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2s ThesRisesofsAstronomy
1) ThesMoonsappearsslargerswhensitsrisessthanswhensitsisshighsinsthesskysbecause
A) yousarescloserstositswhensitsrisess(angular-sizesrelation).
B) yousaresfarthersfromsitswhensitsrisess(angular-sizesrelation).
C) it'ssansillusionsfromscomparisonstosobjectssonstheshorizon.
D) it'ssbrighterswhensitsrises.
Answer:s CsDifficulty
:s1sEasy
Section:s 02.01
Topic:s HistorysofsAstronomy;sLocatingsObjectssinsthesSkysBloom's:s
1.sRemember
Gradable:s automatic
Subtopic:s Diameter-distancesRelations(a.k.a.sthessmallsanglesformula);sObservationalsastronomy
2) wassthesfirstspersonstosmeasuresthescircumferencesofsEarth.
A) Ptolemy
B) Copernicus
C) Eratosthenes
D) Galileo
E) Aristarchus
Answer:s CsDifficulty
:s1sEasy
Section:s 02.01
Topic:s HistorysofsAstronomys
Bloom's:s 1.sRemembersGrada
ble:s automatic
Subtopic:s Historical:sShapesandsSizesofsEarth
3) WhenswassitsfirstsknownsthatsEarthswasssphericalsinsshape?
A) Itswassalwayssknownstosbesspherical.
B) atsthestimesofsthesGreeks
C) atsthesbeginningsofsthesRenaissance
D) onlysaftersGalileosusedsastelescopestosstudysothersplanets
E) onlysrecentlyswithinstheslastshundredsyears
Answer:s BsDifficulty
:s1sEasy
Section:s 02.01
Topic:s HistorysofsAstronomys
Bloom's:s 1.sRemembersGrada
ble:s automatic
Subtopic:s Historical:sShapesandsSizesofsEarth
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4) Whatsissthessizesofsansobjectslocatedsatsasdistancesofs1,000smeterssandsthatshassangularssiz
esAs=s4sdegrees?
A) abouts11smeters
B) abouts35smeters
C) abouts70smeters
D) abouts4,000smeters
Answer:s CsDifficulty
:s2sMedium
Section:s 02.01
Topic:s HistorysofsAstronomys
Bloom's:s 3.sApply
Gradable:s automatic
Subtopic:s Diameter-distancesRelations(a.k.a.sthessmallsanglesformula)
5) Thesangularssizesofsansobjectsincreasessassthesdistancestosthesobserversincreases.
Answer:s FALSEsDiff
iculty:s2sMedium
Section:s 02.01
Topic:s HistorysofsAstronomys
Bloom's:s 2.sUnderstandsGrada
ble:s automatic
Subtopic:s Diameter-distancesRelations(a.k.a.sthessmallsanglesformula)
6) ThesangularssizesofsthesSunsassobservedsfromsEarthsissabouts0.5sdegree.
Answer:s TRUEsDiffi
culty:s2sMedium
Section:s 02.01
Topic:s HistorysofsAstronomys
Bloom's:s 1.sRemembersGrada
ble:s automatic
Subtopic:s Diameter-
distancesRelations(a.k.a.sthessmallsanglesformula);sHistorical:sDistancessandsSizessofsthesSunsandsMoon
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7) ThesangularssizesofsthesMoonsassobservedsfromsEarthsissabouts0.5sdegree.
Answer:s TRUEsDiffi
culty:s2sMedium
Section:s 02.01
Topic:s HistorysofsAstronomys
Bloom's:s 1.sRemembersGrada
ble:s automatic
Subtopic:s Diameter-
distancesRelations(a.k.a.sthessmallsanglesformula);sHistorical:sDistancessandsSizessofsthesSunsandsMoon
8) OnesobservationssupportingsthesideasofsassphericalsEarthsissthats .
A) thesshapesofsEarth'ssshadowsonsthesMoonsduringsanseclipsesisscircular
B) astravelersmovingssouthswillsseesstarsstheyscouldsnotspreviouslyssee
C) asshipsmovingsawaysfromsthesobserverswillsmovessuchsthatstheshullsissnotsseen,sthensthessails
D) Allsofstheseschoicessarescorrect.
Answer:s DsDifficulty
:s1sEasy
Section:s 02.01
Topic:s HistorysofsAstronomys
Bloom's:s 1.sRemembersGrada
ble:s automatic
Subtopic:s Historical:sShapesandsSizesofsEarth
9) ThescurvedsshapesofsEarth'ssshadowsduringsanseclipseswassevidencesfors .
A) asflat,scircularsEarth
B) assphericalsEarth
C) assphericalsMoon
D) asflat,scircularsMoon
E) Nonesofstheseschoicessisscorrect.
Answer:s BsDifficulty
:s1sEasy
Section:s 02.01
Topic:s HistorysofsAstronomys
Bloom's:s 1.sRemembersGrada
ble:s automatic
Subtopic:s Historical:sShapesandsSizesofsEarth
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AnsIntroductionstosAstronomy,s9es(Arny)sChapters
2s ThesRisesofsAstronomy
1) ThesMoonsappearsslargerswhensitsrisessthanswhensitsisshighsinsthesskysbecause
A) yousarescloserstositswhensitsrisess(angular-sizesrelation).
