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

Answer:g CgDifficult
y:g1gEasy
Section:g 02.01
Topic:g HistorygofgAstronomy;gLocatinggObjectsgingthegSkygBloom
's:g 1.gRemember
Gradable:g automatic
Subtopic:g Diameter-distancegRelationg(a.k.a.gthegsmallganglegformula);gObservationalgastronomy

2) wasgthegfirstgpersongtogmeasuregthegcircumferencegofgEarth.
A) Ptolemy
B) Copernicus
C) Eratosthenes
D) Galileo
E) Aristarchus

Answer:g CgDifficult
y:g1gEasy
Section:g 02.01
Topic:g HistorygofgAstronomy
gBloom's:g 1.gRemembergGrad
able:g automatic
Subtopic:g Historical:gShapegandgSizegofgEarth

3) WhengwasgitgfirstgknowngthatgEarthgwasgsphericalgingshape?
A) Itgwasgalwaysgknowngtogbegspherical.
B) atgthegtimegofgthegGreeks
C) atgthegbeginninggofgthegRenaissance
D) onlygaftergGalileogusedgagtelescopegtogstudygothergplanets
E) onlygrecentlygwithingtheglastghundredgyears

Answer:g BgDifficult
y:g1gEasy
Section:g 02.01
Topic:g HistorygofgAstronomy
gBloom's:g 1.gRemembergGrad
able:g automatic
Subtopic:g Historical:gShapegandgSizegofgEarth

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4) Whatgisgthegsizegofgangobjectglocatedgatgagdistancegofg1,000gmetersgandgthatghasgangul
argsizegAg=g4gdegrees?
A) aboutg11gmeters
B) aboutg35gmeters
C) aboutg70gmeters
D) aboutg4,000gmeters

Answer:g CgDifficult
y:g2gMedium
Section:g 02.01
Topic:g HistorygofgAstronomy
gBloom's:g 3.gApply
Gradable:g automatic
Subtopic:g Diameter-distancegRelationg(a.k.a.gthegsmallganglegformula)

5) Thegangulargsizegofgangobjectgincreasesgasgthegdistancegtogthegobservergincreases.

Answer:g FALSEgDif
ficulty:g2gMedium
Section:g 02.01
Topic:g HistorygofgAstronomy
gBloom's:g 2.gUnderstandgGra
dable:g automatic
Subtopic:g Diameter-distancegRelationg(a.k.a.gthegsmallganglegformula)

6) ThegangulargsizegofgthegSungasgobservedgfromgEarthgisgaboutg0.5gdegree.

Answer:g TRUEgDiff
iculty:g2gMedium
Section:g 02.01
Topic:g HistorygofgAstronomy
gBloom's:g 1.gRemembergGrad
able:g automatic
Subtopic:g Diameter-
distancegRelationg(a.k.a.gthegsmallganglegformula);gHistorical:gDistancesgandgSizesgofgthegSungandgM
oon




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7) ThegangulargsizegofgthegMoongasgobservedgfromgEarthgisgaboutg0.5gdegree.

Answer:g TRUEgDiff
iculty:g2gMedium
Section:g 02.01
Topic:g HistorygofgAstronomy
gBloom's:g 1.gRemembergGrad
able:g automatic
Subtopic:g Diameter-
distancegRelationg(a.k.a.gthegsmallganglegformula);gHistorical:gDistancesgandgSizesgofgthegSungandgM
oon

8) OnegobservationgsupportinggthegideagofgagsphericalgEarthgisgthatg .
A) thegshapegofgEarth'sgshadowgongthegMoongduringgangeclipsegisgcircular
B) agtravelergmovinggsouthgwillgseegstarsgtheygcouldgnotgpreviouslygsee
C) agshipgmovinggawaygfromgthegobservergwillgmovegsuchgthatgtheghullgisgnotgseen,gthengthegsails
D) Allgofgthesegchoicesgaregcorrect.

Answer:g DgDifficult
y:g1gEasy
Section:g 02.01
Topic:g HistorygofgAstronomy
gBloom's:g 1.gRemembergGrad
able:g automatic
Subtopic:g Historical:gShapegandgSizegofgEarth

9) ThegcurvedgshapegofgEarth'sgshadowgduringgangeclipsegwasgevidencegforg .
A) agflat,gcirculargEarth
B) agsphericalgEarth
C) agsphericalgMoon
D) agflat,gcirculargMoon
E) Nonegofgthesegchoicesgisgcorrect.

Answer:g BgDifficult
y:g1gEasy
Section:g 02.01
Topic:g HistorygofgAstronomy
gBloom's:g 1.gRemembergGrad
able:g automatic
Subtopic:g Historical:gShapegandgSizegofgEarth




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