PHYS 1600 GUELPH FINAL EXAM REVIEW QU
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which cword, cin cthe clist cbelow, cgoes cin cthe cspace? cThe c_____________ cperiod cof ca cplanet cis
cto cgo cfrom ca cposition camong cthe cfixed cstars cback cto cthe csame cposition c- cCORRECT cANS✔
The cSun cis cat cone cfocus cof cthe cEarth's celliptical corbit. cWhat cis cat cthe cother cfocus? c- cCORRE
A cplanet ccloser cto cthe cSun cwill chave c... c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the corbits cwere ccircular crather c
The cmajor ccontribution cof cTycho cBrahe cto cthe cdevelopment cof cmodern castronomy cwas c- cCOR
cplanetary cpositions cvery caccurately
Which cobservation cof cVenus cthrough chis cnew ctelescope cconvinced cGalileo cthat cit corbited carou
cEarth? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Venus cshowed cphases csimilar cto cthose cof cthe cMoon cand cappea
ccrescent cphase
An corbit cwith cwhich cof cthe cfollowing ceccentricities cis cmost ccircular? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔0.10
If can castronaut clanded con ca cplanet cof cthe csame cradius cas cthe cEarth cbut c4 ctimes cthe cmass, c
cthe cplanet cwould cbe c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔4 ctimes cher cweight con cthe cEarth.
All cplanets cundergo cretrograde cmotion cas cseen cfrom cEarth. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True
When ca cplanet cis cdirectly cbetween cthe cEarth cand cthe cSun cit cis csaid cto cbe cin cwhat cconfigurat
cANS✔✔inferior cconjunction
The cEarth, cand call cplanets, cmove cabout cthe cSun cin c___1____ corbits cwith cthe c___2___ cat con
cother. cWhich cchoice cof c1, c2, c3 cbelow cis ccorrect? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔elliptical, cSun, cnothing
Of cthe cfollowing cplanets, cwhich ctakes cthe clongest cto cgo caround cthe cSun? c- cCORRECT cANS✔
The cconcept cof cthe cuniverse cadopted cby cmost cancient cGreek cphilosophers cwas c- cCORRECT
What ctwo cthings cabout cVenus ccouldn't cbe cexplained cby ca cgeocentric ccosmology c- cCORRECT
cand cchanges capparent csize.
Its cmass cwould cbe cthe csame cas cit cis chere con cEarth. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔How cwould cthe cm
cwere cplaced con cthe cMoon?
The coccasional cwestward c(left cto cright) cmotion cof cplanets cacross cthe ccelestial csphere cis ccalled
, rotation cof cthe cMoon? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cMoon crotates conce cper cmonth cto ckeep
one cside calways cpointing ctoward cthe cEarth
Leap cyears, cwhich ccontain cone cextra cday, care cneeded cin corder cto ccorrect cfor cthe cfact cthat c- c
cnot cexactly c365 cdays cbut
about c365.25 cdays
The cMoon cshows cdifferent cphases cbecause: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔we cview cthe csunlit chemisph
from cdifferent cangles cas cthe cMoon corbits cthe
Earth.
The creason cwhy ceclipses cdo cnot coccur cat
every cnew cmoon cand cevery cfull cmoon cis cthat: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cMoon's corbit cis cinclin
the cEarth's corbit.
If cwe cchoose cas ca cmodel cof cthe cEarth cand cMoon ca clarge cdinner cplate c(diameter c1/3 cm) cand
cshould cthey cbe cplaced cto cgive ca ccorrect cscale cfor cthe cEarth-Moon csystem? c- cCORRECT cAN
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
cANS✔✔Rapid crotation cof cthe cplanet.
Which cof cthe cfollowing cstatements cis cNOT ccorrect? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Earth cis cnot cthe conl
cunambiguously cshows ccontinental cdrift.
The cplanet cnearest cthe cSun cis: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Mercury
The cheat cthat cproduces ctectonic cactivity con csome cof cthe cterrestrial cplanets ccomes cfrom cthe ch
cCORRECT cANS✔✔True
The cpresent cstructure cof cthe csurface cof cthe
Earth cis c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a cseries cof clarge cslabs cor cplates cthat care
moving crelative cto cone canother.
One ccurious cfact cabout cthe coverall csurface cof cthe cMoon cis cthat c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔while cth
cmaria con
the cEarth cfacing cside, cthere cis conly cone csmall cmare con cthe cfar cside cof cthe cMoon.
Which cof cthe cfollowing cstatements cbest cdescribes chow cMercury crotates crelative cto cthe cSun? c-
celliptical corbit chas cplaced cit cin ca ctidal clock cwith cthe cSun csuch cthat cone chemisphere cfaces cthe
cthe cother cfaces cthe cSun cat cthe cnext cperihelion, calternating
The creason cVenus's csurface cis conly clightly ccratered cappears cto cbe cbecause c- cCORRECT cAN
cobliterated cthe cearly ccratering, cand cthere chas cbeen clittle crecent ccratering.
Which cof cthe cfollowing cdescriptions cbest ccharacterizes cthe csurface cof' cMars? c- cCORRECT cAN
chemispheres: cvolcanoes cand cvolcanic cplains cin cthe cnorthern chemisphere cand cextensive cimpa
hemisphere
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cnecessary cfor cthe cproduction cof ca csubstantial cplanetary cmagnetic cfie
cfluid celectrically cconducting ccore.
