M3_Project__Practice_questions__Introduction_to_Astronomy__2024SPI-ASTRO-010-101
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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
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Attempt 2
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29 out of 30
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Attempt 2
56 minutes
29 out of 30
Attempt 1
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Score for this attempt: 29
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Submitted Jan 6 at 1:28pm
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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
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Question 1
It is okay to use another person’s ideas when writing an essay if:
You only use 10 words or less You give credit to the author It is never okay to use another person’s ideas 1 / 1 pts
Question 2
Which of these would be a good resource for someone looking to learn about astronomy?
A local astronomy group webpage A magazine about astronomy An astronomy club at a local college or university All of these 1 / 1 pts
Question 3
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 4
As an observer watches a star rising directly in the East, in what direction will it move?
Straight up toward zenith Horizontally toward the south Up at an angle, toward the south Down, beneath the horizon 1 / 1 pts
Question 5
If you see the Sun high in the Southern sky, how many hours will it be until it sets?
0 6 12 24 1 / 1 pts
Question 6
A star rises directly in the East. Roughly how many hours out of a 24-hour day is it above the horizon?
0 6 12 24 1 / 1 pts
Question 7
What is the name of constellation B?
Cassiopeia The Little Dipper Saggitarius Scorpius The Big Dipper 1 / 1 pts
Question 8
What constellation is this?
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The Big Dipper Orion Cassiopeia Saggitarius 1 / 1 pts
Question 9
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 10
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 / 1 pts
Question 11
In which direction was this photographer looking?
Image credit: 0x010C
(https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2016-04_Tour_de_la_Miotte_circumpolar_05.jpg) / CC BY-
SA 4.0
(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en)
North South East West 1 / 1 pts
Question 12
What is the name of constellation A?
Cassiopeia The Big Dipper Saggitarius Scorpius 1 / 1 pts
Question 13
Which of these photos of the horizon was taken at the equator?
Photo A:
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 1 / 1 pts
Question 14
A star rises directly in the East. In what direction will you look to see it set?
North
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West East It never sets 1 / 1 pts
Question 15
A star sets directly in the West. Roughly how many hours until it is above the horizon again?
0 6 12 24 1 / 1 pts
Question 16
Which of these statements is true about the North Star (Polaris) viewed from San Jose?
It is the brightest star It is only above the horizon from 6pm to 6am It never sets It can be seen from anywhere on the globe 0 / 1 pts
Question 17
Incorrect
Incorrect
In what direction was this photograph taken?
Image credit: Samuele Errico Piccarini
(https://unsplash.com/photos/Ya3FqJdKVaw) / CC0
West East North South Straight up
0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 18
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?
No streambeds No impact craters No volcanoes 0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 19
Which is not an agent that modifies/changes a planet's surface?
wind from the atmosphere lava from a volcano stream from liquid water radiation through the ozone 0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 20
A convergent plate boundary with a subducting tectonic plate is when the:
Plates move towards each other Plates move away from each other Plates move side to side Plates do not move and are stable 0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 21
The planet with this landform must have:
Image credit: P. McBride, U.S. Geological Survey
(https://earthdata.nasa.gov/user-resources/sensing-our-
planet/connecting-the-drops) / an atmosphere
liquid seasons 0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 22
Which of the following landforms would form without a hot molten interior, without an atmosphere, and without liquid?
Sand dunes Volcanoes Meteor impact craters Stream beds Divergent boundaries 0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 23
An atmosphere is required for which of the following landforms to occur on a planet?
Sand dunes Volcanoes Meteor impact craters Divergent boundaries 0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 24
The planet with this landform must have:
Image credit: U.S. Geological Survey
(http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/volcano-parts.html) / a hot, molten interior an atmosphere seasons
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liquid 0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 25
This landform formed when:
Image credit: moonietoons
(https://pixabay.com/en/desert-sand-sand-dunes-death-valley-1435076/) / CC0
(https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
winter changed into summer water flowed through a channel wind blew across the surface 0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 26
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 27
Why does the Moon have so many more craters than Earth?
The Moon's magnetic field is very strong, Earth's is weak
Earth has volcanoes and plate tectonics, the Moon does not The Moon shields Earth from meteors and so it is hit more often 0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 28
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 29
What is necessary for stream beds to form on a planet?
active volcanoes correct surface temperature for liquid an interior hot enough to melt rock 1 / 1 pts
Question 30
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)
A B C 1 / 1 pts
Question 31
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 32
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 / 1 pts
Question 33
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 34
On the Moon, there are more impact craters on the:
highlands because it is younger than the mare basalt highlands because it is older than the mare basalt mare basalt because it is harder than the highlands mare basalt because it is softer than the highland 1 / 1 pts
Question 35
This grid represents a portion of the celestial sphere. Which of these stars is at the celestial equator?
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. What are the correct coordinates for star C?
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Accessible text description of this diagram
(https://sjeccd.instructure.com/courses/40207/pages/long-desc-m3-exam-q73-78)
R.A 75
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R.A 60
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R.A 105
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R.A. 105
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Quiz Score: 29
out of 30