Test Bank For Explorations: An Introduction to Astronomy 9th Edition by Thomas (Arny)

Test Bank For Explorations: An Introduction to Astronomy 9th Edition by Thomas (Arny) Directly above Earth's equator lies the ________ in the sky. A) North Celestial Pole B) South Celestial Pole C) Celestial equator D) ecliptic Answer: C Difficulty: 1 Easy Section: 01.01 Topic: Locating Objects in the Sky Bloom's: 1. Remember Gradable: automatic Subtopic: Celestial Sphere Model 2) All celestial objects rise in the east and set in the west because A) Earth is rotating from east to west. B) Earth is rotating from west to east. C) Earth is orbiting around the Sun from east to west. D) the celestial sphere is rotating from east to west. Answer: B Difficulty: 1 Easy Section: 01.01 Topic: Locating Objects in the Sky; Astronomical Cycles Bloom's: 1. Remember Gradable: automatic Subtopic: Celestial Sphere Model; Diurnal and Annual Motion 3) What is the ecliptic? A) the line of the solar and lunar eclipses on the celestial sphere B) the extension of Earth's path on the celestial sphere C) the elliptical shape of Earth's orbit around the Sun D) All of these choices are correct. Answer: B Difficulty: 2 Medium Section: 01.01 Topic: Locating Objects in the Sky Bloom's: 1. Remember Gradable: automatic Subtopic: The Ecliptic 1 4) Which of the following statements describes the ecliptic? A) the path of the Moon on the celestial sphere B) the extension of Earth's equator on the celestial sphere C) the extension of Earth's path on the celestial sphere D) the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere E) The extension of Earth's equator on the celestial sphere and the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere are correct. Answer: E Difficulty: 2 Medium Section: 01.01 Topic: Locating Objects in the Sky Bloom's: 1. Remember Gradable: automatic Subtopic: The Ecliptic 5) Suppose that Earth's spin would suddenly reverse direction, but the direction of Earth's motion around the Sun was preserved. Which of the following changes would you expect to observe? A) The Sun would rise in the west and set in the east. B) The stars would rise in the west and set in the east. C) The planets would rise in the west and set in the east. D) All of these would be observed. E) None of these choices is correct. Answer: D Difficulty: 2 Medium Section: 01.01 Topic: Astronomical Cycles Bloom's: 2. Understand Gradable: automatic Subtopic: Diurnal and Annual Motion 6) For someone in the Northern Hemisphere stars rise in the east and set in the west. For someone in the Southern Hemisphere A) the situation is the same—stars also rise in the east and set in the west. B) the opposite is true—stars rise in the west and set in the east. Answer: A Difficulty: 1 Easy Section: 01.01 Topic: Astronomical Cycles Bloom's: 2. Understand Gradable: automatic Subtopic: Diurnal and Annual Motion 2 7) The motion of the Sun relative to the stars is from ________ to ________. A) east; west B) west; east Answer: B Difficulty: 1 Easy Section: 01.01 Topic: Astronomical Cycles Bloom's: 2. Understand Gradable: automatic Subtopic: Diurnal and Annual Motion 8) Which of the following statements regarding the motion of objects on the celestial sphere is true? A) The Sun moves along the Celestial Equator. B) The Moon moves along the Celestial Equator. C) The stars move along the zodiac. D) The stars move parallel to the Celestial Equator. Answer: D Difficulty: 2 Medium Section: 01.01 Topic: Locating Objects in the Sky Bloom's: 1. Remember Gradable: automatic Subtopic: Celestial Sphere Model 9) How much time is there between when a star rises and when it sets? A) less than twelve hours B) about twelve hours C) more than twelve hours D) It depends on the star. Answer: D Difficulty: 1 Easy Section: 01.01 Topic: Locating Objects in the Sky; Astronomical Cycles Bloom's: 2. Understand Gradable: automatic Subtopic: Celestial Sphere Model; Diurnal and Annual Motion 3 10) The zodiac is tilted by 23.5 degrees relative to the Celestial Equator. Answer: TRUE Difficulty: 2 Medium Section: 01.01 Topic: Locating Objects in the Sky Bloom's: 1. Remember Gradable: automatic Subtopic: Celestial Sphere Model 11) There are constellations that are not visible for observers living in North America. Answer: TRUE Difficulty: 2 Medium Section: 01.01 Topic: Locating Objects in the Sky Bloom's: 1. Remember Gradable: automatic Subtopic: Celestial Sphere Model 12) Although all known stars appear to rise from the eastern horizon, astronomers might someday discover a star that will rise from the western horizon. Answer: FALSE Difficulty: 1 Easy Section: 01.01 Topic: Locating Objects in the Sky Bloom's: 2. Understand Gradable: automatic Subtopic: Celestial Sphere Model 13) What is the celestial sphere? A) an observatory dome B) the Sun C) Earth D) the imaginary sphere of the sky, on