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A) yougaregclosergtogitgwhengitgrisesg(angular-sizegrelation).
B) yougaregfarthergfromgitgwhengitgrisesg(angular-sizegrelation).
C) it'sgangillusiongfromgcomparisongtogobjectsgongtheghorizon.
D) it'sgbrightergwhengitgrises.
Answer:g CgDifficulty
:g1gEasy
Section:g 02.01
Topic:g HistorygofgAstronomy;gLocatinggObjectsgingthegSkygBloom's:
g 1.gRemember
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Subtopic:g Diameter-distancegRelationg(a.k.a.gthegsmallganglegformula);gObservationalgastronomy
2) wasgthegfirstgpersongtogmeasuregthegcircumferencegofgEarth.
A) Ptolemy
B) Copernicus
C) Eratosthenes
D) Galileo
E) Aristarchus
Answer:g CgDifficulty
:g1gEasy
Section:g 02.01
Topic:g HistorygofgAstronomyg
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ble:g automatic
Subtopic:g Historical:gShapegandgSizegofgEarth
3) WhengwasgitgfirstgknowngthatgEarthgwasgsphericalgingshape?
A) Itgwasgalwaysgknowngtogbegspherical.
B) atgthegtimegofgthegGreeks
C) atgthegbeginninggofgthegRenaissance
D) onlygaftergGalileogusedgagtelescopegtogstudygothergplanets
E) onlygrecentlygwithingtheglastghundredgyears
Answer:g BgDifficulty
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zegAg=g4gdegrees?
A) aboutg11gmeters
B) aboutg35gmeters
C) aboutg70gmeters
D) aboutg4,000gmeters
Answer:g CgDifficulty
:g2gMedium
Section:g 02.01
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Bloom's:g 3.gApply
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Subtopic:g Diameter-distancegRelationg(a.k.a.gthegsmallganglegformula)
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Answer:g FALSEgDif
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6) ThegangulargsizegofgthegSungasgobservedgfromgEarthgisgaboutg0.5gdegree.
Answer:g TRUEgDiffi
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7) ThegangulargsizegofgthegMoongasgobservedgfromgEarthgisgaboutg0.5gdegree.
Answer:g TRUEgDiffi
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Section:g 02.01
Topic:g HistorygofgAstronomyg
Bloom's:g 1.gRemembergGrada
ble:g automatic
Subtopic:g Diameter-
distancegRelationg(a.k.a.gthegsmallganglegformula);gHistorical:gDistancesgandgSizesgofgthegSungandgMoo
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8) OnegobservationgsupportinggthegideagofgagsphericalgEarthgisgthatg .
A) thegshapegofgEarth'sgshadowgongthegMoongduringgangeclipsegisgcircular
B) agtravelergmovinggsouthgwillgseegstarsgtheygcouldgnotgpreviouslygsee
C) agshipgmovinggawaygfromgthegobservergwillgmovegsuchgthatgtheghullgisgnotgseen,gthengthegsails
D) Allgofgthesegchoicesgaregcorrect.
Answer:g DgDifficult
y:g1gEasy
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Topic:g HistorygofgAstronomyg
Bloom's:g 1.gRemembergGrada
ble:g automatic
Subtopic:g Historical:gShapegandgSizegofgEarth
9) ThegcurvedgshapegofgEarth'sgshadowgduringgangeclipsegwasgevidencegforg .
A) agflat,gcirculargEarth
B) agsphericalgEarth
C) agsphericalgMoon
D) agflat,gcirculargMoon
E) Nonegofgthesegchoicesgisgcorrect.
Answer:g BgDifficulty
:g1gEasy
Section:g 02.01
Topic:g HistorygofgAstronomyg
Bloom's:g 1.gRemembergGrada
ble:g automatic
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1) ThegMoongappearsglargergwhengitgrisesgthangwhengitgisghighgingthegskygbecause
A) yougaregclosergtogitgwhengitgrisesg(angular-sizegrelation).
