Chapter 1: The Night Sky

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The Universe at a Glance
Rachelle Sappington
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Pregunta 1

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Roughly how many Earths would fit inside the Sun?
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  • 1
  • 100
  • 10,000
  • 1,000,000

Pregunta 2

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In 1 second, light leaving Los Angeles reaches approximately as far as
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  • San Francisco, about 500 km
  • London, roughly 10,000 km
  • the Moon, 384,000 km
  • Venus, 45,000,000 km from Earth at closest approach

Pregunta 3

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If Earth rotated twice as fast as it currently does, but its motion around the Sun stayed the same, then
Respuesta
  • the night would be twice as long;
  • the night would be half as long
  • the year would be half as long
  • the length of the day would be unchanged

Pregunta 4

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When a thin crescent of the Moon is visible just before sunrise, the Moon is in its
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  • waxing phase
  • new phase
  • waning phase
  • quarter phase

Pregunta 5

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If the Moon's orbit were a little longer, solar eclipses would be
Respuesta
  • more likely to be annular
  • more likely to be total
  • more frequent
  • unchanged in appearance

Pregunta 6

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Relative to the stars, as seen from Earth, through roughly how many degrees, arc minutes, or arc seconds does the Moon move in 1 hour of time?
Respuesta
  • 10 degrees
  • 30 arc minutes
  • 1 arc minute

Pregunta 7

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The Moon lies roughly 384,000 km from Earth, and the Sun lies 150,000,000 km away. If both have the same angular size as seen from Earth, roughly how many times larger than the Moon is the Sun?
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  • 400
  • 40
  • 10
  • 4

Pregunta 8

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The stars in a constellation are physically close to one another.
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 9

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The seasons are caused by the precession of Earth's axis.
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 10

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If the direction of Earth's rotation were reversed, the solar day would be shorter than it is now.
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 11

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The Moon does not rotate.
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 12

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A lunar eclipse can occur only during a full Moon.
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 13

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The angular diameter of an object is inversely proportional to its distance from the observer.
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 14

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Once proved, a theory can never be changed.
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 15

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The [blank_start]universe[blank_end] is the totality of all space, time, matter, and energy.
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  • universe

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[blank_start]Astronomy[blank_end] is the study of the universe.
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  • Astronomy

Pregunta 17

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Planet [blank_start]Earth[blank_end] orbits a star called the [blank_start]Sun[blank_end], near the edge of the [blank_start]Milky[blank_end] [blank_start]Way[blank_end] Galaxy, which is just one among billions of galaxies in the [blank_start]universe[blank_end].
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  • Earth
  • Sun
  • Milky
  • Way
  • universe

Pregunta 18

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Early observers grouped the thousands of stars visible to the naked eye into patterns called [blank_start]constellations[blank_end], which they imagined where attached to a vast celestial sphere centered on Earth.
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  • constellations

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A [blank_start]celestial[blank_end] [blank_start]sphere[blank_end] is an imaginary sphere surrounding Earth to which all objects in the sky were once considered to be attached.
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  • celestial
  • sphere

Pregunta 20

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[blank_start]Constellations[blank_end] have no physical significance, but are still used to label regions of the sky.
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  • Constellations

Pregunta 21

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The points where Earth's axis of rotation intersects the celestial sphere are called the north and south [blank_start]celestial[blank_end] [blank_start]poles[blank_end].
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  • celestial
  • poles

Pregunta 22

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The line where Earth's equatorial plane cuts the celestial sphere is the [blank_start]celestial[blank_end] [blank_start]equator[blank_end].
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  • celestial
  • equator

Pregunta 23

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The nightly motion of the stars across the sky is the result of Earth's [blank_start]rotation[blank_end] on it axis.
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  • rotation

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A [blank_start]rotation[blank_end] is the spinning motion of a body about on its axis.
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  • rotation

Pregunta 25

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The time from one noon to the next is called a [blank_start]solar[blank_end] day.
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  • solar

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The time between successive risings of any given star is one [blank_start]sidereal[blank_end] day.
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  • sidereal

Pregunta 27

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Because of Earth's [blank_start]revolution[blank_end] around the Sun, we see different stars at night at different times of the year, and the Sun appears to move relative to the stars.
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  • revolution

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The Sun's apparent yearly path around the celestial sphere (or the plane of Earth's orbit around the Sun) is called the [blank_start]ecliptic[blank_end].
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  • ecliptic

