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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Test Bank – Explorations: Introduction to Astronomy (9th Edition)
Authors: Thomas Arny and Stephen Schneider
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ISBN: 9780076924738
PART I: THE SKY AND THE HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY
Preview: The Cosmic Landscape
Chapter 1: The Cycles of the Sky
Chapter 2: The Rise of Astronomy
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Chapter 3: Gravity and Motion
Chapter 4: Light and Atoms
Chapter 5: Telescopes
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PART II: THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Chapter 6: Earth
Chapter 7: The Moon and Tides
Chapter 8: The Terrestrial Planets
Chapter 9: The Giant Planets
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Chapter 10: Small Bodies Orbiting the Sun
Chapter 11: Planetary Systems
PART III: THE STARS
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Chapter 12: The Sun, Our Star
Chapter 13: Measuring the Properties of Stars
Chapter 14: Stellar Evolution
Chapter 15: Stellar Remnants: White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars, and Black Holes
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PART IV: THE UNIVERSE
Chapter 16: The Milky Way Galaxy
Chapter 17: Galaxies
Chapter 18: Cosmology
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An Introduction to Astronomy, 9e (Arny)
Chapter 1 The Cycles of the Sky
1) Directly above Earth's equator lies the ________ in the sky.
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A) North Celestial Pole
B) South Celestial Pole
C) Celestial equator
D) ecliptic
Answer: C
Difficulty: 1 Easy
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Section: 01.01
Topic: Locating Objects in the Sky
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
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Subtopic: Celestial Sphere Model
2) All celestial objects rise in the east and set in the west because
A) Earth is rotating from east to west.
B) Earth is rotating from west to east.
C) Earth is orbiting around the Sun from east to west.
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D) the celestial sphere is rotating from east to west.
Answer: B
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Section: 01.01
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Topic: Locating Objects in the Sky; Astronomical Cycles
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Celestial Sphere Model; Diurnal and Annual Motion
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3) What is the ecliptic?
A) the line of the solar and lunar eclipses on the celestial sphere
B) the extension of Earth's path on the celestial sphere
C) the elliptical shape of Earth's orbit around the Sun
D) All of these choices are correct.
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Answer: B
Difficulty: 2 Medium
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Topic: Locating Objects in the Sky
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Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: The Ecliptic
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4) Which of the following statements describes the ecliptic?
A) the path of the Moon on the celestial sphere
B) the extension of Earth's equator on the celestial sphere
C) the extension of Earth's path on the celestial sphere
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D) the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere
E) The extension of Earth's equator on the celestial sphere and the apparent path of the Sun
across the celestial sphere are correct.
Answer: E
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Section: 01.01
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Topic: Locating Objects in the Sky
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: The Ecliptic
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5) Suppose that Earth's spin would suddenly reverse direction, but the direction of Earth's motion
around the Sun was preserved. Which of the following changes would you expect to observe?
A) The Sun would rise in the west and set in the east.
B) The stars would rise in the west and set in the east.
C) The planets would rise in the west and set in the east.
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D) All of these would be observed.
E) None of these choices is correct.
Answer: D
Difficulty: 2 Medium
PPPR
Section: 01.01
Topic: Astronomical Cycles
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Diurnal and Annual Motion
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6) For someone in the Northern Hemisphere stars rise in the east and set in the west. For
someone in the Southern Hemisphere
A) the situation is the same—stars also rise in the east and set in the west.
B) the opposite is true—stars rise in the west and set in the east.
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Answer: A
Difficulty: 1 Easy
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Topic: Astronomical Cycles
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Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Diurnal and Annual Motion
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Explorations
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Introduction to
Astronomy, 9th Edition
IAIA
TEST BANK
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AAP
Thomas Arny, Stephen Schneider
PPPR
Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
and Students
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9780076924738
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Test Bank – Explorations: Introduction to Astronomy (9th Edition)
Authors: Thomas Arny and Stephen Schneider
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ISBN: 9780076924738
PART I: THE SKY AND THE HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY
Preview: The Cosmic Landscape
Chapter 1: The Cycles of the Sky
Chapter 2: The Rise of Astronomy
IAIA
Chapter 3: Gravity and Motion
Chapter 4: Light and Atoms
Chapter 5: Telescopes
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PART II: THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Chapter 6: Earth
Chapter 7: The Moon and Tides
Chapter 8: The Terrestrial Planets
Chapter 9: The Giant Planets
AAP
Chapter 10: Small Bodies Orbiting the Sun
Chapter 11: Planetary Systems
PART III: THE STARS
PPPR
Chapter 12: The Sun, Our Star
Chapter 13: Measuring the Properties of Stars
Chapter 14: Stellar Evolution
Chapter 15: Stellar Remnants: White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars, and Black Holes
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PART IV: THE UNIVERSE
Chapter 16: The Milky Way Galaxy
Chapter 17: Galaxies
Chapter 18: Cosmology
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An Introduction to Astronomy, 9e (Arny)
Chapter 1 The Cycles of the Sky
1) Directly above Earth's equator lies the ________ in the sky.
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A) North Celestial Pole
B) South Celestial Pole
C) Celestial equator
D) ecliptic
Answer: C
Difficulty: 1 Easy
IAIA
Section: 01.01
Topic: Locating Objects in the Sky
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
?_?_
Subtopic: Celestial Sphere Model
2) All celestial objects rise in the east and set in the west because
A) Earth is rotating from east to west.
B) Earth is rotating from west to east.
C) Earth is orbiting around the Sun from east to west.
AAP
D) the celestial sphere is rotating from east to west.
Answer: B
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Section: 01.01
PPPR
Topic: Locating Objects in the Sky; Astronomical Cycles
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Celestial Sphere Model; Diurnal and Annual Motion
ROOV
3) What is the ecliptic?
A) the line of the solar and lunar eclipses on the celestial sphere
B) the extension of Earth's path on the celestial sphere
C) the elliptical shape of Earth's orbit around the Sun
D) All of these choices are correct.
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Answer: B
Difficulty: 2 Medium
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Section: 01.01
Topic: Locating Objects in the Sky
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Bloom's: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: The Ecliptic
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4) Which of the following statements describes the ecliptic?
A) the path of the Moon on the celestial sphere
B) the extension of Earth's equator on the celestial sphere
C) the extension of Earth's path on the celestial sphere
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D) the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere
E) The extension of Earth's equator on the celestial sphere and the apparent path of the Sun
across the celestial sphere are correct.
Answer: E
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Section: 01.01
IAIA
Topic: Locating Objects in the Sky
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: The Ecliptic
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5) Suppose that Earth's spin would suddenly reverse direction, but the direction of Earth's motion
around the Sun was preserved. Which of the following changes would you expect to observe?
A) The Sun would rise in the west and set in the east.
B) The stars would rise in the west and set in the east.
C) The planets would rise in the west and set in the east.
AAP
D) All of these would be observed.
E) None of these choices is correct.
Answer: D
Difficulty: 2 Medium
PPPR
Section: 01.01
Topic: Astronomical Cycles
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Diurnal and Annual Motion
ROOV
6) For someone in the Northern Hemisphere stars rise in the east and set in the west. For
someone in the Southern Hemisphere
A) the situation is the same—stars also rise in the east and set in the west.
B) the opposite is true—stars rise in the west and set in the east.
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Answer: A
Difficulty: 1 Easy
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Section: 01.01
Topic: Astronomical Cycles
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Bloom's: 2. Understand
Gradable: automatic
Subtopic: Diurnal and Annual Motion
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