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| Explain why error bars are used when graphing your data. Hint—why is sample size an important part of the data collection? |
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| A: Because the error bars show how accurate your data is/how many errors you have made. |
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| Place the moon phases in order. Use the terms waxing and waning. |
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A: New Moon, Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter, Crescent, New Moon.
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| What is the degree of the angle made by a line from the sun to the Earth and back to the moon for the following moon phases: |
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New: Oo, Crescent: 45o, Gibbous: 135o, Quarter: 90o, Full: 180o
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Define what is meant by retrograde motion. Why is this motion impossible for planetary movement?
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Over the course of a single night, a planet will move from East to West across the sky, like any other celestial object near the ecliptic.
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| Describe how to use an Astrolabe to obtain an angle measurement of a distant object. |
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A: You can attach a paper clip to a string and when you look at that distant object the weight of the paper clip will fall into an indent which on the side has an angle.
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| Science addresses questions that can be answered by… |
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Gathering Data
Making a Hypothesis
Test it
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| Why are many important questions beyond the realm of science? |
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A: Because science deals with nature and many important questions are of the supernatural world.
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| Most scientific questions can be divided into four broad categories: |
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