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ASTR 1345 CH.1 (UTA) ACTUAL
QUESTIONS 2026 WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
Precession of the equinoxes - correct answer-The slow
retrograde, or westward, motion of equinoctial points along the
ecliptic
Revolution - correct answer-Is the motion of any astronomical
object around another astronomical object.
Earth takes one year, or about 365.25 days to go once around
the Sun
Right Ascension - correct answer-The distance of a point east
of the First Point of Aries, measured along the celestial equator
and expressed in hours, minutes, and seconds
Rotation - correct answer-The action of the Earth spinning on
its axis
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Scientific Notation - correct answer-A method of writing
numbers in terms of a decimal number between 1 and 10,
multiplied by a power of 10
Sidereal Period - correct answer-The period of revolution of one
body around another with respect to the distant stars
Sidereal Month - correct answer-The time it takes the moon to
orbit once around the earth with respect to the stars (approx
27.25 days)
Solar Corona - correct answer-Hot gases surrounding the Sun
Solar Day - correct answer-The time between successive
meridian transits of the sun at a particular place
Solar Eclipse - correct answer-An eclipse in which the sun is
obscured by the moon
ASTR 1345 CH.1 (UTA) ACTUAL
QUESTIONS 2026 WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
Precession of the equinoxes - correct answer-The slow
retrograde, or westward, motion of equinoctial points along the
ecliptic
Revolution - correct answer-Is the motion of any astronomical
object around another astronomical object.
Earth takes one year, or about 365.25 days to go once around
the Sun
Right Ascension - correct answer-The distance of a point east
of the First Point of Aries, measured along the celestial equator
and expressed in hours, minutes, and seconds
Rotation - correct answer-The action of the Earth spinning on
its axis
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Scientific Notation - correct answer-A method of writing
numbers in terms of a decimal number between 1 and 10,
multiplied by a power of 10
Sidereal Period - correct answer-The period of revolution of one
body around another with respect to the distant stars
Sidereal Month - correct answer-The time it takes the moon to
orbit once around the earth with respect to the stars (approx
27.25 days)
Solar Corona - correct answer-Hot gases surrounding the Sun
Solar Day - correct answer-The time between successive
meridian transits of the sun at a particular place
Solar Eclipse - correct answer-An eclipse in which the sun is
obscured by the moon