B) yougaregfarthergfromgitgwhengitgrisesg(angular-sizegrelation).
C) it'sgangillusiongfromgcomparisongtogobjectsgongtheghorizon.
D) it'sgbrightergwhengitgrises.
Answer:g CgDifficulty
:g1gEasy
Section:g 02.01
Topic:g HistorygofgAstronomy;gLocatinggObjectsgingthegSkygBloom's:
g 1.gRemember
Gradable:g automatic
Subtopic:g Diameter-distancegRelationg(a.k.a.gthegsmallganglegformula);gObservationalgastronomy
2) wasgthegfirstgpersongtogmeasuregthegcircumferencegofgEarth.
A) Ptolemy
B) Copernicus
C) Eratosthenes
D) Galileo
E) Aristarchus
Answer:g CgDifficulty
:g1gEasy
Section:g 02.01
Topic:g HistorygofgAstronomyg
Bloom's:g 1.gRemembergGrada
ble:g automatic
Subtopic:g Historical:gShapegandgSizegofgEarth
3) WhengwasgitgfirstgknowngthatgEarthgwasgsphericalgingshape?
A) Itgwasgalwaysgknowngtogbegspherical.
B) atgthegtimegofgthegGreeks
C) atgthegbeginninggofgthegRenaissance
D) onlygaftergGalileogusedgagtelescopegtogstudygothergplanets
E) onlygrecentlygwithingtheglastghundredgyears
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zegAg=g4gdegrees?
A) aboutg11gmeters
B) aboutg35gmeters
C) aboutg70gmeters
D) aboutg4,000gmeters
Answer:g CgDifficulty
:g2gMedium
Section:g 02.01
Topic:g HistorygofgAstronomyg
Bloom's:g 3.gApply
Gradable:g automatic
Subtopic:g Diameter-distancegRelationg(a.k.a.gthegsmallganglegformula)
5) Thegangulargsizegofgangobjectgincreasesgasgthegdistancegtogthegobservergincreases.
Answer:g FALSEgDif
ficulty:g2gMedium
Section:g 02.01
Topic:g HistorygofgAstronomyg
Bloom's:g 2.gUnderstandgGrad
able:g automatic
Subtopic:g Diameter-distancegRelationg(a.k.a.gthegsmallganglegformula)
6) ThegangulargsizegofgthegSungasgobservedgfromgEarthgisgaboutg0.5gdegree.
Answer:g TRUEgDiffi
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Answer:g TRUEgDiffi
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Section:g 02.01
Topic:g HistorygofgAstronomyg
Bloom's:g 1.gRemembergGrada
ble:g automatic
Subtopic:g Diameter-
distancegRelationg(a.k.a.gthegsmallganglegformula);gHistorical:gDistancesgandgSizesgofgthegSungandgMoo
n
8) OnegobservationgsupportinggthegideagofgagsphericalgEarthgisgthatg .
A) thegshapegofgEarth'sgshadowgongthegMoongduringgangeclipsegisgcircular
B) agtravelergmovinggsouthgwillgseegstarsgtheygcouldgnotgpreviouslygsee
C) agshipgmovinggawaygfromgthegobservergwillgmovegsuchgthatgtheghullgisgnotgseen,gthengthegsails
D) Allgofgthesegchoicesgaregcorrect.
Answer:g DgDifficult
y:g1gEasy
Section:g 02.01
Topic:g HistorygofgAstronomyg
Bloom's:g 1.gRemembergGrada
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Subtopic:g Historical:gShapegandgSizegofgEarth
9) ThegcurvedgshapegofgEarth'sgshadowgduringgangeclipsegwasgevidencegforg .
A) agflat,gcirculargEarth
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C) agsphericalgMoon
D) agflat,gcirculargMoon
E) Nonegofgthesegchoicesgisgcorrect.
Answer:g BgDifficulty
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