PHYS*1600 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
All cplanets cundergo cretrograde cmotion cas cseen cfrom cEarth.
True
False c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True
Which cword, cin cthe clist cbelow, cgoes cin cthe cspace? cThe c_____________ cperiod cof ca cplanet cis
cto cgo cfrom ca cposition camong cthe cfixed cstars cback cto cthe csame cposition.
yearly
synodic
sidereal
monthly
daily c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔sidereal
The cshape cof ca cMar's corbit caround cthe cSun cis cbest cdescribed cas ca(n):
ellipse
circle
hyperbola
parabola c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ellipse
The cfigure cis cof ca cplanetary corbit cabout cthe cSun c(S). cThe cspeed cof cplanet cwhen cat cA cis...
slower cthan canywhere celse cin cthe corbit.
faster cthan canywhere celse cin cthe corbit.
the csame cas canywhere celse cin cthe corbit.
the csame cas cat cE cbut cdifferent cfrom cthat cat cB cand cD. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔faster cthan canyw
A cplanet ccloser cto cthe cSun cwill chave c...
...a clonger cyear cthan ca cplanet cfurther cfrom cthe cSun.
...a cshorter cyear cthan ca cplanet cfurther cfrom cthe cSun.
...the csame clength cof cyear cas ca cplanet cfurther cfrom cthe cSun. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔...a cshorte
cfrom cthe cSun.
,Uranus
sunspots c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Uranus
If can castronaut clanded con ca cplanet cof cthe csame cradius cas cthe cEarth cbut c4 ctimes cthe cmass, c
cthe cplanet cwould cbe
the csame cas con cEarth cbecause cweight cis cindependent cof clocation.
16 ctimes cher cweight con cthe cEarth.
4 ctimes cher cweight con cthe cEarth.
twice cher cweight con cthe cEarth. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔4 ctimes cher cweight con cthe cEarth.
The coccasional cwestward c(left cto cright) cmotion cof cplanets cacross cthe ccelestial csphere cis ccalled
retrograde crotation
retrograde crevolution
retrograde cmotion
reverse cmotion c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔retrograde cmotion
When ca cplanet cis cdirectly cbetween cthe cEarth cand cthe cSun cit cis csaid cto cbe cin cwhat cconfigurat
inferior cconjunction
superior cconjunction
elongation
opposition c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔inferior cconjunction
The cEarth, cand call cplanets, cmove cabout cthe cSun cin c___1____ corbits cwith cthe c___2___ cat con
cother. cWhich cchoice cof c1, c2, c3 cbelow cis ccorrect?
parabolic, cSun, cnothing
circular, cEarth, cSun
circular, cSun, cnothing
parabolic, cEarth, cSun
elliptical, cSun, cnothing c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔elliptical, cSun, cnothing
The cfigure cis cof ca cplanetary corbit cabout cthe cSun c(S). cAt cwhich cpoint cis cthe cplanet cmoving cfa
A
B
C
D
E c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A
The cplanet cVenus cis ccloser cto cthe cSun cthan cthe cEarth. cWhich cvalue cbelow cis cthe csidereal cpe
225 cdays
4.6 cyr
1 cyr c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔225 cdays
What cassumption cmade cCopernicus' cheliocentric ccosmology cno cmore caccurate cthan cgeocentric
That cthe csidereal cperiod cis cthe ctrue corbital cperiod cof cany castronomical cbody.
That cthe csynodic cperiod cis cthe ctime cthat celapses cbetween csuccessive cidentical cconfigurations.
That cMars cand cVenus cmust cbe ccloser cto cthe cSun cthan cis cthe cEarth.
That cplanets corbit cthe cSun calong ccircular cpaths. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔That cplanets corbit cthe c
The cperson cwho ccompiled cthe clarge cset cof caccurate cobservations cof cplanetary cpositions cthat c
cthat cplanets cmove cin celliptical corbits caround cthe cSun cwas
Ptolemy
Johannes cKeppler
Nicolaus cCopernicus
Tycho cBrahe c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Tycho cBrahe
, One cstatement cbelow cis cincorrect; cwhich cone?
Leap cyears care cnecessary cbecause cthe clength cof cthe cyear cis cnot can cexact cintegral cnumber co
The cseasons care ca cresult cof cthe ctilt cof cthe cEarth's crotation caxis crelative cto cthe cplane cof cits co
The crotation cof cthe cEarth cis cclockwise cviewed cfrom cthe cnorth.
The crotation cand crevolution cof cthe cEarth care cin cthe csame cdirection. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The
cclockwise cviewed cfrom cthe cnorth.
One cstatement cbelow cis ccorrect; cwhich cone?
The cplane cof cthe cMoon's corbit cis ctilted cat cabout c5° cto cthe cecliptic cplane
Because cthe cMoon cdoes cnot crotate cwith crespect cto cthe cdistant cstars, cwe csee call csides cof cthe
In cthe ctime cthat cthe cMoon cmakes cone crevolution cabout cthe cEarth cthe cEarth cmoves cthrough ca
cSun.