Pregunta 29

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We experience [blank_start]seasons[blank_end] because Earth's rotation axis is inclined to the ecliptic plane.
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  • seasons

Pregunta 30

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At the [blank_start]summer[blank_end] [blank_start]solstice[blank_end], the Sun is highest in the sky and the length of the day is greatest.
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  • summer
  • solstice

Pregunta 31

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At the vernal and autumnal [blank_start]equinoxes[blank_end], Earth's axis of rotation is perpendicular to the line joining Earth to the Sun, so day and night are of [blank_start]equal[blank_end] length.
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  • equinoxes
  • equal

Pregunta 32

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The interval of time from one vernal [blank_start]equinox[blank_end] to the next is one [blank_start]tropical[blank_end] year.
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  • equinox
  • tropical

Pregunta 33

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[blank_start]Precession[blank_end] is the slow "wobble" of Earth's axis due to the influence of the [blank_start]Moon[blank_end].
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  • Precession
  • Rotation
  • Revolution
  • Moon
  • Sun

Pregunta 34

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As a result of [blank_start]precession[blank_end], the [blank_start]sidereal[blank_end] year is slightly longer than the [blank_start]tropical[blank_end] year, and the constellations migrate around the calendar over the course of thousands of years.
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  • rotation
  • precession
  • revolution
  • tropical
  • sidereal
  • tropical
  • sidereal

Pregunta 35

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The [blank_start]Moon[blank_end] emits no light of its own, but instead shines by reflected sunlight.
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  • Moon
  • North Star

Pregunta 36

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As the Moon orbits Earth, we see [blank_start]lunar[blank_end] phases as the amount of the Moon's sunlit face visible to us varies.
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  • lunar

Pregunta 37

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At [blank_start]new[blank_end] Moon, the Moon and the Sun are in nearly the same part of the sky, and the [blank_start]sunlit[blank_end] side of the Moon is oriented away from us.
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  • new
  • full
  • sunlit
  • dark

Pregunta 38

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At [blank_start]full[blank_end] Moon, the Sun and Moon are in opposite directions, from our perspective.
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  • new
  • full

Pregunta 39

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The time taken for the Moon to complete one orbit relative to the stars is 1 [blank_start]sidereal[blank_end] month. The time needed for the Moon to complete one cycle of phases is 1 [blank_start]synodic[blank_end] month.
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  • synodic
  • sidereal
  • synodic
  • sidereal

Pregunta 40

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A [blank_start]lunar[blank_end] eclipse occurs when the Moon enters Earth's shadow.
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  • solar
  • lunar
  • total
  • partial
  • annular

Pregunta 41

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A [blank_start]solar[blank_end] eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun.
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  • solar
  • lunar
  • total
  • partial
  • annular

Pregunta 42

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An eclipse may be [blank_start]total[blank_end] if the body in question (Moon or Sun) is completely obscured, or [blank_start]partial[blank_end] if only a portion of the surface is affected.
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  • solar
  • lunar
  • total
  • partial
  • annular
  • solar
  • lunar
  • total
  • partial
  • annular

Pregunta 43

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If the Moon happens to be too far from Earth for its disk to completely hide the Sun, an [blank_start]annular[blank_end] eclipse occurs.
Respuesta
  • solar
  • lunar
  • total
  • partial
  • annular

Pregunta 44

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Because the Moon's orbit around Earth is slightly inclined with respect to the [blank_start]ecliptic[blank_end], solar and lunar eclipses do not occur every [blank_start]month[blank_end].
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  • ecliptic
  • month

Pregunta 45

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The [blank_start]scientific[blank_end] [blank_start]method[blank_end] is a methodical approach employed by scientists to explore the universe around us in an objective manner.
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  • scientific
  • method

Pregunta 46

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A [blank_start]theory[blank_end] is a framework of ideas and assumptions used to explain some set of [blank_start]observations[blank_end] and construct theoretical models that make [blank_start]predictions[blank_end] about the real world. These predictions in turn are [blank_start]amenable[blank_end] to further observational [blank_start]testing[blank_end]. In this way, the theory expands and [blank_start]science[blank_end] advances.
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  • theory
  • observations
  • predictions
  • amenable
  • testing
  • science

Pregunta 47

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Observation, theory, and testing are the cornerstones of the [blank_start]scientific[blank_end] [blank_start]method[blank_end].
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  • scientific
  • method
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