PHYS 1600 ASTRONOMY FINAL EXAM REVIEW
AND CORRECT RATIONALES
True cor cfalse: cAll cplanets cundergo cretrograde cmotion cas cseen cfrom cEarth c- cCORRECT cANS✔
When cMercury cis cat cits cfarthest cdistance cfrom cthe cEarth, cit cis cat c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔superio
The cSun cis cat cone cfocus cof cthe cEarth's celliptical corbit. cWhat cis cat cthe cother cfocus? c- cCORRE
The cfigure cis cof ca cplanetary corbit cabout cthe cSun c(S). cAt cwhich cpoint cis cthe cplanet cmoving cfa
c, cis cmoving cthe cfastest cas cits cthe ccloset cto cthe csuns cgravity
The cplanet cVenus cis ccloser cto cthe cSun cthan cthe cEarth. cWhich cvalue cbelow cis cthe csidereal cpe
cANS✔✔225 cdays
The cconcept cof cthe cuniverse cadopted cby cmost cancient cGreek cphilosophers cwas c- cCORRECT
cSun, cMoon, cplanets, cand cthe cstars corbiting caround ca cstationary cEarth.
The cmajor ccontribution cof cTycho cBrahe cto cthe cdevelopment cof cmodern castronomy cwas c- cCOR
cplanetary cpositions cvery caccurately.
An corbit cwith cwhich cof cthe cfollowing ceccentricities cis cmost ccircular? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔0.10
What ctwo cthings cabout cVenus ccouldn't cbe cexplained cby ca cgeocentric ccosmology? c- cCORREC
cand cchanges capparent csize.
How cwould cthe cmass cof ca cbrick cchange cif cit cwere cplaced con cthe cMoon? c- cCORRECT cANS✔
csame cas cit cis chere con cEarth.
One cstatement cbelow cis cincorrect; cwhich cone?
The crotation cand crevolution cof cthe cEarth care cin copposite cdirections.
The crotation cof cthe cEarth cis ccounter cclockwise cviewed cfrom cthe cnorth.
c
Leap cyears care cnecessary cbecause cthe clength cof cthe cyear cis cnot can cexact cintegral cnumber co
, incidence cof csolar cradiation con cthe cEirth's
surface cas cthe cEarth corbits caround cthe cSun.
At cwhat cpart cof cits ccycle cwill cthe cMoon cbe
seen chigh cin cthe csky cat cmidnight, cfrom cmid-latitudes? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Full cmoon
Which cof cthe cfollowing ccorrectly cdescribes cthe
rotation cof cthe cMoon? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cMoon crotates conce cper cmonth cto ckeep
one cside calways cpointing ctoward cthe cEarth.
The ctypical csize cof cthe cshadow cof cthe cMoon
when cit cis ccast cupon cthe cEarth cduring ca ctotal
solar ceclipse, cfrom cinside cof cwhich cno cpart cof
the csolar cdisk cis cvisible, cis: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔very csmall, cwith ca ctypical cdiameter cless
than cabout c270 ckm.
The cSun cand cthe cMoon cappear cto cus cto
be cthe csame csize cin cthe csky. cWe cknow cthat cthe c
Sun cis cmuch cfurther caway. cthis cmeans: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cdiameter cof cthe cSun cis cgre
diameter cof cthe cMoon.
What cis cthe cbasic cstructure cof cEarth's cinterior? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔solid ciron cinner ccore, cmo
cmantle, clighter c
rocky ccrust
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cnecessary cfor cthe cproduction cof ca csubstantial cplanetary cmagnetic cfie
c
Continental cplates cmoving cunder cthe caction cof ctectonic cactivity.
c
Residual cmagnetism cin cthe crocks cof cthe cplanetary ccrust.
c
An cancient, ccratered cplanetary csurface.
c
Fluids cflowing con cthe cplanetary csurface c(e.g., cwater).
None cof cthe cabove. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔None cof cthe cabove.
Which cof cthe cfollowing cstatements cis cNOT ccorrect?
There cis cno cevidence cfor cvolcanoes con cplanets cother cthan cthe cEarth.
Incorrect cResponse
The conly cterrestrial cplanet cthat cunambiguously cshows ccontinental cdrift cis cthe cEarth.
c
A cplanetary csurface cthat cexhibits cmany cimpact ccraters chas cbeen clargely cunchanging cfor cover
c
The ccraters cseen con cthe cterrestrial cplanets care cthe cresult cof cimpacts con cthe cplanetary csurface
cis cno cevidence cfor cvolcanoes con cplanets cother cthan cthe cEarth.
