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Which objects appear to move against the background of stars?
Which objects appear to move against the background of stars?
- Planets (correct)
- Restaurants
- Mountains
- Constellations
What is the narrow band in the sky that includes constellations such as Taurus, Leo, and Virgo called?
What is the narrow band in the sky that includes constellations such as Taurus, Leo, and Virgo called?
- Horizon
- Equator
- Ecliptic
- Zodiac (correct)
Which planets can be seen all night long when they are visible?
Which planets can be seen all night long when they are visible?
- Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn (correct)
- Earth and Mars
- Jupiter and Venus
- Venus and Mercury
When can Venus and Mercury be seen?
When can Venus and Mercury be seen?
Which planet is the brightest object in the night sky, other than the moon?
Which planet is the brightest object in the night sky, other than the moon?
When is Mercury visible in the sky?
When is Mercury visible in the sky?
What causes objects in the sky to appear to move?
What causes objects in the sky to appear to move?
What determines whether a planet is visible all night long?
What determines whether a planet is visible all night long?
What do objects outside appear to do when the restaurant turns?
What do objects outside appear to do when the restaurant turns?
What is the band in the sky called where the planets appear to move?
What is the band in the sky called where the planets appear to move?
Which of the following is true about meteors?
Which of the following is true about meteors?
What are comets made of?
What are comets made of?
What do scientists infer about stars?
What do scientists infer about stars?
What are constellations?
What are constellations?
How many constellations are there in Western culture?
How many constellations are there in Western culture?
Where do most constellation names used today come from?
Where do most constellation names used today come from?
What does the constellation Leo represent?
What does the constellation Leo represent?
What is Polaris commonly known as?
What is Polaris commonly known as?
Why do stars appear to move in the sky?
Why do stars appear to move in the sky?
Why do constellations and star patterns appear to change throughout the year?
Why do constellations and star patterns appear to change throughout the year?
According to Aryabhata, why do the stars appear to move in the night sky?
According to Aryabhata, why do the stars appear to move in the night sky?
What did Aryabhata suggest about the moon and the planets?
What did Aryabhata suggest about the moon and the planets?
What is a satellite?
What is a satellite?
How many planets in the solar system are visible from Earth without a telescope?
How many planets in the solar system are visible from Earth without a telescope?
What is the moon's relationship to Earth?
What is the moon's relationship to Earth?
How many stars can you see in the night sky using just your eyes?
How many stars can you see in the night sky using just your eyes?
What is a planet?
What is a planet?
What did Aryabhata use to make his discoveries about the stars and the moon?
What did Aryabhata use to make his discoveries about the stars and the moon?
What do historians think Aryabhata realized about the motion of the stars?
What do historians think Aryabhata realized about the motion of the stars?
What questions do you ask yourself when you look at the night sky?
What questions do you ask yourself when you look at the night sky?
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