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1. ThegMoongappearsglargergwhengitgrisesgthangwhengitgisghighgingthegskygbecause


A. yougaregclosergtogitgwhengitgrisesg(angular-sizegrelation).
B. yougaregfarthergfromgitgwhengitgrisesg(angular-sizegrelation).
C. it'sgangillusiongfromgcomparisongtogobjectsgongtheghorizon.
D. it'sgbrightergwhengitgrises.



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2. wasgthegfirstgpersongtogmeasuregthegcircumferencegofgthegEarth.

A. Ptolemy
B. Copernicus
C. Eratsothenes
D. Galileo
E. Aristarchus

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3. WhengwasgitgfirstgknowngthatgthegEarthgwasgsphericalgingshape?

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B. atgthegtimegofgthegGreeks
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D. onlygaftergGalileogusedgagtelescopegtogstudygothergplanets
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4. Whatg isg theg sizeg ofg ang objectg locatedg atg ag distanceg ofg 1,000g metersg andg thatg hasg angularg size
g Ag =g 4gdegrees?



A. aboutg11gmeters
B. aboutg35gmeters
C. aboutg70gmeters
D. aboutg4,000gmeters



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6. ThegangulargsizegofgthegSungasgobservedgfromgEarthgisgaboutg0.5gdegree.




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7. ThegangulargsizegofgthegMoongasgobservedgfromgEarthgisgaboutg0.5gdegree.




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