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    PHYS 1401: Descriptive Astronomy Summer 2016

    Quiz 02: Solar and Sidereal Day


    Answer each of the following questions using your clicker. You must respond using your clicker; papers will not be marked by
    hand.
    You may use your lab notebook and a calculator. Each question is worth 3 points, and there is no partial credit. When you have
    completed both quizzes, please return this quiz paper to me, and you are free to leave.

    71. True or false: The sun is directly overhead (Alt = 90°) on 06/21 at precisely noon (12:00) for every location on the Earth.
    72. For our location here in Conway, when is the sun is directly overhead (Alt = 90°)?
    A) At 13:11:44 on 06/21. C) At 12:08:14 on 12/21. E) Never. The sun never actually
    B) At 13:02:36 on 09/21. D) At 13:16:50 on 03/21. reaches Alt = 90° in Conway.

    73. True or false: When the sun crosses the meridian on 06/21/16, it will appear directly overhead (alt ≅ 90°) if you are standing on the Earth’s
    equator (latitude = 0°).
    74. At precisely noon (12:00) on 09/21/16, where is the sun located in the sky? Choose the answer which most closely matches your
    coordinates.
    A) Az = 121°59’20” Alt = 70°32’47” C) Az = 153°48’45” Alt = 52°18’33”
    B) Az = 148°26’10” Alt = 51°03’13” D) Az = 177°47’22” Alt = 31°26’33”

    75. At what time does the sun cross the meridian on 12/21/16? Choose the answer which most closely matches your own data.
    A) 12:00. Noon is noon, no matter B) 12:08:14 D) 13:11:44
    what/no matter where! C) 13:02:36 E) 13:16:50

    76. When the sun crosses the meridian on 03/21/17, what is its altitude? Choose the answer which matches your observation most closely.
    A) 31°29’ B) 45° C) 55°26’ D) 78°21’ E) 90°

    77. How long is one solar day?


    A) 23h56m B) 24h C) 24h4m D) 24h56m E) 365d6h

    78. How long is one sidereal day?


    A) 23h56m B) 24h C) 24h4m D) 24h56m E) 365d6h

    79. A star trail on a photograph is measured to have an angle of arc θ = 75.5°. The exposure time of the photograph is known to be t = 300
    minutes. Use this information to calculate the length of a sidereal day in hours. Submit your answer numerically, with a single decimal
    and no units (XX.x).
    ⎛ 360° ⎞ ⎛ 360° ⎞
    day = ( t )⎜ ⎟ = ( 300min)⎜ ⎟ = 1430min
    ⎝ θ ⎠ ⎝ 75.5° ⎠
    1430min
    hours = = 23.8h
    ( )
    min
    60 hour
    80. Is this experimental value a little longer or a little shorter than the known length of a sidereal day?
    A) A little bit longer. B) A little bit shorter.

    Quiz 02 Solar & Sidereal Day

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