Answers in blue

1. Greenwich, England is at 0 deg longitude and 51.5 deg north latitude. How high above the northern horizon is the north celestial pole?

a. 0 deg.
b. 23.5 deg.
c. 38.5 deg.
d. 51.5 deg.
e. 90 deg.

2. Yazoo City, Mississippi is at 33 deg north latitude. How high does the Sun get on the longest day of the year?

a. 23.5 deg.
b. 33 deg.
c. 56.5 deg.
d. 57 deg.
e. 80.5 deg.

3. Who first stated that the four elements were earth, water, air, and fire?

a. Thales.
b. Anaximander.
c. Copernicus.
d. Heraclitus.
e. Empedocles.

4. According to ancient Greek philosophers, the arche was ...

a. water.
b. unknowable.
c. air.
d. number.
e. All of the above.

5. When it is winter in Ithaca, ...

a. it is summer in Australia.
b. the Sun is north of the celestial equator.
c. the Earth is farther away from the Sun than normal.
d. Mars is at opposition.
e. None of the above.

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