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Which of the following is b) Size of a typical planet
the smallest?
a) 1 AU
b) Size of a typical planet
c) 1 light-month
d) Size of a typical star
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How are galaxies e) Galaxies recycle heavy elements produced in stars
important to our into future generations of stars
existence?
a) Without galaxies, the
universe could not be
expanding
b) Without galaxies, there
could not have been a big
bang
c) Galaxies provide the
gravity that prevents us
from falling off Earth
d) Galaxies prevent
planets from leaving their
orbits around stars; e.g.,
our galaxy prevents Earth
from leaving its orbit
e) Galaxies recycle heavy
elements produced in
stars into future
generations of stars
How long does it take the c) one year
Earth to complete one
orbit around the Sun?
a) The time it takes Earth
to orbit the sun changes
significantly from one
orbit to the next
b) one month
c) one year
d) one day
e) one week
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A typical galaxy is a: a) collection of a few hundred million to a trillion or
a) collection of a few more stars bound together by gravity
hundred million to a
trillion or more stars
bound together by gravity
b) nearby object orbiting
a planet.
c) relatively small, icy
object orbiting a star
d) large, glowing ball of
gas powered by nuclear
energy
Based on observations of b) 14 billion years
the universal expansion,
the age of the universe is
about
a) 14 trillion years
b) 14 billion years
c) 14 million years
d) 14,000 years
When we look at an a) as it was 1,000 years ago
object that is 1,000 light- - our ancestors did not necessarily see it
years away we see it - light years are a measure of distance
a) as it was 1,000 years
ago
b) as it is right now, but it
appears 1,000 times
dimmer
c) looking just the same as
our ancestors would have
seen it 1,000 years ago
d) as it was 1,000 light
years ago
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When do the Northern a) on the spring and fall equinoxes
and Southern hemispheres
receive the same amount
of light?
a) On the spring and fall
equinoxes
b) the two hemispheres
never receive the same
amount of light
c) On the winter solstice
d) on the summer solstice
What is the ecliptic? e) the Sun's apparent path along the celestial sphere
a) the Moon's apparent
path along the celestial
sphere
b) the Sun's daily path
across the sky
c) when the Moon passes
in front of the Sun
d) the constellations
commonly used in
astrology to predict the
future
e) the Sun's apparent path
along the celestial sphere
When traveling north from d) higher in the sky
the U.S. into Canada, you'll
see the North Star
(Polaris) getting
a) lower in the sky
b) dimmer
c) brighter
d) higher in the sky
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ASTR 1020 FINAL EXAM ACTUAL EXAM
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Which of the following is b) Size of a typical planet
the smallest?
a) 1 AU
b) Size of a typical planet
c) 1 light-month
d) Size of a typical star
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How are galaxies e) Galaxies recycle heavy elements produced in stars
important to our into future generations of stars
existence?
a) Without galaxies, the
universe could not be
expanding
b) Without galaxies, there
could not have been a big
bang
c) Galaxies provide the
gravity that prevents us
from falling off Earth
d) Galaxies prevent
planets from leaving their
orbits around stars; e.g.,
our galaxy prevents Earth
from leaving its orbit
e) Galaxies recycle heavy
elements produced in
stars into future
generations of stars
How long does it take the c) one year
Earth to complete one
orbit around the Sun?
a) The time it takes Earth
to orbit the sun changes
significantly from one
orbit to the next
b) one month
c) one year
d) one day
e) one week
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A typical galaxy is a: a) collection of a few hundred million to a trillion or
a) collection of a few more stars bound together by gravity
hundred million to a
trillion or more stars
bound together by gravity
b) nearby object orbiting
a planet.
c) relatively small, icy
object orbiting a star
d) large, glowing ball of
gas powered by nuclear
energy
Based on observations of b) 14 billion years
the universal expansion,
the age of the universe is
about
a) 14 trillion years
b) 14 billion years
c) 14 million years
d) 14,000 years
When we look at an a) as it was 1,000 years ago
object that is 1,000 light- - our ancestors did not necessarily see it
years away we see it - light years are a measure of distance
a) as it was 1,000 years
ago
b) as it is right now, but it
appears 1,000 times
dimmer
c) looking just the same as
our ancestors would have
seen it 1,000 years ago
d) as it was 1,000 light
years ago
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When do the Northern a) on the spring and fall equinoxes
and Southern hemispheres
receive the same amount
of light?
a) On the spring and fall
equinoxes
b) the two hemispheres
never receive the same
amount of light
c) On the winter solstice
d) on the summer solstice
What is the ecliptic? e) the Sun's apparent path along the celestial sphere
a) the Moon's apparent
path along the celestial
sphere
b) the Sun's daily path
across the sky
c) when the Moon passes
in front of the Sun
d) the constellations
commonly used in
astrology to predict the
future
e) the Sun's apparent path
along the celestial sphere
When traveling north from d) higher in the sky
the U.S. into Canada, you'll
see the North Star
(Polaris) getting
a) lower in the sky
b) dimmer
c) brighter
d) higher in the sky
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