Description : How does the rotation of the Earth affect the stars in the sky at night?
Last Answer : Earth's rotation makes it seem as if the entire sky (Sun, Moon,and the stars) move around us, approximately once a day.
Description : What do we see the stars falling from the night sky ?
Last Answer : These are meteorites that are constantly falling out of their orbits. When they come into the Earth's atmosphere as they read , they come into contact with the atmosphere and collide with different gas ... this earth but they can't because they collide with the atmosphere before they hit the earth.
Description : Why aren't stars blurry in the night sky?
Last Answer : Stars are very far away. Eyes just haven't got enough angularresolution. You can help it artificially with technology. Largerthe thing, better the angular resolution.
Description : Why do planets move across the night sky but stars don't?
Last Answer : The planets are closer. (They all move - and differently.)
Description : Which of the following is not caused by atmospheric refraction of light? (1) Sun appearing red at sunset (2) Twinkling of stars at night (3) Sun appearing higher in the sky than it actually is (4) Sun becoming visible two or three minutes before actual sunrise
Last Answer : (3) Sun appearing higher in the sky than it actually is Explanation: The twinkling of stars and variation in size of the Sun are due to atmospheric refraction of light. Besides, refraction is also ... higher or lower in the sky due to the changing position of the Earth relative to the Sun.
Description : Which of the following is not caused by atmospheric refraction of light ? (1) Sun appearing red at sunset (2) Twinkling of stars at night (3) Sun appearing higher in the sky than it actually is (4) Sun becoming visible two or three minutes before actual sunrise
Last Answer : Sun appearing higher in the sky than it actually is
Description : The term ‘equinox’ means – (1) The path which the Earth takes around the Sun (2) The axis of the Earth around which it rotates (3) When the day and night are of equal duration (4) The time when the Sun seems to be going round and round in the sky in the Arctic but does not go below the horizon
Last Answer : (3) When the day and night are of equal duration Explanation: The name "equinox" is derived from the Latin aequus (equal) and nox (night), because around the equinox, the night and day have ... The term equinox can also be used in a broader sense, meaning the date when such a passage happens.
Description : The term ‘equinox’ means (1) The path which the Earth takes around the Sun (2) The axis of the Earth around which it rotates (3) When the day and night are of equal duration (4) The time when the Sun seems to be going round and round in the sky in the Arctic but does not go below the horizon
Last Answer : When the day and night are of equal duration
Description : Why do the stars twinkle in the sky? -General Knowledge
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Description : How many stars is in the sky?
Last Answer : There no how many is in the sky because stars always came out and you can't count it so there's how many stars in the sky because it very much- kandy
Description : Why are the moon and stars side by side in the sky ?
Last Answer : The moon and the stars are not side by side at all. The distance between them is in the case of a few thousand to a few crores of kilometers or a lot of light years (as far as light goes in 1 year). Since we ourselves are far away from these, we feel that they are close.
Last Answer : in the sky The brightest Of the stars Name Yes Entrepreneur.
Description : Why do we see different stars in the sky?
Last Answer : we see different stars in the sky because of the rotation
Description : Stars in the sky appear to twinkle due to – (1) a series of refractions (2) a series of reflections (3) a surface tension phenomenon (4) multiple diminishing brightness
Last Answer : (1) a series of refractions Explanation: The movement of air (sometimes called turbulence) in the atmosphere of Earth causes a series of refractions which makes the starlight to get slightly bent as it ... directly and some gets bent slightly away. To our eyes, this makes the star seem to twinkle.
Description : A small cluster of stars appear, after many decades of observation, to be converging toward a common point in the sky. Does the light from these stars show a: w) red Doppler shift x) blue Doppler shift y) no Doppler shift
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- RED DOPPLER SHIFT
Description : Stars in the sky appear to twinkle due to (1) a series of refractions (2) a series of reflections (3) a surface tension phenomenon (4) multiple diminishing brightness
Last Answer : a series of refractions
Description : Did anyone else have a problem voting for "Dancing with the Stars" last night?
