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Q: What star does the axis always point to?
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Numbers to the right of the point of origin on the x-axis are always negative?

Numbers to the right of the point of origin on the x-axis are always negative.


What is the star the axis will point to next?

After 14 thousand years, Vega will be our pole star.


Is the x coordinate of a point on the y axis always zero never zero or sometimes zero?

The y-axis has the equation x=0, so every point on the y-axis has an x coordinate of zero.


What direction does the Earth's axis always point in?

Currently, the north end of the Earth's rotation axis points toward a point in the skythat happens to be only about 1/3 of a degree from a relatively bright star. The resultis that the star seems to never move, and is called "The North Star".


Which best describes the parallelism of the earths axis?

The axis is always aimed toward a point in the sky near Polaris :))


What does the earths axis always point towards?

the axis is a imaginary line that cuts trough the earth it points southwest and northeast


What does earths axis always point towards?

the axis is a imaginary line that cuts trough the earth it points southwest and northeast


Are the numbers below the point of origin in the y-axis always negative?

Yes it is!


How can you tell by looking at the coordinate of a point whether the point is on the x-axis or y-axis?

the x coordinate is always before the y coordinate just like in the alphabet


When a point lies on the x - axis what do you know about its y- coordinate?

When a point lies on the y-axis, its x coordinate must be zero.


Was there ever a north star other than polaris?

Yes. Due to precession, Earth's axis doesn't always point in the same direction, so at times, the star we now know as "Polaris" will actually be quite far from the sky's North Pole.


When earth revolves around the sun what happens to the position of earth's axis?

The earth's axis remains fixed, pointing toward the Polaris (the North Star.) The earth is like a huge gyroscope. The axis will always point in the same direction. EXAMPLE: When a bicycle is not moving, it will fall over but when the wheels are spinning, the axles (or the axis) of the wheels remain fixed and hold the bike upright.