M3 Project_ Practice questions_ Introduction to Astronomy_ 2024SPI-ASTRO-010-101

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1/4/24, 1:56 PM M3 Project: Practice questions: Introduction to Astronomy: 2024SPI-ASTRO-010-101 https://sjeccd.instructure.com/courses/40207/quizzes/268732 1/21 M3 Project: Practice questions Due Jan 6 at 11:59pm Points 30 Questions 36 Available until Jan 7 at 11:59pm Time Limit 60 Minutes Allowed Attempts 4 Instructions Attempt History Attempt Time Score LATEST Attempt 1 34 minutes 30 out of 30  Correct answers are hidden. Score for this attempt: 30 out of 30 Submitted Jan 4 at 1:56pm This attempt took 34 minutes. Instructions There are 30 multiple choice questions based on the material covered in Modules 1-3. There is a one hour time limit. You will have four attempts. Grading 36 questions, 30 points possible. Expected Time on Task: 1 hour Take the Quiz Again 1 / 1 pts Question 1 Which of these must be true of a hypothesis?

1/4/24, 1:56 PM M3 Project: Practice questions: Introduction to Astronomy: 2024SPI-ASTRO-010-101 https://sjeccd.instructure.com/courses/40207/quizzes/268732 2/21 It is a true statement of how nature works It is a proposed explanation that is testable It is a guess, based on a hunch the scientist has 1 / 1 pts Question 2 Is it possible for people to do astronomy at their home? Yes, they can see the Sun, Moon, stars and some planets, and can watch them rise and set No, unless they have a powerful enough telescope 1 / 1 pts Question 3 Which of these photos of the horizon was taken by someone standing exactly on the North pole? Photo A:

1/4/24, 1:56 PM M3 Project: Practice questions: Introduction to Astronomy: 2024SPI-ASTRO-010-101 https://sjeccd.instructure.com/courses/40207/quizzes/268732 3/21 Image credit: ESO/S. Brunier (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ripples_Across_the_Chilean_Sky.jpg) / CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en) Photo B: Image credit: Denali National Park and Preserve (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Denali_Star_Trails_- _Jacob_W._Frank_(6919175676).jpg) / CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en) Photo C: Image credit: 0x010C (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2016- 05_Grand_Ballon_circumpolar_star_trails_02.jpg) / CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) A B C Any of the above

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1/4/24, 1:56 PM M3 Project: Practice questions: Introduction to Astronomy: 2024SPI-ASTRO-010-101 https://sjeccd.instructure.com/courses/40207/quizzes/268732 4/21 1 / 1 pts Question 4 What is the name of constellation C? The Big Dipper Cassiopeia Taurus Orion 1 / 1 pts Question 5 What is the name of this constellation?

1/4/24, 1:56 PM M3 Project: Practice questions: Introduction to Astronomy: 2024SPI-ASTRO-010-101 https://sjeccd.instructure.com/courses/40207/quizzes/268732 5/21 The Big Dipper Saggitarius Cassiopeia Orion 1 / 1 pts Question 6 What constellation is this? The Big Dipper Saggitarius

1/4/24, 1:56 PM M3 Project: Practice questions: Introduction to Astronomy: 2024SPI-ASTRO-010-101 https://sjeccd.instructure.com/courses/40207/quizzes/268732 6/21 Orion Cassiopeia 1 / 1 pts Question 7 A star rises directly in the East. In what direction will it be 6 hours later? North and halfway up East and high South and halfway up West and low 1 / 1 pts Question 8 What is the name of constellation A?

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1/4/24, 1:56 PM M3 Project: Practice questions: Introduction to Astronomy: 2024SPI-ASTRO-010-101 https://sjeccd.instructure.com/courses/40207/quizzes/268732 7/21 Cassiopeia The Big Dipper Saggitarius Scorpius 1 / 1 pts Question 9 Roughly how many hours out of a 24-hour day is a circumpolar star above the horizon?

1/4/24, 1:56 PM M3 Project: Practice questions: Introduction to Astronomy: 2024SPI-ASTRO-010-101 https://sjeccd.instructure.com/courses/40207/quizzes/268732 8/21 0 12 24 1 / 1 pts Question 10 A star rises directly in the East. In what direction will you look to see it set? North West East It never sets 1 / 1 pts Question 11

1/4/24, 1:56 PM M3 Project: Practice questions: Introduction to Astronomy: 2024SPI-ASTRO-010-101 https://sjeccd.instructure.com/courses/40207/quizzes/268732 9/21 Assuming a star rises directly in the East at noon, at what time will it set? 6:00 am 6:00 pm Midnight It never sets 1 / 1 pts Question 12 Imagine you see the star Vega low on the western horizon at 11:00 pm. 6 hours later what direction would you face (look) to see Vega? Toward the south Toward the east Toward the west It would not be visible

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1/4/24, 1:56 PM M3 Project: Practice questions: Introduction to Astronomy: 2024SPI-ASTRO-010-101 https://sjeccd.instructure.com/courses/40207/quizzes/268732 10/21 1 / 1 pts Question 13 What constellation is this? The Big Dipper Orion Cassiopeia Saggitarius 1 / 1 pts Question 14 Who is most likely to use a star chart of constellations to find a particular star? An amateur astronomy out with her friends A professional astronomer communicating with other astronomers

1/4/24, 1:56 PM M3 Project: Practice questions: Introduction to Astronomy: 2024SPI-ASTRO-010-101 https://sjeccd.instructure.com/courses/40207/quizzes/268732 11/21 1 / 1 pts Question 15 At what time will a circumpolar star set if it is highest in the sky at 6 pm? 6 am Noon Midnight It never sets 1 / 1 pts Question 16 Why do stars rise and set? Earth rotates on its axis The celestial sphere spins one way and the Solar system spins the opposite way Stars revolve around the center of the Milky Way Galaxy

1/4/24, 1:56 PM M3 Project: Practice questions: Introduction to Astronomy: 2024SPI-ASTRO-010-101 https://sjeccd.instructure.com/courses/40207/quizzes/268732 12/21 1 / 1 pts Question 17 When a circumpolar star is to the North just above the horizon, what direction does the observer see it moving? Left (west) Right (east) Down (toward the horizon) Up (toward zenith) 0.5 / 0.5 pts Question 18 The Auroras (Northern and Southern lights) are caused by: The solar wind following our magnetic field and interacting with our atmosphere Sunlight reflecting off of dust in our atmosphere that has been ejected from a volcano The polar ice caps reflecting the Suns light

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1/4/24, 1:56 PM M3 Project: Practice questions: Introduction to Astronomy: 2024SPI-ASTRO-010-101 https://sjeccd.instructure.com/courses/40207/quizzes/268732 13/21 0.5 / 0.5 pts Question 19 Which of the following is necessary for meteor impact craters to form on a planet? Liquid Atmosphere Hot molten interior None of the above 0.5 / 0.5 pts Question 20 The Moon is large enough to be round to have a hot, molten interior to have an atmosphere to have a magnetic field to have auroras 0.5 / 0.5 pts Question 21 Why doesn't Earth have as many craters as the Moon?

1/4/24, 1:56 PM M3 Project: Practice questions: Introduction to Astronomy: 2024SPI-ASTRO-010-101 https://sjeccd.instructure.com/courses/40207/quizzes/268732 14/21 The Moon has a stronger magnetic pull Most of Earth's craters have been erased or filled in The Moon acts as a shield and protects Earth from meteors 0.5 / 0.5 pts Question 22 Stream beds will only form on a planet that has Liquid Plate tectonics Frozen water (ice) Hot molten interior 0.5 / 0.5 pts Question 23 Which of the following is necessary for divergent plate boundaries to occur on a planet? Atmosphere Hot molten interior None of the above 0.5 / 0.5 pts Question 24