Last Answer : I was actually watching the new Skating With the Stars last night. Love me some Johnny Weir.
Description : When was the first time you asked yourself why it's dark at night despite all the trillions of stars out there?
Last Answer : Have you ever seen a total eclipse of the sun? For a few magical moments the wind picks up, the birds squawk and the stars come out. I always felt comfortable with Galileo's discovery and then ... but thank you for posing the question and then the link, rather than the masses of Wikipedia text.)
Description : Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson were going on a hike through the woods. After a long day of hiking, they stopped for the night. They ate a cold meal, pitched a tent, and went to sleep. Both ... know!' Doctor Watson retorted, annoyed. 'What does it tell you?' What did the detective notice? -Riddles
Last Answer : Elementary, my dear Watson. Someone has stolen our tent.
Description : On a clear night, we can see nearly ________ stars with naked eyes. (a) 3,000 (b) 10,000 (c) 30,000 (d) 100,000
Last Answer : Ans:(a) Miscellaneous
Description : The planets and stars are rotating in their orbits according to the rules. How can they affect people's personal lives ?
Last Answer : No planet other than Earth affects human life. The earth's environment is conducive to human survival , using different objects for different purposes. People can see with the light of the sun. Apart from this, no other planet or star can have any effect on our life.
Description : Have you ever seen something strange and mysterious in the night sky?
Last Answer : More than once. But, in each case it turned out to be a helicopter.
Description : Who else knows the August 27th mars will be bright in the night sky is fake ?
Last Answer : My mother forwarded me the Mars story a few weeks ago. Since I am in the habit of checking Snopes for anything Mom sends, it took me only a few minutes to discover that she had forwarded yet ... /brightmars.asp Poor Mom, bless her heart: nearly 75 years old and still as gullible as they come,
Description : Duels of good and evil, A fighter of good am I, Revealed beside watched words, King of the black night sky. What am I? -Riddles
Last Answer : The dark.
Description : Which planet looks reddish in the night sky? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The answer is 'Mars '
Description : Why are they only visible at night in the sky ?
Last Answer : Because there is no sunlight at night and there is sunlight during the day. Nothing else can be seen because of sunlight.
Description : Why is the night in the cloudy sky relatively warm ?
Last Answer : : Clouds prevent heat dissipation from the ground into the air which makes the night of a cloudy sky relatively warm.
Description : What is the night sky like ?
Last Answer : The night sky is usually blue.
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Description : Which planet looks reddish in the night sky? (1) Jupiter (2) Saturn (3) Mars (4) Mercury
Last Answer : (3) Mars Explanation: Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the seventh largest. The planet probably got this name due to its red color; Mars is sometimes referred to as the Red Planet as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance.
Description : Which planet looks reddish in the night sky?
Last Answer : Mars
Description : Which one is the brightest star in the night sky? A. Betelgeuse B. Sirius (Answer) C. Rigel D. Polaris
Last Answer : B. Sirius (Answer)
Description : Sooty and sulphurous smog formed due to combustion of fossil fuels particularly in winter, continues throughout the day and night. When the moist atmospheric air's water vapor condenses on the solid particles of smoke thereby ... B) Irritation in eyes (C) Respiratory trouble (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : SN 1054 is a supernova that was first observed in 1054 AD by Chinese, Arab and Japanese astronomers. It was visible in ordinary light for 23 days and for around two years in the night-sky. What is its famous remnant that has a pulsar at its centre and expands at the rate of 1500 km per second?
Last Answer : Crab Nebula.
Description : The blaze lit up the escaped diners with a light greater than any other that could be produced in the night' can be paraphrased as (1) The fire set all the escaped diners ablaze.' (2) The light ... clearly.' (4) The fire burned in such a way that the writer could see the escaped diners clearly.'
Last Answer : (4) ‘The fire burned in such a way that the writer could see the escaped diners clearly.'
