Astronomy Exam 1 (Chapters 1-5) Questions With Answers

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A line running from due north to due south through a
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point directly overhead is called - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔a meridian ||




Residents of the Southern Hemisphere cannot see the
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stars around the north celestial pole because - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔Earth itself is in the way. || || || || ||




A sky observer in the southern hemisphere would see
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stars moving which way? - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔clockwise


Is there any location on Earth where the entire sky is
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potentially visible within a 24 hour period (ignoring the
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fact that some stars can't be seen if it is daytime)? -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔At the equator || || ||




The equator is the only place on Earth where you can see
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the entire celestial sphere (day or night) over the course
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of 24 hours. - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔True
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,If a star rises on the eastern horizon, it will set on the
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western horizon 6 hours later. - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔False


Constellations are arbitrary groupings of stars in the sky. - || || || || || || || || ||



CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔True
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Our Sun is the most massive and luminous star in the
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Milky Way. - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔False
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Pluto is the only dwarf planet in our Solar System. -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔False ||




The heavy elements that make up most of Earth were
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formed via nuclear fusion in the center of our Sun. -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔False ||




The Local Group is a member of the Virgo Supercluster. -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔True ||




If a scientific theory cannot be tested, it is assumed to be
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true. - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔False
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, A crucial component of a scientific theory is that it is able
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to be tested by observations and thus proven true or
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false. - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔True
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On the autumnal equinox, the lengths of both day and
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night are 12 hours. - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔True
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The altitude of the Sun as it crosses the meridian changes
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during the year. - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔True
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A person who lives at the equator will see the Sun directly
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overhead at noon every day of the year. - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔False


The seasons on Earth are caused by the change in
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distance between the Sun and Earth. - CORRECT || || || || || || || ||



ANSWER(S)✔✔False


The apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere
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during a year is called the: - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔ecliptic plane ||




The ecliptic plane is defined by the motion of __________ in
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the sky. - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔the Sun
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