In cits corbit cabout cthe cEarth cthe cMoon chas cto ctravel ca csmaller cdistance cto ccome cback cto cthe c
cone cfull cturn cwith crespect cto cthe cdistant cstars. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cplane cof cthe cMoon's
cthe cecliptic cplane
The cfigure cshows cthe cSun-Earth-Moon csystem cviewed cfrom cthe cnorth. cWhat cis cthe cphase cof c
Full
New cMoon
1st cquarter
3rd cquarter c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔New cMoon
The cfigure cshows cthe cSun-Earth-Moon csystem cviewed cfrom cthe cnorth. cWhat ctime cdoes cthe cM
Sunset
Midnight
Sunrise
Noon c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Sunrise
The cfigure cshows cthe cSun-Earth cMoon csystem. cWhat ceclipse ccan cbe coccurring?
Lunar
Solar
No ceclipse ccan coccur c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔No ceclipse ccan coccur
The cplane cof cthe cEarth's corbit caround ctheSun, cthe cecliptic cplane, cover cperiods cofhundreds cof
varies cbetween cangles cof' c+23.5 cand c-23.5°from cthe ccelestial cequator cthrough cthe cyear,makin
cequator catmidsummer cand cmidwinter.
remains cfixed cat can cangle cof c23.5° cto cthecelestial cequator.
is ccoincident cwith cthe ccelestial cequator,by cdefinition. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔remains cfixed cat can
cequator
On ca cparticular cnight, cthe cMoon cappearsmore cthan chalf cfull, cand con cthe cfollowingnight cit cappe
cmoon.What cwas cthe cphase cof cthe cMoon con cthefirst cnight?
Waning cgibbous
Waning ccrescent
Waxing cgibbous c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Waning cgibbous
Which cof cthe cfollowing ccorrectly cdescribes ctherotation cof cthe cMoon?
The cMoon crotates conce cper cyear cin corder ctokeep cone cface cpointed ctoward cthe cSun, canecess
csee ctheMoon's cphases cevery cmonth.
The cMoon crotates conce cper cmonth cto ckeepone cside calways cpointing ctoward cthe cEarth.
The cMoon cdoes cnot crotate cat call caround canyaxis, csince cit calways ckeeps cone cface ctowardthe c
cANS✔✔The cMoon crotates conce cper cmonth cto ckeepone cside calways cpointing ctoward cthe cEart
The ctypical csize cof cthe cshadow cof cthe cMoonwhen cit cis ccast cupon cthe cEarth cduring ca ctotalsola
cwhich cno cpart cofthe csolar cdisk cis cvisible, cis:
ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
All cplanets cundergo cretrograde cmotion cas cseen cfrom cEarth.
True
False c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔True
Which cword, cin cthe clist cbelow, cgoes cin cthe cspace? cThe c_____________ cperiod cof ca cplanet cis
cto cgo cfrom ca cposition camong cthe cfixed cstars cback cto cthe csame cposition.
yearly
synodic
sidereal
monthly
daily c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔sidereal
The cshape cof ca cMar's corbit caround cthe cSun cis cbest cdescribed cas ca(n):
ellipse
circle
hyperbola
parabola c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ellipse
The cfigure cis cof ca cplanetary corbit cabout cthe cSun c(S). cThe cspeed cof cplanet cwhen cat cA cis...
slower cthan canywhere celse cin cthe corbit.
faster cthan canywhere celse cin cthe corbit.
the csame cas canywhere celse cin cthe corbit.
the csame cas cat cE cbut cdifferent cfrom cthat cat cB cand cD. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔faster cthan canyw
A cplanet ccloser cto cthe cSun cwill chave c...
...a clonger cyear cthan ca cplanet cfurther cfrom cthe cSun.
...a cshorter cyear cthan ca cplanet cfurther cfrom cthe cSun.
...the csame clength cof cyear cas ca cplanet cfurther cfrom cthe cSun. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔...a cshorte
cfrom cthe cSun.
,Uranus
sunspots c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Uranus
If can castronaut clanded con ca cplanet cof cthe csame cradius cas cthe cEarth cbut c4 ctimes cthe cmass, c
cthe cplanet cwould cbe
the csame cas con cEarth cbecause cweight cis cindependent cof clocation.
16 ctimes cher cweight con cthe cEarth.
4 ctimes cher cweight con cthe cEarth.
twice cher cweight con cthe cEarth. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔4 ctimes cher cweight con cthe cEarth.
