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1. The fMoon fappears flarger fwhen fit frises fthan fwhen fit fis fhigh fin fthe fsky fbecause
A. you fare fcloser fto fit fwhen fit frises f(angular-size frelation).
B. you fare ffarther ffrom fit fwhen fit frises f(angular-size frelation).
C. it's fan fillusion ffrom fcomparison fto fobjects fon fthe fhorizon.
D. it's fbrighter fwhen fit frises.
Accessibility: fKeyboard fNavigation
f Blooms fLevel: f1.
fRemember
Difficulty: fEasy
Gradable: fautomatic
Section: f02.01
f Subtopic: fDiameter-distance fRelation f(a.k.a. fthe fsmall fangle
fformula)
Subtopic: fObservational fastronomy
f Topic: fHistory fof
fAstronomy
Topic: fLocating fObjects fin fthe fSky
2. was fthe ffirst fperson fto fmeasure fthe fcircumference fof fthe fEarth.
A. Ptolemy
B. Copernicus
C. Eratsothenes
D. Galileo
E. Aristarchus
Accessibility: fKeyboard fNavigation
f Blooms fLevel: f1.
fRemember
Difficulty: fEasy
Gradable: fautomatic
Section: f02.01
f Subtopic: fHistorical: fShape fand fSize fof fthe
fEarth
Topic: fHistory fof fAstronomy
3. When fwas fit ffirst fknown fthat fthe fEarth fwas fspherical fin fshape?
A. It fwas falways fknown fto fbe fspherical
B. at fthe ftime fof fthe fGreeks
C. at fthe fbeginning fof fthe fRenaissance
D. only fafter fGalileo fused fa ftelescope fto fstudy fother fplanets
E. only frecently fwithin fthe flast f100 fhundred fyears
Accessibility: fKeyboard fNavigation
f Blooms fLevel: f1.
fRemember
Difficulty: fEasy
Gradable: fautomatic
Section: f02.01
f Subtopic: fHistorical: fShape fand fSize fof fthe
fEarth
Topic: fHistory fof fAstronomy
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4. What f is f the f size f of f an f object f located f at f a f distance f of f 1,000 f meters f and f that f has f angular f size
f A f = f 4 fdegrees?
A. about f11 fmeters
B. about f35 fmeters
C. about f70 fmeters
D. about f4,000 fmeters
Accessibility: fKeyboard fNavigation
Blooms fLevel: f3. fApply
Difficulty: fMedium
f
f Gradable:
fautomatic
Section: f02.01
f Subtopic: fDiameter-distance fRelation f(a.k.a. fthe fsmall fangle
fformula)
Topic: fHistory fof fAstronomy
5. The fangular fsize fof fan fobject fincreases fas fthe fdistance fto fthe fobserver fincreases.
FALSE
Accessibility: fKeyboard fNavigation
Blooms fLevel: f2. fUnderstand
Difficulty: fMedium
Gradable: fautomatic
Section: f02.01
Subtopic: fDiameter-distance fRelation f(a.k.a. fthe fsmall fangle fformula)
Topic: fHistory fof fAstronomy
6. The fangular fsize fof fthe fSun fas fobserved ffrom fEarth fis fabout f0.5 fdegree.
TRUE
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f Blooms fLevel: f1.
fRemember
Difficulty: fMedium
Gradable: fautomatic
Section: f02.01
Subtopic: fDiameter-distance fRelation f(a.k.a. fthe fsmall fangle
f
fformula) f Subtopic: fHistorical: fDistances fand fSizes fof fthe fSun fand
fMoon
Topic: fHistory fof fAstronomy
7. The fangular fsize fof fthe fMoon fas fobserved ffrom fEarth fis fabout f0.5 fdegree.
TRUE
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f Blooms fLevel: f1.
