Astronomy 1010 Final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
The constellations shift about 1o each day - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
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__________________ introduced the ellipse to explain the orbits of the | | | | | | | | | |
planets. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Kepler
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Which of the following sentences is NOT true about science? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Science only progresses by following the scientific method | | | | | | |
Why does the phase of the moon change? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-We
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see the illuminated part facing the sun.
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After the fall of the Roman Empire, scientific progress came to a halt in
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Europe. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False
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If a planet has a highly eccentric orbit, we mean that - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-. we mean that part of the orbit is much closer to the star
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than other parts.
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,Astronomy like Chemistry is an experimental science. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-False
________________ demonstrated that the sun had spots, the moon | | | | | | | | |
had craters, and Jupiter had moons. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Galileo
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The height of something (building, tree, mountain, etc...) is equal to the
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angle it subtends (in radians) multiplied by the length of its shadow. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False |
How old is the universe - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-14 billion years old
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Solar eclipses can only occur at - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-new moon
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Why do we have seasons - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-As Earth goes around
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the Sun and Earth's axis remains pointed toward Polaris, the Northern
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and Southern hemispheres alternately receive more and less direct
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sunlight.
At arms length the thickness of your fingernail subtend about -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1 arc minute | | |
The tilt of the Earth - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Process on a 26,000 year
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time scale |
, If the Sun were the size of a grapefruit, then the next nearest star would
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|be in - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Long Beach, CA
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Copernicus was the first person to propose a heliocentric model of the
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universe. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False | | |
What do astronomers mean when they say that the universe is
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expanding? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The average distance between | | | | | | |
galaxies is increasing with time.
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At arm's length your index finger subtends about - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-1 degree |
Copernicus proved that the Earth went around the Sun. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-False
The seasons on Earth are caused by its elliptical orbit - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-False
How old is the Earth - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-4.8 billion
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Correct Answers
The constellations shift about 1o each day - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
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__________________ introduced the ellipse to explain the orbits of the | | | | | | | | | |
planets. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Kepler
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Which of the following sentences is NOT true about science? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Science only progresses by following the scientific method | | | | | | |
Why does the phase of the moon change? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-We
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see the illuminated part facing the sun.
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After the fall of the Roman Empire, scientific progress came to a halt in
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Europe. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False
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If a planet has a highly eccentric orbit, we mean that - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-. we mean that part of the orbit is much closer to the star
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than other parts.
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,Astronomy like Chemistry is an experimental science. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-False
________________ demonstrated that the sun had spots, the moon | | | | | | | | |
had craters, and Jupiter had moons. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Galileo
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The height of something (building, tree, mountain, etc...) is equal to the
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angle it subtends (in radians) multiplied by the length of its shadow. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False |
How old is the universe - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-14 billion years old
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Solar eclipses can only occur at - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-new moon
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Why do we have seasons - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-As Earth goes around
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the Sun and Earth's axis remains pointed toward Polaris, the Northern
| | | | | | | | | | |
and Southern hemispheres alternately receive more and less direct
| | | | | | | | |
sunlight.
At arms length the thickness of your fingernail subtend about -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1 arc minute | | |
The tilt of the Earth - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Process on a 26,000 year
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time scale |
, If the Sun were the size of a grapefruit, then the next nearest star would
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|be in - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Long Beach, CA
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Copernicus was the first person to propose a heliocentric model of the
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universe. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False | | |
What do astronomers mean when they say that the universe is
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expanding? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The average distance between | | | | | | |
galaxies is increasing with time.
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At arm's length your index finger subtends about - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-1 degree |
Copernicus proved that the Earth went around the Sun. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-False
The seasons on Earth are caused by its elliptical orbit - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-False
How old is the Earth - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-4.8 billion
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