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ASTR 101 Exam Questions And Answers
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(Q01.01) The brightest stars in a constellation - Answer✔May actually be quite far away from
each other
(Q02.02) San Luis Obispo, CA is located at ~35N latitude. What is the altitude of the North Star
in SLO? - Answer✔35 degrees above the horizon
(Q02.01) When does a vertical flagpole in San Luis Obispo NOT cast a shadow? - Answer✔Every
day at noon; every day at the time the Sun is highest in the sky; when the Sun is highest on the
summer solstice; when the Sun is highest on the winter solstice
(NONE OF THE ABOVE)
(Q02.02) If you are located in the continental U.S. on the first day of October, how will the
position of the Sun at noon be different two weeks later? - Answer✔It will have moved to a
position closer to the horizon
(Q02.03) For an observer in the continental U.S., which of the three shadow plots shown at the
right correctly depicts the path of the Sun's shadow for one day? - Answer✔Shadow Plot A
(north of east and west)
(Q02.04) Which of the following statements is true about the location of the Sun at sunrise
during the middle of winter? - Answer✔The Sun will rise south of east
(Q02.05) Which "X" could represent the position of the end of the stick's shadow made shortly
after sunrise on Sept. 21? - Answer✔None of the above, the "X" will be directly east
(Q03.01) When it is summer in the continental U.S., it is ___________ in Australia. -
Answer✔Winter
(Q03.02) Looking at the images below, which letter (a-e) best represents winter in the U.S.? -
Answer✔"a" because it is facing the Sun but it is tilted away from it at the same time
(Q03.03) The tilt of the Earth changes over the course of a year. - Answer✔False
(Q03.04) Imagine that the Earth's orbit were changed to be a perfect circle about the Sun so
that the distance to the Sun never changed. How would this affect the seasons? - Answer✔We
would continue to experience seasons in essentially the same way we do now
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(Q03.05)Imagine the Earth's orbit were changed to be a perfect circle about the Sun so that the
distance to the Sun never changed. How would this affect the seasons? - Answer✔We would
still experience seasons, but the difference would be much more noticeable
(Q03.06) How many of the Earth locations shown above (A-F) would be experiencing summer? -
Answer✔Three
(Q03.07) Which of the following locations experiences the smallest amount of change in
sunlight over the course of a year? - Answer✔Equator
(Q03.08) Which of the following describes one reason that the northern hemisphere and the
southern hemisphere have different seasons at the same time? - Answer✔During the time of
the year when the Sun is high in the sky in the northern hemisphere it will be low in the sky in
the southern hemisphere
(Q03.09) If the Earth were tilted more (say 60 degrees, rather than 23.5), then during winter in
SLO, we would - Answer✔experience cooler temperatures
(Q04.01) During the fill Moon phase, how much of the TOTAL Moon's surface is being
illuminated by sunlight? - Answer✔Half
(Q04.02) Which Moon position (A-E), shown i the diagram, best corresponds with the phase
shown here: (waning crescent) - Answer✔"B"
(Q04.03) Which of the following best describes why the moon goes through phases? -
Answer✔We see only part of the lit-up half of the moon depending on its position relative to
the Earth and Sun
(Q04.04) Suppose you see the Moon rising at the same time as the Sun is setting. What is the
phase of the Moon? - Answer✔Full Moon
(Q04.05) You see the Moon rising at midnight. What will the phase of the Moon be in one
week? - Answer✔Full Moon, Waning gibbous, Third quarter, Waning crescent (NONE OF THE
ABOVE)
(Q04.06) Which of the following groups of moon phases can be seen (above the horizon) at
3am? - Answer✔Third quarter, Full moon, Waning gibbous
(Q04.07) Which of the above situations occurs at a time closest to sunset? - Answer✔"C"
(waning crescent rising)
(Q04.08) When the Moon appears to completely cover the Sun (a solar eclipse), the Moon must
be in which phase? - Answer✔New Moon
(Q05.01) One evening at midnight, you observe Leo high in the southern sky at midnight. Virgo
is to the east of Leo and Cancer is to the west. One month earlier, which of these constellations
was high in the southern sky at midnight? - Answer✔Cancer
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ASTR 101 Exam Questions And Answers
|Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass.