B) yousaresfarthersfromsitswhensitsrisess(angular-sizesrelation).
C) it'ssansillusionsfromscomparisonstosobjectssonstheshorizon.
D) it'ssbrighterswhensitsrises.
Answer:s CsDifficulty
:s1sEasy
Section:s 02.01
Topic:s HistorysofsAstronomy;sLocatingsObjectssinsthesSkysBloom's:s
1.sRemember
Gradable:s automatic
Subtopic:s Diameter-distancesRelations(a.k.a.sthessmallsanglesformula);sObservationalsastronomy
2) wassthesfirstspersonstosmeasuresthescircumferencesofsEarth.
A) Ptolemy
B) Copernicus
C) Eratosthenes
D) Galileo
E) Aristarchus
Answer:s CsDifficulty
:s1sEasy
Section:s 02.01
Topic:s HistorysofsAstronomys
Bloom's:s 1.sRemembersGrada
ble:s automatic
Subtopic:s Historical:sShapesandsSizesofsEarth
3) WhenswassitsfirstsknownsthatsEarthswasssphericalsinsshape?
A) Itswassalwayssknownstosbesspherical.
B) atsthestimesofsthesGreeks
C) atsthesbeginningsofsthesRenaissance
D) onlysaftersGalileosusedsastelescopestosstudysothersplanets
E) onlysrecentlyswithinstheslastshundredsyears
Answer:s BsDifficulty
:s1sEasy
Section:s 02.01
Topic:s HistorysofsAstronomys
Bloom's:s 1.sRemembersGrada
ble:s automatic
Subtopic:s Historical:sShapesandsSizesofsEarth
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4) Whatsissthessizesofsansobjectslocatedsatsasdistancesofs1,000smeterssandsthatshassangularssiz
esAs=s4sdegrees?
A) abouts11smeters
B) abouts35smeters
C) abouts70smeters
D) abouts4,000smeters
Answer:s CsDifficulty
:s2sMedium
Section:s 02.01
Topic:s HistorysofsAstronomys
Bloom's:s 3.sApply
Gradable:s automatic
Subtopic:s Diameter-distancesRelations(a.k.a.sthessmallsanglesformula)
5) Thesangularssizesofsansobjectsincreasessassthesdistancestosthesobserversincreases.
Answer:s FALSEsDiff
iculty:s2sMedium
Section:s 02.01
Topic:s HistorysofsAstronomys
Bloom's:s 2.sUnderstandsGrada
ble:s automatic
Subtopic:s Diameter-distancesRelations(a.k.a.sthessmallsanglesformula)
6) ThesangularssizesofsthesSunsassobservedsfromsEarthsissabouts0.5sdegree.
Answer:s TRUEsDiffi
culty:s2sMedium
Section:s 02.01
Topic:s HistorysofsAstronomys
Bloom's:s 1.sRemembersGrada
ble:s automatic
Subtopic:s Diameter-
distancesRelations(a.k.a.sthessmallsanglesformula);sHistorical:sDistancessandsSizessofsthesSunsandsMoon
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7) ThesangularssizesofsthesMoonsassobservedsfromsEarthsissabouts0.5sdegree.
Answer:s TRUEsDiffi
culty:s2sMedium
Section:s 02.01
Topic:s HistorysofsAstronomys
Bloom's:s 1.sRemembersGrada
ble:s automatic
Subtopic:s Diameter-
distancesRelations(a.k.a.sthessmallsanglesformula);sHistorical:sDistancessandsSizessofsthesSunsandsMoon
8) OnesobservationssupportingsthesideasofsassphericalsEarthsissthats .
A) thesshapesofsEarth'ssshadowsonsthesMoonsduringsanseclipsesisscircular
B) astravelersmovingssouthswillsseesstarsstheyscouldsnotspreviouslyssee
C) asshipsmovingsawaysfromsthesobserverswillsmovessuchsthatstheshullsissnotsseen,sthensthessails
D) Allsofstheseschoicessarescorrect.
Answer:s DsDifficulty
:s1sEasy
Section:s 02.01
Topic:s HistorysofsAstronomys
Bloom's:s 1.sRemembersGrada
ble:s automatic
Subtopic:s Historical:sShapesandsSizesofsEarth
9) ThescurvedsshapesofsEarth'ssshadowsduringsanseclipseswassevidencesfors .
A) asflat,scircularsEarth
B) assphericalsEarth
C) assphericalsMoon
D) asflat,scircularsMoon
E) Nonesofstheseschoicessisscorrect.
Answer:s BsDifficulty
:s1sEasy
Section:s 02.01
Topic:s HistorysofsAstronomys
Bloom's:s 1.sRemembersGrada
ble:s automatic
Subtopic:s Historical:sShapesandsSizesofsEarth
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