Apparent motion of the sun around the sky a. on May 21, the sun appears to be in

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Apparent motion of the sun around the sky a. on May 21, the sun appears to be in the constellation ____. b. on May 21, what constellation would we see high in the sky around midnight? c. the apparent motion of the sun through the zodiac constellations is _____ (clockwise/counterclockwise) or ______ (east to west/west to east) as seen from earth. a. what fraction of the moon is illuminated at any one time? ____ b. the complete cycle of lunar phases takes ______ days. At about what time does each of these phases rise and set? a. first quarter rises about ______ and sets at about ______ b. waxing gibbous moon rises about _____ and sets about ____ c. third quarter moon rises about _______ and sets at about ______ d. new moon rises at about ______ and sets at about ______. Which phase of the moon would you see: a. in the west near the setting sun _____ b. in the southeast at sunset _____ c. in the south at sunset _____ If the moon rises at sunset tonight, when will it rise a week from now? ____ Sorry Pink Floyd: the dark side of the moon is really a myth. Explain. We see the same side of the moon from Earth. Does the moon rotate? Why or why not? Explain. a. as viewed from above, the moon revolves around Earth in a _____ fashion. (clockwise/counterclockwise) b. the plane representing Earth's orbit is called the _______. c. the moons' orbit is also in the ecliptic ____ (TF) a. the points in the lunar orbit in which the moon is in the ecliptic are called ______. b. how many of these points are there in an orbit? ______ c. for an eclipse to occur, the line of _____ must point toward the ____.

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1.a) gemini 1.b) scorpion 2.a) zero 2.b) 29.5 days Explanation: the lunar phase in total from new moon to next moon takes 29.5 days.

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