ASTRONOMY FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS ,

ASTRONOMY FINAL EXAM REVIEW || || || ||




QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS || || ||




A lunar eclipse can only happen during a _____ moon.
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Select one: ||




a. first quarter
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b. full
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c. new
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d. waxing gibbous - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔b. full
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________ is the change in an object's apparent position
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when viewed from two different locations.
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Select one: ||




a. Parsec
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b. Parallax
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c. Arc second
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d. Lightyear - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔b. Parallax
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,That fact that Polaris will not always be the pole star is
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due to: ||




Select one: ||




a. precession shifting the celestial pole.
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b. the sidereal day being shorter than the solar day.
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c. the Earth's revolution being slightly less than exactly
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365.25 days. ||




d. the Moon following the ecliptic, instead of the equator. -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔a. precession shifting the
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celestial pole ||




A sidereal day is four minutes longer than a solar day.
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Select one: ||




-True
-False - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔FALSE
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he seasons of the Earth result from
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Select one: ||




a. the varying speed of the Earth in its orbit.
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,b. being farther from the Sun in the winter because of its
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elliptical orbit. ||




c. the precession of the Earth's axis.
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d. the tilt of the Earth's axis. - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔d.
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the tilt of the Earth's axis.
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The third step in the scientific method is:
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Select one: ||




a. perform an experiment.
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b. create a hypothesis.
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c. recognize a problem or question.
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d. results or conclusion. - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔a.
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perform an experiment. || ||




What are the constellations along the ecliptic called?
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Select one: ||




a. line of nodes
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b. zodiac
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c. ecliptic constellations
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d. zenith - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔b. zodiac
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, Which unit of distance is the largest?
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Select one: ||




a. 1 parsec
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b. 1 AU
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c. 1 light year
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d. 1 km - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔a. 1 parsec
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The light year is a measure of distance.
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Select one: ||




-True
-False - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔TRUE
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A fatal flaw with Ptolemy's model is its inability to predict
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the observed phases of
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Select one: ||




a. Mercury and Venus.
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b. Jupiter and Saturn.
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c. the Moon in its monthly cycle.
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