which stars lie Answer: D Difficulty: 1 Easy Section: 01.01 Topic: Locating Objects in the Sky Bloom's: 1. Remember Gradable: automatic Subtopic: Celestial Sphere Model 4 14) For which of the following is the celestial sphere an accurate representation of reality? A) the distance to the stars B) the spherical bubble that surrounds Earth C) the view of the stars from Earth D) the motion of the Sun around Earth E) the motion of the planets around Earth Answer: C Difficulty: 2 Medium Section: 01.01 Topic: Locating Objects in the Sky Bloom's: 1. Remember Gradable: automatic Subtopic: Celestial Sphere Model 15) Constellations are ________. A) fixed patterns of stars on the celestial sphere B) groups of stars that are close to each other in space C) stars that neither rise nor set D) stars representing the path of the Sun through the sky E) animals that look like groupings of stars Answer: A Difficulty: 2 Medium Section: 01.01 Topic: Locating Objects in the Sky Bloom's: 1. Remember Gradable: automatic Subtopic: Constellations 16) What do we call a specific pattern of stars in the sky, often named for an animal? A) a cluster B) a star animal C) a constellation D) the ecliptic Answer: C Difficulty: 1 Easy Section: 01.01 Topic: Locating Objects in the Sky Bloom's: 1. Remember Gradable: automatic Subtopic: Constellations 5 17) Stars in a constellation ________. A) are close to one another in space B) all formed at about the same time C) neither rise nor set D) are in the same direction in the sky E) None of these choices is correct. Answer: D Difficulty: 2 Medium Section: 01.01 Topic: Locating Objects in the Sky Bloom's: 1. Remember Gradable: automatic Subtopic: Constellations 18) Constellations rise in the ________ and set in the ________. A) east; west B) west; east C) morning; evening D) evening; morning E) Constellations neither rise nor set. Answer: A Difficulty: 1 Easy Section: 01.01 Topic: Locating Objects in the Sky Bloom's: 1. Remember Gradable: automatic Subtopic: Constellations 19) Over the course of a single night, stars move overhead due to ________. A) their motion around Earth B) the rotation of Earth on its axis C) the motion of the Sun around the galaxy D) the rotation of the celestial sphere E) the tilt of Earth's axis Answer: B Difficulty: 1 Easy Section: 01.01 Topic: Astronomical Cycles Bloom's: 1. Remember Gradable: automatic Subtopic: Diurnal and Annual Motion 6 20) The celestial equator is always located ________. A) running north to south, and directly overhead B) in the northern sky, at an altitude equal to your latitude C) running due east to due west, 90 degrees from the north Celestial Pole D) running east to west, between the ecliptic and the North Celestial Pole E) None of these choices is correct. Answer: C Difficulty: 2 Medium Section: 01.01 Topic: Locating Objects in the Sky Bloom's: 1. Remember Gradable: automatic Subtopic: Celestial Coordinate Systems, Celestial Sphere Model 21) What is the Celestial Equator? A) a band of constellations through which the planets and Sun appear to move B) the line that the Sun traces across the celestial sphere C) an imaginary line in the sky, directly above Earth's equator D) the cycle of lunar phases Answer: C Difficulty: 2 Medium Section: 01.01 Topic: Locating Objects in the Sky Bloom's: 1. Remember Gradable: automatic Subtopic: Celestial Coordinate Systems, Celestial Sphere Model 22) The North Celestial Pole is located ________. A) directly above Earth's equator B) directly overhead C) at the geographic North Pole D) directly above the geographic North Pole E) at the center of the celestial sphere Answer: D Difficulty: 2 Medium Section: 01.01 Topic: Locating Objects in the Sky Bloom's: 1. Remember Gradable: automatic Subtopic: Celestial Coordinate Systems, Celestial Sphere Model 7 23) The star nearest the North Celestial Pole is ________. A) Vega B) Thuban C) Denebola D) Polaris E) Mizar Answer: D Difficulty: 1 Easy Section: 01.01 Topic: Locating Objects in the Sky Bloom's: 1. Remember Gradable: automatic Subtopic: Celestial Coordinate Systems, Celestial Sphere Model 24) Circumpolar stars are stars that ________. A) rise in the east and set in the west B) neither rise nor set C) are pointed to by the celestial poles D) follow circular orbits around the celestial poles E) can only be seen from the poles of Earth Answer: B Difficulty: 1 Easy Section: 01.01 Topic: Astronomical Cycles Bloom's: 1. Remember Gradable: automatic Subtopic: Diurnal and Annual Motion 25) A constellation directly overhead at midnight in June will be ________ at midnight in December. A) directly overhead B) on the eastern horizon C) on the western horizon D) below the horizon E) None of these choices is correct. Answer: D Difficulty: 1 Easy Section: 01.01 Topic: Astronomical Cycles Bloom's: 1. Remember Gradable: automatic Subtopic: Diurnal and Annual Motion