PHYS 1600 guelph final exam review questions
with correct answers
Which |word, |in |the |list |below, |goes |in |the |space? |The |_____________ |period |of |a |planet |is |
the |time |it |takes |the |planet |to |go |from |a |position |among |the |fixed |stars |back |to |the |same |
position |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-sidereal
The |Sun |is |at |one |focus |of |the |Earth's |elliptical |orbit. |What |is |at |the |other |focus? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-nothing
A |planet |closer |to |the |Sun |will |have |... |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |orbits |were |circular |rather |
than |elliptical.
The |major |contribution |of |Tycho |Brahe |to |the |development |of |modern |astronomy |was |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-measure |planetary |positions |very |accurately
Which |observation |of |Venus |through |his |new |telescope |convinced |Galileo |that |it |orbited |
around |the |Sun |and |not |the |Earth? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Venus |showed |phases |similar |to |
those |of |the |Moon |and |appeared |largest |when |it |was |at |crescent |phase
An |orbit |with |which |of |the |following |eccentricities |is |most |circular? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
0.10
If |an |astronaut |landed |on |a |planet |of |the |same |radius |as |the |Earth |but |4 |times |the |mass, |then
|the |astronaut's |weight |on |the |planet |would |be |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-4 |times |her |weight |on
|the |Earth.
All |planets |undergo |retrograde |motion |as |seen |from |Earth. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
,When |a |planet |is |directly |between |the |Earth |and |the |Sun |it |is |said |to |be |in |what |
configuration? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-inferior |conjunction
The |Earth, |and |all |planets, |move |about |the |Sun |in |___1____ |orbits |with |the |___2___ |at |one |
focus |and |____3___ |at |the |other. |Which |choice |of |1, |2, |3 |below |is |correct? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-elliptical, |Sun, |nothing
Of |the |following |planets, |which |takes |the |longest |to |go |around |the |Sun? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Uranus
The |concept |of |the |universe |adopted |by |most |ancient |Greek |philosophers |was |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Tycho |Brahe
What |two |things |about |Venus |couldn't |be |explained |by |a |geocentric |cosmology |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-That |it |has |phases |and |changes |apparent |size.
Its |mass |would |be |the |same |as |it |is |here |on |Earth. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-How |would |the |
mass |of |a |brick |change |if |it |were |placed |on |the |Moon?
The |occasional |westward |(left |to |right) |motion |of |planets |across |the |celestial |sphere |is |called: |-
|CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-retrograde |motion
When |Mercury |is |at |its |farthest |distance |from |the |Earth, |it |is |at |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
superior |conjunction
The |shape |of |a |Mar's |orbit |around |the |Sun |is |best |described |as |a(n): |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
ellipse
, The |planet |Venus |is |closer |to |the |Sun |than |the |Earth. |Which |value |below |is |the |sidereal |period
|of |Venus? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-225 |days
What |assumption |made |Copernicus' |heliocentric |cosmology |no |more |accurate |than |geocentric
|cosmology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-That |planets |orbit |the |Sun |along |circular |paths
An |object |orbiting |a |star |with |an |orbital |eccentricity |of |e=0 |has |an |orbit |whose |shape |is |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-circular
What |did |Galileo |not |observe |with |his |new |telescope? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Uranus
If |the |distance |between |the |Earth |and |the |Sun |is |suddenly |doubled, |how |does |the |
gravitational |attraction |between |the |two |bodies |change? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-It |decreases
|by |a |factor |of |4.
