Chapter 0 quiz_ ASTRON 001 _ Elementary Astronomy - Kiley D. - FALL 2023 - SECTION# 14762
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Chapter 0 quiz: ASTRON 001 : Elementary Astronomy - Kiley D. - FALL 2023 - SECTION# 14762
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Chapter 0 quiz
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Dec 16 at 11:59pm
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Question 1
Arrange the following objects in order of increasing size.
Galaxy, Universe, Earth, Solar System.
Universe, Earth, Galaxy, Solar System.
Earth, Solar System, Galaxy, Universe.
Earth, Galaxy, Solar System, Universe.
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Question 2
There are 3,600 arcseconds in a degree.
True
False
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Question 3
From Earth, the Sun and Moon have about the same angular diameter.
True
False
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Question 4
In the Northern Hemisphere, it is colder in the winter than in the summer
because
the Sun is closer to Earth during the winter.
the Sun shines down at more of an angle during the winter.
the Sun shines down more directly during the winter.
the Sun is farther from Earth during the winter.
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Question 5
Polaris will not always be the pole star is due to
the Earth's revolution being slightly less than exactly 365.24 days.
the sidereal day being shorter than the solar day.
the Moon following the ecliptic, instead of the equator.
the Solar winds blowing the Earth farther away from the Sun.
precession shifting the celestial pole.
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Question 6
The seasons are caused by the precession of Earth's axes.
True
False
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Question 7
When the Moon is directly opposite the Sun in the sky, its phase is
full.
new.
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https://ilearn.laccd.edu/courses/242104/quizzes/1840537
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waxing or waning crescent.
waxing or waning gibbous.
first or third quarter.
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Question 8
A solar eclipse can only happen during a
first quarter moon.
solstice.
new moon.
full moon.
perihelion passage of the Sun.
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Question 9
The parallax shift for all stars is very small.
True
False
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Question 10
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In the scientic method, it is not necessary to test your theory.
True
False
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