The coccasional cwestward c(left cto cright) cmotion cof cplanets cacross cthe ccelestial csphere cis ccalled
retrograde crotation
retrograde crevolution
retrograde cmotion
reverse cmotion c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔retrograde cmotion
When ca cplanet cis cdirectly cbetween cthe cEarth cand cthe cSun cit cis csaid cto cbe cin cwhat cconfigurat
inferior cconjunction
superior cconjunction
elongation
opposition c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔inferior cconjunction
The cEarth, cand call cplanets, cmove cabout cthe cSun cin c___1____ corbits cwith cthe c___2___ cat con
cother. cWhich cchoice cof c1, c2, c3 cbelow cis ccorrect?
parabolic, cSun, cnothing
circular, cEarth, cSun
circular, cSun, cnothing
parabolic, cEarth, cSun
elliptical, cSun, cnothing c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔elliptical, cSun, cnothing
The cfigure cis cof ca cplanetary corbit cabout cthe cSun c(S). cAt cwhich cpoint cis cthe cplanet cmoving cfa
A
B
C
D
E c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A
The cplanet cVenus cis ccloser cto cthe cSun cthan cthe cEarth. cWhich cvalue cbelow cis cthe csidereal cpe
225 cdays
4.6 cyr
1 cyr c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔225 cdays
What cassumption cmade cCopernicus' cheliocentric ccosmology cno cmore caccurate cthan cgeocentric
That cthe csidereal cperiod cis cthe ctrue corbital cperiod cof cany castronomical cbody.
That cthe csynodic cperiod cis cthe ctime cthat celapses cbetween csuccessive cidentical cconfigurations.
That cMars cand cVenus cmust cbe ccloser cto cthe cSun cthan cis cthe cEarth.
That cplanets corbit cthe cSun calong ccircular cpaths. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔That cplanets corbit cthe c
The cperson cwho ccompiled cthe clarge cset cof caccurate cobservations cof cplanetary cpositions cthat c
cthat cplanets cmove cin celliptical corbits caround cthe cSun cwas
Ptolemy
Johannes cKeppler
Nicolaus cCopernicus
Tycho cBrahe c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Tycho cBrahe
, One cstatement cbelow cis cincorrect; cwhich cone?
Leap cyears care cnecessary cbecause cthe clength cof cthe cyear cis cnot can cexact cintegral cnumber co
The cseasons care ca cresult cof cthe ctilt cof cthe cEarth's crotation caxis crelative cto cthe cplane cof cits co
The crotation cof cthe cEarth cis cclockwise cviewed cfrom cthe cnorth.
The crotation cand crevolution cof cthe cEarth care cin cthe csame cdirection. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The
cclockwise cviewed cfrom cthe cnorth.
One cstatement cbelow cis ccorrect; cwhich cone?
The cplane cof cthe cMoon's corbit cis ctilted cat cabout c5° cto cthe cecliptic cplane
Because cthe cMoon cdoes cnot crotate cwith crespect cto cthe cdistant cstars, cwe csee call csides cof cthe
In cthe ctime cthat cthe cMoon cmakes cone crevolution cabout cthe cEarth cthe cEarth cmoves cthrough ca
cSun.
In cits corbit cabout cthe cEarth cthe cMoon chas cto ctravel ca csmaller cdistance cto ccome cback cto cthe c
cone cfull cturn cwith crespect cto cthe cdistant cstars. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔The cplane cof cthe cMoon's
cthe cecliptic cplane
The cfigure cshows cthe cSun-Earth-Moon csystem cviewed cfrom cthe cnorth. cWhat cis cthe cphase cof c
Full
New cMoon
1st cquarter
3rd cquarter c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔New cMoon
The cfigure cshows cthe cSun-Earth-Moon csystem cviewed cfrom cthe cnorth. cWhat ctime cdoes cthe cM
Sunset
Midnight
Sunrise
Noon c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Sunrise
The cfigure cshows cthe cSun-Earth cMoon csystem. cWhat ceclipse ccan cbe coccurring?
Lunar
Solar
No ceclipse ccan coccur c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔No ceclipse ccan coccur
The cplane cof cthe cEarth's corbit caround ctheSun, cthe cecliptic cplane, cover cperiods cofhundreds cof
varies cbetween cangles cof' c+23.5 cand c-23.5°from cthe ccelestial cequator cthrough cthe cyear,makin
cequator catmidsummer cand cmidwinter.
remains cfixed cat can cangle cof c23.5° cto cthecelestial cequator.
is ccoincident cwith cthe ccelestial cequator,by cdefinition. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔remains cfixed cat can
cequator
On ca cparticular cnight, cthe cMoon cappearsmore cthan chalf cfull, cand con cthe cfollowingnight cit cappe
cmoon.What cwas cthe cphase cof cthe cMoon con cthefirst cnight?
Waning cgibbous
Waning ccrescent
Waxing cgibbous c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Waning cgibbous
Which cof cthe cfollowing ccorrectly cdescribes ctherotation cof cthe cMoon?
The cMoon crotates conce cper cyear cin corder ctokeep cone cface cpointed ctoward cthe cSun, canecess
csee ctheMoon's cphases cevery cmonth.
The cMoon crotates conce cper cmonth cto ckeepone cside calways cpointing ctoward cthe cEarth.
The cMoon cdoes cnot crotate cat call caround canyaxis, csince cit calways ckeeps cone cface ctowardthe c
cANS✔✔The cMoon crotates conce cper cmonth cto ckeepone cside calways cpointing ctoward cthe cEart
The ctypical csize cof cthe cshadow cof cthe cMoonwhen cit cis ccast cupon cthe cEarth cduring ca ctotalsola
cwhich cno cpart cofthe csolar cdisk cis cvisible, cis:
