Astronomy Exam 1 (Chapters 1-5) || || || || ||
Questions With Answers || || ||
What do astronomers mean by a constellation?
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A. A constellation is any random grouping of stars in the
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sky.
B. A constellation is a group of stars that are all located in
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about the same place in space.
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C. A constellation is a region in the sky as seen from
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Earth.
D. A constellation is a group of stars related through an
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ancient story. - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔C. A constellation
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is a region in the sky as seen from Earth.
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What is the ecliptic?
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A. the path the Sun appears to trace around the celestial
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sphere each year || ||
B. a half-circle extending from your horizon due north,
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through your zenith, to your horizon due south
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,C. the path traced by the Moon's shadow on Earth during
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a solar eclipse
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D. the Sun's daily path from east to west in our sky -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔A. the path the Sun appears to || || || || || || || ||
trace around the celestial sphere each year
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Which of the following celestial objects do NOT rise in the
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east and set in the west, as viewed from Earth? (Assume
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that all of these objects are visible from your location on
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Earth, and that none of them are circumpolar.)
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A. the Sun|| ||
B. the Moon
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C. stars ||
D. galaxies||
E. All of these objects rise in the east and set in the west.
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- CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔E. All of these objects rise in
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the east and set in the west.
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Which of the following statements does NOT use the term
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angular size or angular distance correctly?
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A. The angular distance between those two bright stars in
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the sky is about 2 meters.
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, B. The angular size of the Sun is about the same as that
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of the Moon.
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C. You can use your outstretched hand against the sky to
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estimate angular sizes and angular distances.
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D. The angular distance between those two houses in the
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distance is 30 degrees. - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔A. The
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angular distance between those two bright stars in the
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sky is about 2 meters.
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Stars that are visible in the local sky on any clear night of
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the year, at any time of the night, are called _________.
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A. circumpolar
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B. bright
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C. celestial
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D. seasonal - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔A. circumpolar
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If you are located in the Northern Hemisphere, which of
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the following correctly describes a relationship between
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the sky and your location?
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A. The altitude of the celestial equator equals your
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latitude.
Questions With Answers || || ||
What do astronomers mean by a constellation?
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A. A constellation is any random grouping of stars in the
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sky.
B. A constellation is a group of stars that are all located in
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about the same place in space.
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C. A constellation is a region in the sky as seen from
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Earth.
D. A constellation is a group of stars related through an
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ancient story. - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔C. A constellation
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is a region in the sky as seen from Earth.
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What is the ecliptic?
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A. the path the Sun appears to trace around the celestial
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sphere each year || ||
B. a half-circle extending from your horizon due north,
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through your zenith, to your horizon due south
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,C. the path traced by the Moon's shadow on Earth during
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a solar eclipse
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D. the Sun's daily path from east to west in our sky -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔A. the path the Sun appears to || || || || || || || ||
trace around the celestial sphere each year
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Which of the following celestial objects do NOT rise in the
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east and set in the west, as viewed from Earth? (Assume
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that all of these objects are visible from your location on
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Earth, and that none of them are circumpolar.)
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A. the Sun|| ||
B. the Moon
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C. stars ||
D. galaxies||
E. All of these objects rise in the east and set in the west.
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- CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔E. All of these objects rise in
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the east and set in the west.
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Which of the following statements does NOT use the term
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angular size or angular distance correctly?
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A. The angular distance between those two bright stars in
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the sky is about 2 meters.
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, B. The angular size of the Sun is about the same as that
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of the Moon.
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C. You can use your outstretched hand against the sky to
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estimate angular sizes and angular distances.
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D. The angular distance between those two houses in the
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distance is 30 degrees. - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔A. The
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angular distance between those two bright stars in the
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sky is about 2 meters.
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Stars that are visible in the local sky on any clear night of
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the year, at any time of the night, are called _________.
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A. circumpolar
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B. bright
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C. celestial
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D. seasonal - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔A. circumpolar
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If you are located in the Northern Hemisphere, which of
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the following correctly describes a relationship between
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the sky and your location?
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A. The altitude of the celestial equator equals your
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latitude.