The csecond cplanet cfrom cthe cSun cis: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Venus
AND CORRECT RATIONALES
True cor cfalse: cAll cplanets cundergo cretrograde cmotion cas cseen cfrom cEarth c- cCORRECT cANS✔
When cMercury cis cat cits cfarthest cdistance cfrom cthe cEarth, cit cis cat c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔superio
The cSun cis cat cone cfocus cof cthe cEarth's celliptical corbit. cWhat cis cat cthe cother cfocus? c- cCORRE
The cfigure cis cof ca cplanetary corbit cabout cthe cSun c(S). cAt cwhich cpoint cis cthe cplanet cmoving cfa
c, cis cmoving cthe cfastest cas cits cthe ccloset cto cthe csuns cgravity
The cplanet cVenus cis ccloser cto cthe cSun cthan cthe cEarth. cWhich cvalue cbelow cis cthe csidereal cpe
cANS✔✔225 cdays
The cconcept cof cthe cuniverse cadopted cby cmost cancient cGreek cphilosophers cwas c- cCORRECT
cSun, cMoon, cplanets, cand cthe cstars corbiting caround ca cstationary cEarth.
The cmajor ccontribution cof cTycho cBrahe cto cthe cdevelopment cof cmodern castronomy cwas c- cCOR
cplanetary cpositions cvery caccurately.
An corbit cwith cwhich cof cthe cfollowing ceccentricities cis cmost ccircular? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔0.10
What ctwo cthings cabout cVenus ccouldn't cbe cexplained cby ca cgeocentric ccosmology? c- cCORREC
cand cchanges capparent csize.
How cwould cthe cmass cof ca cbrick cchange cif cit cwere cplaced con cthe cMoon? c- cCORRECT cANS✔
csame cas cit cis chere con cEarth.
One cstatement cbelow cis cincorrect; cwhich cone?
The crotation cand crevolution cof cthe cEarth care cin copposite cdirections.
The crotation cof cthe cEarth cis ccounter cclockwise cviewed cfrom cthe cnorth.
c
Leap cyears care cnecessary cbecause cthe clength cof cthe cyear cis cnot can cexact cintegral cnumber co
, incidence cof csolar cradiation con cthe cEirth's
surface cas cthe cEarth corbits caround cthe cSun.
At cwhat cpart cof cits ccycle cwill cthe cMoon cbe
seen chigh cin cthe csky cat cmidnight, cfrom cmid-latitudes? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Full cmoon
Which cof cthe cfollowing ccorrectly cdescribes cthe
rotation cof cthe cMoon? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cMoon crotates conce cper cmonth cto ckeep
one cside calways cpointing ctoward cthe cEarth.
The ctypical csize cof cthe cshadow cof cthe cMoon
when cit cis ccast cupon cthe cEarth cduring ca ctotal
solar ceclipse, cfrom cinside cof cwhich cno cpart cof
the csolar cdisk cis cvisible, cis: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔very csmall, cwith ca ctypical cdiameter cless
than cabout c270 ckm.
The cSun cand cthe cMoon cappear cto cus cto
be cthe csame csize cin cthe csky. cWe cknow cthat cthe c
Sun cis cmuch cfurther caway. cthis cmeans: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cdiameter cof cthe cSun cis cgre
diameter cof cthe cMoon.
What cis cthe cbasic cstructure cof cEarth's cinterior? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔solid ciron cinner ccore, cmo
cmantle, clighter c
rocky ccrust
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cnecessary cfor cthe cproduction cof ca csubstantial cplanetary cmagnetic cfie
c
Continental cplates cmoving cunder cthe caction cof ctectonic cactivity.
c
Residual cmagnetism cin cthe crocks cof cthe cplanetary ccrust.
c
An cancient, ccratered cplanetary csurface.
c
Fluids cflowing con cthe cplanetary csurface c(e.g., cwater).
None cof cthe cabove. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔None cof cthe cabove.
Which cof cthe cfollowing cstatements cis cNOT ccorrect?
There cis cno cevidence cfor cvolcanoes con cplanets cother cthan cthe cEarth.
Incorrect cResponse
The conly cterrestrial cplanet cthat cunambiguously cshows ccontinental cdrift cis cthe cEarth.
c
A cplanetary csurface cthat cexhibits cmany cimpact ccraters chas cbeen clargely cunchanging cfor cover
c
The ccraters cseen con cthe cterrestrial cplanets care cthe cresult cof cimpacts con cthe cplanetary csurface
cis cno cevidence cfor cvolcanoes con cplanets cother cthan cthe cEarth.
The csecond cplanet cfrom cthe cSun cis: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Venus
