B) one Earth year.
C) more than two Earth years.
D) two Earth years.
E) It depends on the planet's mass.

Job satisfaction has a ________________ correlation with affective commitment.

A. moderate weak

B. strong positive

C. moderate

D. weak positive

E. weak negative

The monomers of nucleic acids consist of a phosphate group, a five-carbon sugar, and a?

Scene Builder ____________.

a. generates CSS files

b. requires you to choose a default JavaFX CSS style

c. does not allow you to customize the style in your application by changing a widget’s properties

d. uses JavaFX Modena CSS style by default

Components of responsive web design include:

A. valid syntax, embedded CSS, media queries

B. fluid layout, valid syntax, embedded CSS

C. fluid layout, flexible images, media queries

D. flexible images, media queries, valid syntax

What did the United States Supreme Court conclude in its 1857 ruling on the Dred Scott case?

View from the Moon. Assume you live on the Moon, near the center of the face that looks toward Earth.
a. Suppose you see a full earth in your sky. What phase of the Moon would people on Earth see? Explain.
b. Suppose people on Earth see a full moon. What phase would you see for Earth? Explain.
c. Suppose people on Earth see a waxing gibbous moon. What phase would you see for Earth? Explain.
d. Suppose people on Earth are viewing a total lunar eclipse. What would you see from your home on the Moon? Explain

The Sun reaches the zenith (directly overhead) at midday. Select all the options that make the statement true.
a. on the equator every day
b. on the equator only on the March and September equinoxes
c. on the Arctic circle (66.5°N) on the June solstice
d. everywhere in the Southern Hemisphere on the December solstice
e. everywhere in the Northern Hemisphere on the June solstice
f. everywhere within the tropics (between latitudes 23.5°N and 23.5°S) on two dates each year

What are circumpolar stars? Are more stars circumpolar at the North Pole or in the United States? Explain.