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How the apparent change of position of constellations over time provides evidence of earths revolution around the sun?
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Why do you name meteor showers after constellations?
Periodic showers which, due to their position and trajectory, appear to originate from specific constellations are named for that constellation.
How does the big dipper change with the seasons?
From the viewpoint of the Earth, all the constellations 'revolve' around Polaris (the North star. As the Earth orbits the sun, its relative position to the constellations changes - and they appear to move across the night-sky.
What evidence is there for asteroid impacts on planets?
Craters and the position of the planet.
If you are playing outside and you judge time by the position of the sun in the sky which of these are you using to gauge time?
apparent solar time
What is apparent solar time determined by?
Its position and apparent movement around the sky. "Apparent solar time" is based on the "apparent solar day", reckoned by defining as 'solar noon' the moment of the Sun's highest altitude above the horizon on any given day. (That's when the Sun crosses the observer's meridian.) Apparent solar days do not have the exact same length (from one solar noon to the next) throughout the year, which is surprising to some at first. This is why the first approaches to creating a solid "standard time" involved determining the length of the 'mean solar day' (average solar day).
How does the change in the apparent position of the constellations provide evidence for earth's rotation and revolution?
A guess was made as to the layout and behavior of the players, then this model extrapolated to see if it matched the real thing.
The fact that the position of the constellations seems to change throughout the year is evidence that?
the earth is revolving
Where does the earth have to be in order to see constellations?
The earth's position has no affect on constellations' visibility. The position of the viewer on the surface of the earth will affect what constellations are visible.
A constellations changing position in the sky at the same time of the evening over a period of several weeks is evidence that what?
Earth's rotation around the Sun.
One lines of evidence of earth's revolution around the sun is?
It is the varying position of a constellation over a period of weeks.
Why do you name meteor showers after constellations?
Periodic showers which, due to their position and trajectory, appear to originate from specific constellations are named for that constellation.
What is a stars apparent shift in position?
Motion
What are the difference between actual position and apparent position of the stick?
duhhh
The fact that the position of the constellations seems to change throughout the year is?
Earth is revolving....
What is constellations changing position in the night sky due to?
That is due to the rotation of Earth.
What are the evidences that earth revolves around the sun?
Several pieces of evidence. For example, the parallax: the apparent position of a nearby star changes slightly, because of the change in Earth's position. That is, its position now will not be exactly the same as its position 6 months later, when Earth is on the other side of its orbit. This is used to calculate the distance of nearby stars.
In ancient times how did people observe the skies and make observations about the seasons?
People would observe the skies just by looking directly with the naked eye. They`d make observations about the seasons by watching the apparent motions of certain constellations as well as tracking the sun`s position in the sky.
