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astronomy 1010 final exam gsu | Q&A Latest Update 2025/2026 | 100% PASS you are in tuscon, arizona, at 32 degrees north latitude & 111 degrees west longitude. What is the altitude of the North Star? - Answer -C. 32 degrees above the horizon The Sun's apparent annual motion around the ecliptic, at a rate of 1 degree per day against the stars, is caused by what actual motion of the Earth? - Answer -A. Revolution around the Sun in principle, you could learn the circumference of the Earth, by measuring how far... - Answer -B. you would have to walk to have the North Star one degree higher in the sky suppose an inferior planet orbits the Sun in 8 months, while Earth, requires 12 months. How often does the inferior planet "gain a lap" on us? (time between inferior conjunctions) - Answer -B. 24 months galileo saw that the disk of Venus changed size and phase. What would he have observed for venus just before or after venus passed between us and the Sun? - Answer -C. a relatively larger diameter disk in a crescent phase what is the average distance from the Sun of an object which takes 3 years to complete one orbit? - Answer -C. slightly more than 2 AU