fRemember
Difficulty: fMedium
Gradable: fautomatic
Section: f02.01
Subtopic: fDiameter-distance fRelation f(a.k.a. fthe fsmall fangle
f
fformula) f Subtopic: fHistorical: fDistances fand fSizes fof fthe fSun fand
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8th Edition Arny f f f
1. The fMoon fappears flarger fwhen fit frises fthan fwhen fit fis fhigh fin fthe fsky fbecause
A. you fare fcloser fto fit fwhen fit frises f(angular-size frelation).
B. you fare ffarther ffrom fit fwhen fit frises f(angular-size frelation).
C. it's fan fillusion ffrom fcomparison fto fobjects fon fthe fhorizon.
D. it's fbrighter fwhen fit frises.
Accessibility: fKeyboard fNavigation
f Blooms fLevel: f1.
fRemember
Difficulty: fEasy
Gradable: fautomatic
Section: f02.01
f Subtopic: fDiameter-distance fRelation f(a.k.a. fthe fsmall fangle
fformula)
Subtopic: fObservational fastronomy
f Topic: fHistory fof
fAstronomy
Topic: fLocating fObjects fin fthe fSky
2. was fthe ffirst fperson fto fmeasure fthe fcircumference fof fthe fEarth.
A. Ptolemy
B. Copernicus
C. Eratsothenes
D. Galileo
E. Aristarchus
Accessibility: fKeyboard fNavigation
f Blooms fLevel: f1.
fRemember
Difficulty: fEasy
Gradable: fautomatic
Section: f02.01
f Subtopic: fHistorical: fShape fand fSize fof fthe
fEarth
Topic: fHistory fof fAstronomy
3. When fwas fit ffirst fknown fthat fthe fEarth fwas fspherical fin fshape?
A. It fwas falways fknown fto fbe fspherical
B. at fthe ftime fof fthe fGreeks
C. at fthe fbeginning fof fthe fRenaissance
D. only fafter fGalileo fused fa ftelescope fto fstudy fother fplanets
E. only frecently fwithin fthe flast f100 fhundred fyears
Accessibility: fKeyboard fNavigation
f Blooms fLevel: f1.
fRemember
Difficulty: fEasy
Gradable: fautomatic
Section: f02.01
f Subtopic: fHistorical: fShape fand fSize fof fthe
fEarth
Topic: fHistory fof fAstronomy
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8th Edition Arny f f f
4. What f is f the f size f of f an f object f located f at f a f distance f of f 1,000 f meters f and f that f has f angular f size
f A f = f 4 fdegrees?
A. about f11 fmeters
B. about f35 fmeters
C. about f70 fmeters
D. about f4,000 fmeters
Accessibility: fKeyboard fNavigation
Blooms fLevel: f3. fApply
Difficulty: fMedium
f
f Gradable:
fautomatic
Section: f02.01
f Subtopic: fDiameter-distance fRelation f(a.k.a. fthe fsmall fangle
fformula)
Topic: fHistory fof fAstronomy
5. The fangular fsize fof fan fobject fincreases fas fthe fdistance fto fthe fobserver fincreases.
FALSE
Accessibility: fKeyboard fNavigation
Blooms fLevel: f2. fUnderstand
Difficulty: fMedium
Gradable: fautomatic
Section: f02.01
Subtopic: fDiameter-distance fRelation f(a.k.a. fthe fsmall fangle fformula)
Topic: fHistory fof fAstronomy
6. The fangular fsize fof fthe fSun fas fobserved ffrom fEarth fis fabout f0.5 fdegree.
TRUE
Accessibility: fKeyboard fNavigation
f Blooms fLevel: f1.
fRemember
Difficulty: fMedium
Gradable: fautomatic
Section: f02.01
Subtopic: fDiameter-distance fRelation f(a.k.a. fthe fsmall fangle
f
fformula) f Subtopic: fHistorical: fDistances fand fSizes fof fthe fSun fand
fMoon
Topic: fHistory fof fAstronomy
7. The fangular fsize fof fthe fMoon fas fobserved ffrom fEarth fis fabout f0.5 fdegree.
TRUE
Accessibility: fKeyboard fNavigation
f Blooms fLevel: f1.
fRemember
Difficulty: fMedium
Gradable: fautomatic
Section: f02.01
Subtopic: fDiameter-distance fRelation f(a.k.a. fthe fsmall fangle
f
fformula) f Subtopic: fHistorical: fDistances fand fSizes fof fthe fSun fand
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