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Chapter: Chapter 1: Discovering The Night Sky
Multiple Choice
1. The Constellation Orion Is:
A) A Pattern Of Stars Commonly Seen To Depict An Ancient Hunter.
B) An Entire Region Of The Sky Bounded By Gemini, Taurus, Eridanus, Lepus,
And Monoceros.
C) One Of 125 Regions Into Which The Entire Sky Is Divided.
D) An Asterism.
Ans: B
Section: 1-1
2. An Asterism Is:
A) Exactly The Same Thing As A Constellation.
B) A Group Of Stars That Have Planets Orbiting Around Them.
C) A Pattern Of Relatively Bright Stars.
D) The Remnant Of An Exploded Massive Star.
Ans: C
Section: 1-1
,3. If There Are About 6000 Stars In The Entire Sky That Can Be Seen By The
Unaided Human Eye, About How Many Stars Would Be Seen At A Particular Instant
On A Given Dark Night From A Single Location With An Uninterrupted Distant
Horizon?
A) 3000
B) 6000, Of Course
C) Only A Small Fraction Of The 6000, Say 1000, Because The Rest Are Hidden By Earth
D) It Depends On The Observer’s Latitude; Observers At The Poles Will See 6000,
While Equatorial Observers Will See Only One-Half Of This Number, Or 3000.
Ans: A
Section: 1-2
4. The Constellation Whose Stars Are Used As Pointers To The North Celestial Pole
In The Northern Hemisphere At This Time In History Is:
A) Ursa Minor, The Little Bear, Containing The Bright Star Polaris.
B) Leo, The Lion, Containing The Bright Star Regulus.
C) Boötes, The Herdsman, Containing The Bright Star Arcturus.
D) Ursa Major, The Big Dipper.
Ans: D
Section: 1-2
5. If The Stars Polaris And Arcturus Are Seen To Be 71° Apart, As Shown In Figure
1-3 In Comins, Discovering The Essential Universe, 6th Ed., How Far Away From
Polaris Is The Closest Star In Ursa Major?
A) 2.5°
B) 25°
C) 7.1°
D) 250°
Ans: B
Section: 1-2
6. If You Follow A Line Through The “Pointer Stars” (The Two Stars In The Bowl Of The Big
, Dipper Farthest From The Handle) Away From The Open End Of The Dipper,
The First Moderately Bright Star You Come To Is:
A) Polaris, The North Star.
B) Spica, In Virgo.
C) Arcturus, In Boötes.
D) Vega, In Lyra.
Ans: A
Section: 1-2
7. If You Follow The Arc Of The Handle Of The Big Dipper Away From The Dipper,
The First Moderately Bright Star You Come To Is:
A) Polaris, The North Star.
B) Spica, In Virgo.
C) Arcturus, In Boötes.
D) Vega, In Lyra.
Ans: C
Section: 1-2
8. Are The Constellations Seasonal?
A) No. If You Wait Long Enough, You Can See All The Constellations On Any Clear
Night Of The Year.
B) Yes. On A Summer Night, All The Constellations You Can See Are Different
From The Constellations You Can See On A Winter Night.
C) Yes. On A Summer Night, Many Of The Constellations You Can See Are Different
From The Constellations You Can See On A Winter Night. But There Are Some
Constellations You Can See All Year Long.
D) Yes. As The Year Progresses, The Constellations Change Their Positions With
Respect To Each Other, So Every Night Brings A Different Mixture Of Summer And
Winter Constellations.
Ans: C
Section: 1-2
9. If You Follow Orion’s Belt As It Slopes Down To The Left, The First Bright Star You
Come To Is:
A) Spica, In Virgo.
For Discovering the Essential Universe Sixth
Edition by Neil F. Comins (Author)
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Chapter: Chapter 1: Discovering The Night Sky
Multiple Choice
1. The Constellation Orion Is:
A) A Pattern Of Stars Commonly Seen To Depict An Ancient Hunter.
B) An Entire Region Of The Sky Bounded By Gemini, Taurus, Eridanus, Lepus,
And Monoceros.
C) One Of 125 Regions Into Which The Entire Sky Is Divided.
D) An Asterism.
Ans: B
Section: 1-1
2. An Asterism Is:
A) Exactly The Same Thing As A Constellation.
B) A Group Of Stars That Have Planets Orbiting Around Them.
C) A Pattern Of Relatively Bright Stars.
D) The Remnant Of An Exploded Massive Star.
Ans: C
Section: 1-1
,3. If There Are About 6000 Stars In The Entire Sky That Can Be Seen By The
Unaided Human Eye, About How Many Stars Would Be Seen At A Particular Instant
On A Given Dark Night From A Single Location With An Uninterrupted Distant
Horizon?
A) 3000
B) 6000, Of Course
C) Only A Small Fraction Of The 6000, Say 1000, Because The Rest Are Hidden By Earth
D) It Depends On The Observer’s Latitude; Observers At The Poles Will See 6000,
While Equatorial Observers Will See Only One-Half Of This Number, Or 3000.
Ans: A
Section: 1-2
4. The Constellation Whose Stars Are Used As Pointers To The North Celestial Pole
In The Northern Hemisphere At This Time In History Is:
A) Ursa Minor, The Little Bear, Containing The Bright Star Polaris.
B) Leo, The Lion, Containing The Bright Star Regulus.
C) Boötes, The Herdsman, Containing The Bright Star Arcturus.
D) Ursa Major, The Big Dipper.
Ans: D
Section: 1-2
5. If The Stars Polaris And Arcturus Are Seen To Be 71° Apart, As Shown In Figure
1-3 In Comins, Discovering The Essential Universe, 6th Ed., How Far Away From
Polaris Is The Closest Star In Ursa Major?
A) 2.5°
B) 25°
C) 7.1°
D) 250°
Ans: B
Section: 1-2
6. If You Follow A Line Through The “Pointer Stars” (The Two Stars In The Bowl Of The Big
, Dipper Farthest From The Handle) Away From The Open End Of The Dipper,
The First Moderately Bright Star You Come To Is:
A) Polaris, The North Star.
B) Spica, In Virgo.
C) Arcturus, In Boötes.
D) Vega, In Lyra.
Ans: A
Section: 1-2
7. If You Follow The Arc Of The Handle Of The Big Dipper Away From The Dipper,
The First Moderately Bright Star You Come To Is:
A) Polaris, The North Star.
B) Spica, In Virgo.
C) Arcturus, In Boötes.
D) Vega, In Lyra.
Ans: C
Section: 1-2
8. Are The Constellations Seasonal?
A) No. If You Wait Long Enough, You Can See All The Constellations On Any Clear
Night Of The Year.
B) Yes. On A Summer Night, All The Constellations You Can See Are Different
From The Constellations You Can See On A Winter Night.
C) Yes. On A Summer Night, Many Of The Constellations You Can See Are Different
From The Constellations You Can See On A Winter Night. But There Are Some
Constellations You Can See All Year Long.
D) Yes. As The Year Progresses, The Constellations Change Their Positions With
Respect To Each Other, So Every Night Brings A Different Mixture Of Summer And
Winter Constellations.
Ans: C
Section: 1-2
9. If You Follow Orion’s Belt As It Slopes Down To The Left, The First Bright Star You
Come To Is:
A) Spica, In Virgo.
