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Then Essentialn Cosmicn Perspective,n 8en (Bennettn etn
al.)nChaptern 2n Discoveringn then Universen forn
Yourself
2.1 Multiplen Choicen Questions
1) Whichn ofn then followingn statementsn aboutn then celestialn equatorn isn truen atn alln latitudes?
A) Itn liesn alongn then bandn ofn lightn wen calln then Milkyn Way.
B) Itn representsn ann extensionn ofn Earth'sn equatorn onton then celestialn sphere.
C) Itn cutsn then domen ofn yourn localn skyn exactlyn inn half.
D) Itn extendsn fromn yourn horizonn duen east,n throughn yourn zenith,n ton yourn horizonn duen west.
E) Itn extendsn fromn yourn horizonn duen north,n throughn yourn zenith,n ton yourn horizonn duen
south.nAnswer:n B
2) Atn midnight,n onn an clearn andn moonlessn night,n then numbern ofn starsn thatn aren distinctlyn visiblen
tonthen eyen isn inn then range
A)n 2000-5000.
B)n 20,000-50,000.
C)n 200,000-500,000.
D)n 2n million-5n
million.nAnswer:n A
3) Then numbern ofn officialn constellationsn
isnA)n 56.
B)n 88.
C)n 123.
D)n 205.
Answer:n B
4) Hown manyn arcsecondsn aren inn onen degree?
A) 60
B)n 360
C)n 3,600
D)n 100
E)n 10,000
Answer:n C
5) Whatn isn an circumpolarn star?
A) an starn thatn isn closen ton then northn celestialn pole
B) an starn thatn isn closen ton then southn celestialn pole
C) an starn thatn alwaysn remainsn aboven yourn horizon
D) an starn thatn makesn an dailyn circlen aroundn then celestialn sphere
E) an starn thatn isn visiblen fromn then Arcticn orn Antarcticn
circlesnAnswer:n C
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6) Whichn ofn then followingn statementsn aboutn circumpolarn starsn isn truen atn alln latitudes?
A) Theyn aren then starsn closen ton then northn celestialn pole.
B) Theyn alwaysn remainn aboven yourn horizon.
C) Theyn maken relativelyn smalln circles,n travelingn clockwisen aroundn then northn celestialn pole.
D) Liken alln othern stars,n theyn risen inn then eastn andn setn inn then west.
E) Youn cannotn seen themn fromn then Southernn
Hemisphere.nAnswer:n B
7) Whatn makesn then Northn Star,n Polaris,n special?
A) Itn isn then brightestn starn inn then sky.
B) Itn isn then starn straightn overhead.
C) Itn appearsn veryn nearn then northn celestialn pole.
D) Itn isn then starn directlyn onn yourn northernn horizon.
E) Itn cann ben usedn ton determinen yourn longituden onn
Earth.nAnswer:n C
8) Youn aren standingn onn Earth'sn equator.n Whichn wayn isn Polaris,n then Northn star?
A) 30n degreesn up,n duen West
B) onn then northernn horizon
C) directlyn overhead
D) Then answern dependsn onn whethern it'sn wintern orn summer.
E) Then answern dependsn onn whatn timen ofn dayn (orn night)n itn
is.nAnswer:n B
9) Byn locatingn then northn celestialn polen (NCP)n inn then sky,n hown cann youn determinen yourn latitude?
A) Then altituden ofn then NCPn isn then samen asn yourn latitude.
B) Then altituden ofn then NCPn isn yourn angularn distancen fromn then Northn Pole.
C) Then directionn ofn then NCPn isn then samen asn yourn latitude.
D) Then directionn ofn then NCPn isn then angularn distancen fromn then Northn Pole.
E) Then altituden ofn then NCPn isn then samen asn yourn distancen fromn then Northn
Pole.nAnswer:n A
10) Then constellationn Orion,n locatedn onn then celestialn equator,n isn visiblen onn wintern eveningsn butn
notnonn summern eveningsn becausen of
A) blockagen byn then fulln moon.
B) then tiltn ofn Earth'sn rotationn axis.
C) then locationn ofn Earthn inn itsn orbitn aroundn then Sun.
D) then precessionn ofn Earth'sn rotationn
axis.nAnswer:n C
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11) Whyn isn itn summern inn then Northernn Hemispheren whenn itn isn wintern inn then Southernn Hemisphere?
A) Duen ton Earth'sn tilt,n then Northernn Hemispheren isn closern ton then Sunn thann then
SouthernHemisphere.
n
B) Then Northernn Hemispheren isn tiltedn towardn then Sunn andn receivesn moren directn sunlight.
C) Then Northernn Hemispheren isn tiltedn awayn fromn then Sunn andn receivesn moren indirectn sunlight.