Description : 1. Alpha-keratin is a protein present in which thing? 2. Where was the first session of the Constituent Assembly held? 3. Which of the following is used as a moderator in nuclear reactor? 4. ... place is the same as which place? 20. What was the script used in the earliest Tamil inscriptions?
Last Answer : Answer : 1. Wool 2. New Delhi 3. Graphite 4. Mars 5. Afghanistan 6. Bangladesh 7. 9 players each 8. Thyroid gland 9. Jupiter 10. Grama 11. Jawaharlal Nehru 12. Plutonium 13. After the drought ... Philosophy 16. A House for Mr. Biswas 17. Gambusia 18. Right to freedom 19. Celestial pole 20. Brahmi
Description : Which planet looks reddish in the night sky ? (1) Jupiter (2) Saturn (3) Mars (4) Mercury
Description : On average, how do low clouds affect the surface temperature (compared to a clear sky)? (a) Low clouds warm the surface by increasing the greenhouse effect (b) Low clouds cool the surface by ... surface by increasing the albedo (d) It depends on whether they are comprised of ice or liquid water
Last Answer : (c) Low clouds cool the surface by increasing the albedo
Description : On average, how do high clouds affect the surface temperature (compared to a clear sky)? (a) High clouds warm the surface by increasing the greenhouse effect (b) High clouds cool the surface ... surface by increasing the albedo (d) It depends on whether they are comprised of ice or liquid water
Last Answer : High clouds warm the surface by increasing the greenhouse effect
Description : Stars appear to move from east to west because the (a) Whole universe is moving from east to west (b) Earth is revolving around the sun (c) Earth is rotating from east to west (d) Earth is rotating from west to east
Last Answer : Ans:(d)
Description : The twinkling of stars can be partly attributed to (a) intermittent shining (b) convection currents in the atmosphere (c) atmospheric refraction (d) the unstable motion of the earth
Last Answer : Ans:(c)
Description : Pulsars are : (1) stars moving towards the Earth (2) stars moving away from Earth (3) rapidly spinning stars (4) high temperature stars
Last Answer : (3) rapidly spinning stars Explanation: Pulsars are celestial objects, thought to be rapidly spinning stars, that emits regular pulses of radiowaves and other electromagnetic radiation at the rate of upto one thousand pulses per second.
Description : Stars twinkle but planets do not twinkle because - (1) they emit light of a constant intensity (2) their distance from the earth does not change with time (3) they are very far away ... and hence we receive a greater amount of light and therefore minor variations in intensity are not noticeable
Last Answer : (4) they are nearer to the earth and hence we receive a greater amount of light and therefore minor variations in intensity are not noticeable Explanation: Eris is the most massive and second-largest ... orbiting the Sun, and the largest known body in the Solar System not visited by a spacecraft.
Description : Pulsars are – (1) stars moving towards the Earth (2) stars moving away from Earth (3) rapidly spinning stars (4) high temperature stars
Last Answer : (3) rapidly spinning stars Explanation: The word "pulsar" is a contraction of "pulsating star. A pulsar is formed when a massive star collapses exhausts its supply of fuel. It blasts out ... an object composed primarily of neutrons packed so tightly that they no longer exist as normal matter.
Description : Stars appears to move from east to west because - (1) all stars move from east to west (2) the earth rotates from west to east (3) the earth rotates from east to west (4) the background of the stars moves from west to east
Last Answer : (2) the earth rotates from west to east Explanation: Earth's spin (or rotation) on its axis. Earth rotates or spins toward the east, and that's why the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars all rise in the east and make their way westward across the sky.
Last Answer : (2) the earth rotates from west to east Explanation: Earth’s spin (or rotation) on its axis. Earth rotates or spins toward the east, and that’s why the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars all rise in the east and make their way westward across the sky.
Last Answer : (3) rapidly spinning stars Explanation: Pulsars are celestial objects, thought to be rapidly spinning stars, that emits regular pulses of radio waves and other electromagnetic radiation at the rate of upto one thousand pulses per second.