ASTR 1101 : Astronomy Questions Test 2
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Astronomy questions: in what position would venus be at in position c, a, venus would appear the largest in what position, a, would venus ever reach the full phase, no. 10) if you"re standing on the moon holding a hammer and let go of it, What will happen to the object in the middle? b) it will be pulled to the left d)they are all the same. Answer: b: the earth is about 80 times more massive than the moon. They would start to spread out: if the earth were one foot in diameter, how far away would the moon be? c) 30 feet, the international space station is 370 km above the earth"s surface. ****if the sun were 1 yard in diameter and sitting on the goal line Mercury would be 43 yards away, venus - 79 yards, earth - 110 yards, Mars - 167 yards, jupiter - 575 yards , saturn - 1050 yards, uranus -