(Q01.01) The brightest stars in a constellation - Answer✔May actually be quite far away from
each other
(Q02.02) San Luis Obispo, CA is located at ~35N latitude. What is the altitude of the North Star
in SLO? - Answer✔35 degrees above the horizon
(Q02.01) When does a vertical flagpole in San Luis Obispo NOT cast a shadow? - Answer✔Every
day at noon; every day at the time the Sun is highest in the sky; when the Sun is highest on the
summer solstice; when the Sun is highest on the winter solstice
(NONE OF THE ABOVE)
(Q02.02) If you are located in the continental U.S. on the first day of October, how will the
position of the Sun at noon be different two weeks later? - Answer✔It will have moved to a
position closer to the horizon
(Q02.03) For an observer in the continental U.S., which of the three shadow plots shown at the
right correctly depicts the path of the Sun's shadow for one day? - Answer✔Shadow Plot A
(north of east and west)
(Q02.04) Which of the following statements is true about the location of the Sun at sunrise
during the middle of winter? - Answer✔The Sun will rise south of east
(Q02.05) Which "X" could represent the position of the end of the stick's shadow made shortly
after sunrise on Sept. 21? - Answer✔None of the above, the "X" will be directly east
(Q03.01) When it is summer in the continental U.S., it is ___________ in Australia. -
Answer✔Winter
(Q03.02) Looking at the images below, which letter (a-e) best represents winter in the U.S.? -
Answer✔"a" because it is facing the Sun but it is tilted away from it at the same time
(Q03.03) The tilt of the Earth changes over the course of a year. - Answer✔False
(Q03.04) Imagine that the Earth's orbit were changed to be a perfect circle about the Sun so
that the distance to the Sun never changed. How would this affect the seasons? - Answer✔We
would continue to experience seasons in essentially the same way we do now
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(Q03.05)Imagine the Earth's orbit were changed to be a perfect circle about the Sun so that the
distance to the Sun never changed. How would this affect the seasons? - Answer✔We would
still experience seasons, but the difference would be much more noticeable
(Q03.06) How many of the Earth locations shown above (A-F) would be experiencing summer? -
Answer✔Three
(Q03.07) Which of the following locations experiences the smallest amount of change in
sunlight over the course of a year? - Answer✔Equator
(Q03.08) Which of the following describes one reason that the northern hemisphere and the
southern hemisphere have different seasons at the same time? - Answer✔During the time of
the year when the Sun is high in the sky in the northern hemisphere it will be low in the sky in
the southern hemisphere
(Q03.09) If the Earth were tilted more (say 60 degrees, rather than 23.5), then during winter in
SLO, we would - Answer✔experience cooler temperatures
(Q04.01) During the fill Moon phase, how much of the TOTAL Moon's surface is being
illuminated by sunlight? - Answer✔Half
(Q04.02) Which Moon position (A-E), shown i the diagram, best corresponds with the phase
shown here: (waning crescent) - Answer✔"B"
(Q04.03) Which of the following best describes why the moon goes through phases? -
Answer✔We see only part of the lit-up half of the moon depending on its position relative to
the Earth and Sun
(Q04.04) Suppose you see the Moon rising at the same time as the Sun is setting. What is the
phase of the Moon? - Answer✔Full Moon
(Q04.05) You see the Moon rising at midnight. What will the phase of the Moon be in one
week? - Answer✔Full Moon, Waning gibbous, Third quarter, Waning crescent (NONE OF THE
ABOVE)
(Q04.06) Which of the following groups of moon phases can be seen (above the horizon) at
3am? - Answer✔Third quarter, Full moon, Waning gibbous
(Q04.07) Which of the above situations occurs at a time closest to sunset? - Answer✔"C"
(waning crescent rising)
(Q04.08) When the Moon appears to completely cover the Sun (a solar eclipse), the Moon must
be in which phase? - Answer✔New Moon
(Q05.01) One evening at midnight, you observe Leo high in the southern sky at midnight. Virgo
is to the east of Leo and Cancer is to the west. One month earlier, which of these constellations
was high in the southern sky at midnight? - Answer✔Cancer
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