D) Itn isn't;n bothn hemispheresn haven then samen seasonsn atn then samen time.n Summern comesn whenn
Earthnisn nearestn then Sun.
Answer:n B
12) Whichn ofn then followingn statementsn isn true?
A) Bothn then Northernn andn Southernn hemispheresn receiven then samen amountn ofn sunlightn onn
theequinoxes.
n
B) Bothn then Northernn andn Southernn hemispheresn receiven then samen amountn ofn sunlightn onn
thesolstices.
n
C) Then Northernn Hemispheren receivesn then mostn directn sunlightn onn then Junen solstice.
D) Then Southernn Hemispheren receivesn then mostn directn sunlightn onn then Junen solstice.
E) Bothn An andn Cn aren
true.nAnswer:n E
13) Whichn ofn then followingn statementsn aboutn constellationsn isn false?
A) Theren aren onlyn 88n officialn constellations.
B) Somen constellationsn cann ben seenn fromn bothn then Northernn andn Southernn hemispheres.
C) Somen constellationsn cann ben seenn inn bothn then wintern andn summer.
D) Itn isn possiblen ton seen alln then constellationsn fromn Earth'sn equator.
E) Mostn constellationsn willn ben unrecognizablen hundredsn ofn yearsn fromn
now.nAnswer:n E
14) Whichn ofn then followingn statementsn aboutn lunarn phasesn isn true?
A) Then timen betweenn newn moonsn isn twon weeks.
B) Onlyn onen quartern ofn then first-quartern moonn isn illuminatedn byn then Sun.
C) Then fulln moonn sometimesn risesn aroundn midnight.
D) Itn isn possiblen ton haven twon fulln moonsn duringn January,n butn notn duringn February.
E) Itn isn possiblen ton haven twon fulln moonsn duringn November,n butn notn duringn
December.nAnswer:n D
15) Whilen then historicaln definitionn ofn an constellationn isn "an patternn orn figuren ofn starsn inn then
sky,"nthen modernn definitionn usedn byn astronomersn is
A) an groupn ofn starsn inn then skyn thatn aren alln veryn closen ton eachn other.
B) an specificallyn namedn andn borderedn regionn ofn then celestialn sphere.
C) anyn groupingn ofn veryn brightn starsn inn ourn galaxy,n oftenn hostingn an starn cluster.
D) non definition.n Astronomersn non longern usen then termn constellation,n justn numericaln
coordinates.nAnswer:n B
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Then Essentialn Cosmicn Perspective,n 8en (Bennettn etn
al.)nChaptern 2n Discoveringn then Universen forn
Yourself
2.1 Multiplen Choicen Questions
1) Whichn ofn then followingn statementsn aboutn then celestialn equatorn isn truen atn alln latitudes?
A) Itn liesn alongn then bandn ofn lightn wen calln then Milkyn Way.
B) Itn representsn ann extensionn ofn Earth'sn equatorn onton then celestialn sphere.
C) Itn cutsn then domen ofn yourn localn skyn exactlyn inn half.
D) Itn extendsn fromn yourn horizonn duen east,n throughn yourn zenith,n ton yourn horizonn duen west.
E) Itn extendsn fromn yourn horizonn duen north,n throughn yourn zenith,n ton yourn horizonn duen
south.nAnswer:n B
2) Atn midnight,n onn an clearn andn moonlessn night,n then numbern ofn starsn thatn aren distinctlyn visiblen
tonthen eyen isn inn then range
A)n 2000-5000.
B)n 20,000-50,000.
C)n 200,000-500,000.
D)n 2n million-5n
million.nAnswer:n A
3) Then numbern ofn officialn constellationsn
isnA)n 56.
B)n 88.
C)n 123.
D)n 205.
Answer:n B
4) Hown manyn arcsecondsn aren inn onen degree?
A) 60
B)n 360
C)n 3,600
D)n 100
E)n 10,000
Answer:n C
5) Whatn isn an circumpolarn star?
A) an starn thatn isn closen ton then northn celestialn pole
B) an starn thatn isn closen ton then southn celestialn pole
C) an starn thatn alwaysn remainsn aboven yourn horizon
D) an starn thatn makesn an dailyn circlen aroundn then celestialn sphere
E) an starn thatn isn visiblen fromn then Arcticn orn Antarcticn
circlesnAnswer:n C
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6) Whichn ofn then followingn statementsn aboutn circumpolarn starsn isn truen atn alln latitudes?
A) Theyn aren then starsn closen ton then northn celestialn pole.
B) Theyn alwaysn remainn aboven yourn horizon.
C) Theyn maken relativelyn smalln circles,n travelingn clockwisen aroundn then northn celestialn pole.
D) Liken alln othern stars,n theyn risen inn then eastn andn setn inn then west.