1/4/24, 1:56 PM M3 Project: Practice questions: Introduction to Astronomy: 2024SPI-ASTRO-010-101 https://sjeccd.instructure.com/courses/40207/quizzes/268732 15/21 Earth acquired its Moon when a Mars-sized object collided with an early Earth, and the pieces formed the Moon Earth attracted an asteroid, and it began to orbit a large volcano erupted, and some of the lava began to orbit Earth forming the Moon 0.5 / 0.5 pts Question 25 The Moon is large enough To have a hot, molten interior To have auroras To have layers (core, mantle, crust) 0.5 / 0.5 pts Question 26 The Atlantic Ocean was formed by plate tectonics - divergent plate boundaries and a mid-ocean ridge the collision of a Mars-sized asteroid into a young Earth the eruption of the Hawaiian volcanoes over a long period of time

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1/4/24, 1:56 PM M3 Project: Practice questions: Introduction to Astronomy: 2024SPI-ASTRO-010-101 https://sjeccd.instructure.com/courses/40207/quizzes/268732 16/21 0.5 / 0.5 pts Question 27 Which of the following is necessary for volcanoes to form on a planet? Liquid Atmosphere Hot molten interior None of the above 0.5 / 0.5 pts Question 28 Venus has an interior that is hot enough for rocks to melt, and a surface that it too hot for liquid water. What features might you see on the surface of Venus? Streams Volcanoes Both streams and volcanoes Neither streams nor volcanoes 0.5 / 0.5 pts Question 29 If the Earth were one-quarter its actual size (making it a small terrestrial planet so it has no hot interior), what might be different about its surface?

1/4/24, 1:56 PM M3 Project: Practice questions: Introduction to Astronomy: 2024SPI-ASTRO-010-101 https://sjeccd.instructure.com/courses/40207/quizzes/268732 17/21 No streambeds No impact craters No volcanoes 1 / 1 pts Question 30 Before the mare basalt erupted on the Moon, the rate of meteor impacts was ____________ the rate was after the mare basalt had erupted. greater than less than the same as 1 / 1 pts Question 31 On the Moon, why is the basalt mare surface smoother (fewer craters) than the highlands? The basalt is denser and darker than the highlands The basalt attracts fewer meteors than the highlands The basalt is younger than the highlands There is more basalt than the highlands

1/4/24, 1:56 PM M3 Project: Practice questions: Introduction to Astronomy: 2024SPI-ASTRO-010-101 https://sjeccd.instructure.com/courses/40207/quizzes/268732 18/21 1 / 1 pts Question 32 Which statement is true about the Moon and auroras (Northern and Southern lights)? The Moon has auroras because the solar wind affects its atmosphere The Moon has auroras because it has a magnetic field The Moon does not have auroras because it does not have a magnetic field or atmosphere The Moon does not have auroras because no solar wind hits it, and it has no atmosphere 1 / 1 pts Question 33 Which of these graphs best shows how the rate of impact craters forming on the Moons surface changed through time? Accessible text description of this diagram (https://sjeccd.instructure.com/courses/40207/pages/long-desc-m3-exam- q70)

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1/4/24, 1:56 PM M3 Project: Practice questions: Introduction to Astronomy: 2024SPI-ASTRO-010-101 https://sjeccd.instructure.com/courses/40207/quizzes/268732 19/21 A B C 1 / 1 pts Question 34 A moon covered with numerous and very old craters created by meteorite impacts likely: orbits a large Jupiter sized planet has a relatively cool, solid interior has an ozone hole 1 / 1 pts Question 35 This grid represents a portion of the celestial sphere. What star is at R.A. 75 Dec 30 ? o o

1/4/24, 1:56 PM M3 Project: Practice questions: Introduction to Astronomy: 2024SPI-ASTRO-010-101 https://sjeccd.instructure.com/courses/40207/quizzes/268732 20/21 Accessible text description of this diagram (https://sjeccd.instructure.com/courses/40207/pages/long-desc-m3-exam- q73-78) A B C D 1 / 1 pts Question 36 This grid represents a portion of the celestial sphere. Which of these is the closest to Polaris?

1/4/24, 1:56 PM M3 Project: Practice questions: Introduction to Astronomy: 2024SPI-ASTRO-010-101 https://sjeccd.instructure.com/courses/40207/quizzes/268732 21/21 Accessible text description of this diagram (https://sjeccd.instructure.com/courses/40207/pages/long-desc-m3-exam- q73-78) A B C D Quiz Score: 30 out of 30

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