Which |of |the |following |correctly |describes |the
rotation |of |the |Moon? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |Moon |rotates |once |per |month |to |keep
one |side |always |pointing |toward |the |Earth
Leap |years, |which |contain |one |extra |day, |are |needed |in |order |to |correct |for |the |fact |that |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-I |year |is |not |exactly |365 |days |but
about |365.25 |days
The |Moon |shows |different |phases |because: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-we |view |the |sunlit |
hemisphere |of |the |Moon
from |different |angles |as |the |Moon |orbits |the
Earth.
with correct answers
Which |word, |in |the |list |below, |goes |in |the |space? |The |_____________ |period |of |a |planet |is |
the |time |it |takes |the |planet |to |go |from |a |position |among |the |fixed |stars |back |to |the |same |
position |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-sidereal
The |Sun |is |at |one |focus |of |the |Earth's |elliptical |orbit. |What |is |at |the |other |focus? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-nothing
A |planet |closer |to |the |Sun |will |have |... |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |orbits |were |circular |rather |
than |elliptical.
The |major |contribution |of |Tycho |Brahe |to |the |development |of |modern |astronomy |was |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-measure |planetary |positions |very |accurately
Which |observation |of |Venus |through |his |new |telescope |convinced |Galileo |that |it |orbited |
around |the |Sun |and |not |the |Earth? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Venus |showed |phases |similar |to |
those |of |the |Moon |and |appeared |largest |when |it |was |at |crescent |phase
An |orbit |with |which |of |the |following |eccentricities |is |most |circular? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
0.10
If |an |astronaut |landed |on |a |planet |of |the |same |radius |as |the |Earth |but |4 |times |the |mass, |then
|the |astronaut's |weight |on |the |planet |would |be |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-4 |times |her |weight |on
|the |Earth.
All |planets |undergo |retrograde |motion |as |seen |from |Earth. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
,When |a |planet |is |directly |between |the |Earth |and |the |Sun |it |is |said |to |be |in |what |
configuration? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-inferior |conjunction
The |Earth, |and |all |planets, |move |about |the |Sun |in |___1____ |orbits |with |the |___2___ |at |one |
focus |and |____3___ |at |the |other. |Which |choice |of |1, |2, |3 |below |is |correct? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-elliptical, |Sun, |nothing
Of |the |following |planets, |which |takes |the |longest |to |go |around |the |Sun? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Uranus
The |concept |of |the |universe |adopted |by |most |ancient |Greek |philosophers |was |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Tycho |Brahe
What |two |things |about |Venus |couldn't |be |explained |by |a |geocentric |cosmology |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-That |it |has |phases |and |changes |apparent |size.
Its |mass |would |be |the |same |as |it |is |here |on |Earth. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-How |would |the |
mass |of |a |brick |change |if |it |were |placed |on |the |Moon?
The |occasional |westward |(left |to |right) |motion |of |planets |across |the |celestial |sphere |is |called: |-
|CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-retrograde |motion
When |Mercury |is |at |its |farthest |distance |from |the |Earth, |it |is |at |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
superior |conjunction
The |shape |of |a |Mar's |orbit |around |the |Sun |is |best |described |as |a(n): |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
ellipse
, The |planet |Venus |is |closer |to |the |Sun |than |the |Earth. |Which |value |below |is |the |sidereal |period
|of |Venus? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-225 |days
What |assumption |made |Copernicus' |heliocentric |cosmology |no |more |accurate |than |geocentric
|cosmology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-That |planets |orbit |the |Sun |along |circular |paths
An |object |orbiting |a |star |with |an |orbital |eccentricity |of |e=0 |has |an |orbit |whose |shape |is |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-circular
What |did |Galileo |not |observe |with |his |new |telescope? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Uranus
If |the |distance |between |the |Earth |and |the |Sun |is |suddenly |doubled, |how |does |the |
gravitational |attraction |between |the |two |bodies |change? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-It |decreases
|by |a |factor |of |4.
Which |of |the |following |correctly |describes |the
rotation |of |the |Moon? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |Moon |rotates |once |per |month |to |keep
one |side |always |pointing |toward |the |Earth
Leap |years, |which |contain |one |extra |day, |are |needed |in |order |to |correct |for |the |fact |that |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-I |year |is |not |exactly |365 |days |but
about |365.25 |days
The |Moon |shows |different |phases |because: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-we |view |the |sunlit |
hemisphere |of |the |Moon
from |different |angles |as |the |Moon |orbits |the
Earth.