E) Youn cannotn seen themn fromn then Southernn
Hemisphere.nAnswer:n B
7) Whatn makesn then Northn Star,n Polaris,n special?
A) Itn isn then brightestn starn inn then sky.
B) Itn isn then starn straightn overhead.
C) Itn appearsn veryn nearn then northn celestialn pole.
D) Itn isn then starn directlyn onn yourn northernn horizon.
E) Itn cann ben usedn ton determinen yourn longituden onn
Earth.nAnswer:n C
8) Youn aren standingn onn Earth'sn equator.n Whichn wayn isn Polaris,n then Northn star?
A) 30n degreesn up,n duen West
B) onn then northernn horizon
C) directlyn overhead
D) Then answern dependsn onn whethern it'sn wintern orn summer.
E) Then answern dependsn onn whatn timen ofn dayn (orn night)n itn
is.nAnswer:n B
9) Byn locatingn then northn celestialn polen (NCP)n inn then sky,n hown cann youn determinen yourn latitude?
A) Then altituden ofn then NCPn isn then samen asn yourn latitude.
B) Then altituden ofn then NCPn isn yourn angularn distancen fromn then Northn Pole.
C) Then directionn ofn then NCPn isn then samen asn yourn latitude.
D) Then directionn ofn then NCPn isn then angularn distancen fromn then Northn Pole.
E) Then altituden ofn then NCPn isn then samen asn yourn distancen fromn then Northn
Pole.nAnswer:n A
10) Then constellationn Orion,n locatedn onn then celestialn equator,n isn visiblen onn wintern eveningsn butn
notnonn summern eveningsn becausen of
A) blockagen byn then fulln moon.
B) then tiltn ofn Earth'sn rotationn axis.
C) then locationn ofn Earthn inn itsn orbitn aroundn then Sun.
D) then precessionn ofn Earth'sn rotationn
axis.nAnswer:n C
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11) Whyn isn itn summern inn then Northernn Hemispheren whenn itn isn wintern inn then Southernn Hemisphere?
A) Duen ton Earth'sn tilt,n then Northernn Hemispheren isn closern ton then Sunn thann then
SouthernHemisphere.
n
B) Then Northernn Hemispheren isn tiltedn towardn then Sunn andn receivesn moren directn sunlight.
C) Then Northernn Hemispheren isn tiltedn awayn fromn then Sunn andn receivesn moren indirectn sunlight.
D) Itn isn't;n bothn hemispheresn haven then samen seasonsn atn then samen time.n Summern comesn whenn
Earthnisn nearestn then Sun.
Answer:n B
12) Whichn ofn then followingn statementsn isn true?
A) Bothn then Northernn andn Southernn hemispheresn receiven then samen amountn ofn sunlightn onn
theequinoxes.
n
B) Bothn then Northernn andn Southernn hemispheresn receiven then samen amountn ofn sunlightn onn
thesolstices.
n
C) Then Northernn Hemispheren receivesn then mostn directn sunlightn onn then Junen solstice.
D) Then Southernn Hemispheren receivesn then mostn directn sunlightn onn then Junen solstice.
E) Bothn An andn Cn aren
true.nAnswer:n E
13) Whichn ofn then followingn statementsn aboutn constellationsn isn false?
A) Theren aren onlyn 88n officialn constellations.
B) Somen constellationsn cann ben seenn fromn bothn then Northernn andn Southernn hemispheres.
C) Somen constellationsn cann ben seenn inn bothn then wintern andn summer.
D) Itn isn possiblen ton seen alln then constellationsn fromn Earth'sn equator.
E) Mostn constellationsn willn ben unrecognizablen hundredsn ofn yearsn fromn
now.nAnswer:n E
14) Whichn ofn then followingn statementsn aboutn lunarn phasesn isn true?
A) Then timen betweenn newn moonsn isn twon weeks.
B) Onlyn onen quartern ofn then first-quartern moonn isn illuminatedn byn then Sun.
C) Then fulln moonn sometimesn risesn aroundn midnight.
D) Itn isn possiblen ton haven twon fulln moonsn duringn January,n butn notn duringn February.
E) Itn isn possiblen ton haven twon fulln moonsn duringn November,n butn notn duringn
December.nAnswer:n D
15) Whilen then historicaln definitionn ofn an constellationn isn "an patternn orn figuren ofn starsn inn then
sky,"nthen modernn definitionn usedn byn astronomersn is
A) an groupn ofn starsn inn then skyn thatn aren alln veryn closen ton eachn other.
B) an specificallyn namedn andn borderedn regionn ofn then celestialn sphere.
C) anyn groupingn ofn veryn brightn starsn inn ourn galaxy,n oftenn hostingn an starn cluster.
D) non definition.n Astronomersn non longern usen then termn constellation,n justn numericaln
coordinates.nAnswer:n B
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