1) Right mascensionminmthemskymismverymsimilarmtomlatitudemonmthemEart
h.mAnswer:m FALSE
Diff:m1
SectionmRef.:m 0.1
2) Latitudemand mright mascensionmaremcoordinatemsystemsmused mtomfind mobjectsmonmthemcelest
ialmsphere.
Answer:m FALSEmD
iff:m1
SectionmRef.:m 0.1
3) Themcelestialmspheremismdivided mintom88mmodernmconstellation
s.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m1
SectionmRef.:m 0.1
4) Inmthemsky,mdeclinationmismmeasured minmdegreesmnorthmormsouthmof mthemcelestialmequat
or.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m1
SectionmRef.:m 0.1
5) Themsouthmcelestialmpolemismlocated mat mamdeclinationmof m-
90mdegrees.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m1
SectionmRef.:m 0.1
6) Inmgeneral,mthembrightest mstarminmamgivenmconstellationmismdesignated masmalph
a.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m1
SectionmRef.:m 0.1
7) Constellationsmaremclosemclustersmof mstars,mallmat mabout mthemsamemdistancemfrommthemS
un.mAnswer:m FALSE
Diff:m1
SectionmRef.:m 0.1
8) Themclosest mterrestrialmanalogmtomhoursmof mright mascensionmismanglemof mlongitu
de.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m2
SectionmRef.:m 0.1
,9) Overm20,000mstarsmaremvisiblemtomthemnaked meyemonmthemdarkest,mclearest mnigh
ts.mAnswer:m FALSE
Diff:m2
SectionmRef.:m 0.1
10) A mstarmwithmamright mascensionmof m2.6mhrsmwillmrisem2.6mhoursmaftermthemvernalmequin
ox.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m3
SectionmRef.:m MoremPrec.m0.1
11) A mtropicalmyearmismthemsamemasmamsiderealmyea
r.mAnswer:m FALSE
Diff:m1
SectionmRef.:m 0.2
12) Themsiderealmdaymismdetermined mbymthemEarth'smrotationmwithmrespect mtomthemsta
rs.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m1
SectionmRef.:m 0.2
13) Themvernalmequinoxmmarksmthembeginningmof mspringminmthemnorthernmhemispher
e.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m1
SectionmRef.:m 0.2
14) Theremarem3,600marcmsecondsminmamdegre
e.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m2
SectionmRef.:m MoremPrec.m0.1
15) Anmhourmof mright mascensionmcorrespondsmtom60mdegreesminmthemsk
y.mAnswer:m FALSE
Diff:m2
SectionmRef.:m 0.2
16) FrommEarth,mthemSunmand mMoonmhavemabout mthemsamemangularmdiamet
er.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m1
SectionmRef.:m 0.2
17) At mthemsolstices,mthemSun'smdeclinationmwillmbem23.5mdegreesmfrommthemequat
or.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m2
SectionmRef.:m 0.2
, 18) At mthemequinoxes,mthemdeclinationmof mthemSunmmust mbemzeromdegree
s.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m2
SectionmRef.:m 0.2
19) Asmit morbitsmthemEarth,mthemMoonmappearsmtommovemitsmownmdiameterm(0.5mdegrees)meastw
ard meverymhourmagainst mthembackground mstars.
Answer:m TRUEmDi
ff:m3
SectionmRef.:m 0.3
20) Frommfullmmoonmtomthird mquartermmoonmtakesmabout mamwee
k.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m1
SectionmRef.:m 0.3
21) OnlympeopleminmthemMoon'smumbralmshadow mcanmseemamtotalmsolarmeclips
e.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m1
SectionmRef.:m 0.3
22) If mwemaremthemMoon'smpenumbra,mthenmwemwillmseemampartialmlunarmeclip
se.mAnswer:m FALSE
Diff:m1
SectionmRef.:m 0.3
23) Theremismamsolarmeclipsemof msomemkind meverymnew mmoo
n.mAnswer:m FALSE
Diff:m1
SectionmRef.:m 0.3
24) Eighteenmdaysmpast mnew mmoon,mthemMoon'smphasemismwaningmgibbou
s.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m2
SectionmRef.:m 0.3
25) A mtotalmsolarmeclipsemwillmonlymoccurmwhenmthemnew mmoonmismbothmonmthemeclipticmand mat
mitsmgreatest mdistancemfrommEarth.
Answer:m FALSEmD
iff:m2
SectionmRef.:m 0.3
26) Themlargermthemparallaxmshift,mthemclosermanmobject mismtomu
s.mAnswer:m TRUE
Diff:m1
SectionmRef.:m 0.4
27) Themparallaxmshift mformallmstarsmismverymsmall.