Exam 15: Moons and Small Solar System Bodies

The actual amount of time it takes for Earth to rotate 360° on its axis is called a

The angle measured from the horizon to the line of sight to the celestial object is called the ______________.

For a period after June 21 for locations above 23 ° N, sunrise in the conterminous United States occurs _____________________ each day.

The Julian calendar, which has 365 days and a leap day every 4 years, was no longer used in Europe after 1582 because

At the time of the summer solstice, in the United States,

Parallels of latitude are parallel to the

The number of daylight hours before 12 noon is approximately the ______________ as the number after 12 noon.

"Zulu" is the designation for _____________ time.

The ______________ angle added to the altitude angle equals 90°.

The International Date Line in theory is ___________, with variations to accommodate the needs of various countries.

The longest-daylight day for people in the Northern Hemisphere at latitudes greater than 25°N occurs when the noon Sun is overhead at the

When one travels east while passing over the International Date Line,

If it is 10:00 A.M. EST in Washington, D.C., what is the time in Denver, Colorado, the longitude of which is 30° more westerly?

The maximum value of longitude is ______________.

The longest-daylight day for people in the Northern Hemisphere at latitudes greater than 30°N occurs at the

Six months of darkness at the South Pole begins when the Sun is at the

The Sun is at the vernal equinox within one or two days of which of the following dates?

The longest-daylight day for people in the Southern Hemisphere at latitudes greater than 30°S occurs at the

The shortest-daylight day for people in the Northern Hemisphere at latitudes greater than 30°N occurs at the

The parallel that is a great circle is the ______________.