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which cword, cin cthe clist cbelow, cgoes cin cthe cspace? cThe c_____________ cperiod cof ca cplanet cis
cto cgo cfrom ca cposition camong cthe cfixed cstars cback cto cthe csame cposition c- cCORRECT cANS✔
The cSun cis cat cone cfocus cof cthe cEarth's celliptical corbit. cWhat cis cat cthe cother cfocus? c- cCORRE
A cplanet ccloser cto cthe cSun cwill chave c... c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the corbits cwere ccircular crather c
The cmajor ccontribution cof cTycho cBrahe cto cthe cdevelopment cof cmodern castronomy cwas c- cCOR
cplanetary cpositions cvery caccurately
Which cobservation cof cVenus cthrough chis cnew ctelescope cconvinced cGalileo cthat cit corbited carou
cEarth? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Venus cshowed cphases csimilar cto cthose cof cthe cMoon cand cappea
ccrescent cphase
An corbit cwith cwhich cof cthe cfollowing ceccentricities cis cmost ccircular? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔0.10
If can castronaut clanded con ca cplanet cof cthe csame cradius cas cthe cEarth cbut c4 ctimes cthe cmass, c
cthe cplanet cwould cbe c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔4 ctimes cher cweight con cthe cEarth.
All cplanets cundergo cretrograde cmotion cas cseen cfrom cEarth. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True
When ca cplanet cis cdirectly cbetween cthe cEarth cand cthe cSun cit cis csaid cto cbe cin cwhat cconfigurat
cANS✔✔inferior cconjunction
The cEarth, cand call cplanets, cmove cabout cthe cSun cin c___1____ corbits cwith cthe c___2___ cat con
cother. cWhich cchoice cof c1, c2, c3 cbelow cis ccorrect? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔elliptical, cSun, cnothing
Of cthe cfollowing cplanets, cwhich ctakes cthe clongest cto cgo caround cthe cSun? c- cCORRECT cANS✔
The cconcept cof cthe cuniverse cadopted cby cmost cancient cGreek cphilosophers cwas c- cCORRECT
What ctwo cthings cabout cVenus ccouldn't cbe cexplained cby ca cgeocentric ccosmology c- cCORRECT
cand cchanges capparent csize.
Its cmass cwould cbe cthe csame cas cit cis chere con cEarth. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔How cwould cthe cm
cwere cplaced con cthe cMoon?
The coccasional cwestward c(left cto cright) cmotion cof cplanets cacross cthe ccelestial csphere cis ccalled
, rotation cof cthe cMoon? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cMoon crotates conce cper cmonth cto ckeep
one cside calways cpointing ctoward cthe cEarth
Leap cyears, cwhich ccontain cone cextra cday, care cneeded cin corder cto ccorrect cfor cthe cfact cthat c- c
cnot cexactly c365 cdays cbut
about c365.25 cdays
The cMoon cshows cdifferent cphases cbecause: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔we cview cthe csunlit chemisph
from cdifferent cangles cas cthe cMoon corbits cthe
Earth.
The creason cwhy ceclipses cdo cnot coccur cat
every cnew cmoon cand cevery cfull cmoon cis cthat: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔the cMoon's corbit cis cinclin
the cEarth's corbit.
If cwe cchoose cas ca cmodel cof cthe cEarth cand cMoon ca clarge cdinner cplate c(diameter c1/3 cm) cand
cshould cthey cbe cplaced cto cgive ca ccorrect cscale cfor cthe cEarth-Moon csystem? c- cCORRECT cAN
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
cANS✔✔Rapid crotation cof cthe cplanet.
Which cof cthe cfollowing cstatements cis cNOT ccorrect? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Earth cis cnot cthe conl
cunambiguously cshows ccontinental cdrift.
The cplanet cnearest cthe cSun cis: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Mercury
The cheat cthat cproduces ctectonic cactivity con csome cof cthe cterrestrial cplanets ccomes cfrom cthe ch
cCORRECT cANS✔✔True
The cpresent cstructure cof cthe csurface cof cthe
Earth cis c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a cseries cof clarge cslabs cor cplates cthat care
moving crelative cto cone canother.
One ccurious cfact cabout cthe coverall csurface cof cthe cMoon cis cthat c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔while cth
cmaria con
the cEarth cfacing cside, cthere cis conly cone csmall cmare con cthe cfar cside cof cthe cMoon.
Which cof cthe cfollowing cstatements cbest cdescribes chow cMercury crotates crelative cto cthe cSun? c-
celliptical corbit chas cplaced cit cin ca ctidal clock cwith cthe cSun csuch cthat cone chemisphere cfaces cthe
cthe cother cfaces cthe cSun cat cthe cnext cperihelion, calternating
The creason cVenus's csurface cis conly clightly ccratered cappears cto cbe cbecause c- cCORRECT cAN
cobliterated cthe cearly ccratering, cand cthere chas cbeen clittle crecent ccratering.
Which cof cthe cfollowing cdescriptions cbest ccharacterizes cthe csurface cof' cMars? c- cCORRECT cAN
chemispheres: cvolcanoes cand cvolcanic cplains cin cthe cnorthern chemisphere cand cextensive cimpa
hemisphere
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cnecessary cfor cthe cproduction cof ca csubstantial cplanetary cmagnetic cfie
cfluid celectrically cconducting ccore.
