Check List – 2S Earth and the Seasons (Stellarium Version)

1. Be sure you gave negative sign for the longitude.

2. PROCEDURE: A. LENGTH OF DAY - 1. How Long is the Day in Chapel Hill

During the Summer Solstice?
|True value−Measured value|
percentage error= ×100 %
True value
Percentage error is absolute value (positive)

3. Question: Discuss significant sources of error. (2 points)

Never use “calculation error, human error, rounding error, etc”. Discuss the difficulty
you went through when you made the measurements. Do not discuss the error that
you can resolve.
For example, when you measure the sun rising and setting time the sources errors
can be
(1) difficulty identifying the sun's center due to the sun's glow, and
(2) difficulty identifying the horizon with the trees and buildings
(3) the solstice does not fall always on June 21st etc

4. PROCEDURE: A. LENGTH OF DAY - 2. How Does Length of Day Vary with

Latitude and Season?

Be sure you measured the lengths of equinoxes.

0 points if all equinox lengths of day = 12 hours (i.e., calculated, not measured).

5. Graphs
Do not forget to give a title and axis names with units.