What was the purpose of the IAU establishing 88 official constellations?

a. To allow ancient stories of each constellation to be preserved
b. To name all constellations the same across any culture
c. To identify which constellation was created by which culture
d. To define boundaries for constellations including every part of the sky
e. To include additional, fainter stars within a constellation


d

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An ice cube with large air bubbles in it floats in a brim-full container of water. When the ice cube melts,

A) water spills over. B) no change in water level occurs. C) water level in the container goes down.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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