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6. What is the angle of declination?
- Whether the object is above or below the line of the equator
- The measurement of the angle east from the vernal equinox point
7. What is retrograde motion?
- The real or apparent movement of an astronomical object across the sky in the opposite direction of the Sun.
- The real or apparent movement of an astronomical object across the sky in the opposite direction of the Earth.
- The real or apparent movement of an astronomical object across the sky in the opposite direction of the Moon.
8. What is a full moon?
- When the side of the Moon that faces the Earth is fully illuminated by the Sun
- When the side of the Moon that faces the Earth is not fully illuminated by the Sun
- When the side of the Sun that faces the Earth is fully illuminated by the Moon
9. What is the angle of right ascension measured in?
- MegaFonzies
- Degrees or time
- Degrees
- Time
10. What is a solar eclipse?
- When the Moon passes directly between the Sun and the Earth - on the same line - casting a shadow of the Moon on the surface of the Earth.
- When the Earth passes directly between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow of the Earth on the surface of the Moon.
11. What is a lunar eclipse?
- When the Earth passes directly between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow of the Earth on the surface of the Moon.
- When the Moon passes directly between the Sun and the Earth - on the same line - casting a shadow of the Moon on the surface of the Earth.
12. Name the "Naked-Eye" Planets
- Venus, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter and Uranus
- Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter
- Mercury, Venus, Earth, Saturn and Jupiter
- Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Pluto
13. How long is a Sidereal Day?
- 23 hours 56 minutes
- 24 hours
- 24 hours 4 minutes
- 25 hours