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AnnIntroductionntonAstronomy,n9en(Arny)n
Chaptern2n ThenRisenofnAstronomy

1) ThenMoonnappearsnlargernwhennitnrisesnthannwhennitnisnhighninnthenskynbecause
A) younarencloserntonitnwhennitnrisesn(angular-sizenrelation).
B) younarenfarthernfromnitnwhennitnrisesn(angular-sizenrelation).
C) it'snannillusionnfromncomparisonntonobjectsnonnthenhorizon.
D) it'snbrighternwhennitnrises.

Answer:nCnDiffic
ulty:n1nEasy
Section:n 02.01
Topic:nHistorynofnAstronomy;nLocatingnObjectsninnthenSkynBloom's:
n 1.nRemember

Gradable:n automatic
Subtopic:n Diameter-distancenRelationn(a.k.a.nthensmallnanglenformula);nObservationalnastronomy

2) n wasnthenfirstnpersonntonmeasurenthencircumferencenofnEarth.
A) Ptolemy
B) Copernicus
C) Eratosthenes
D) Galileo
E) Aristarchus

Answer:nCnDiffic
ulty:n1nEasy
Section:n 02.01
Topic:nHistorynofnAstronomyn
Bloom's:n1.nRemembernGrada
ble:nautomatic
Subtopic:n Historical:nShapenandnSizenofnEarth

3) WhennwasnitnfirstnknownnthatnEarthnwasnsphericalninnshape?
A) Itnwasnalwaysnknownntonbenspherical.
B) atnthentimenofnthenGreeks
C) atnthenbeginningnofnthenRenaissance
D) onlynafternGalileonusednantelescopentonstudynothernplanets
E) onlynrecentlynwithinnthenlastnhundrednyears

Answer:nBnDiffic
ulty:n1nEasy
Section:n 02.01
Topic:nHistorynofnAstronomyn
Bloom's:n1.nRemembernGrada
ble:nautomatic
Subtopic:n Historical:nShapenandnSizenofnEarth

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4) Whatnisnthensizenofnannobjectnlocatednatnandistancenofn1,000nmetersnandnthatnhasnangularnsi
zenAn=n4ndegrees?
A) aboutn11nmeters
B) aboutn35nmeters
C) aboutn70nmeters
D) aboutn4,000nmeters

Answer:n CnDifficult
y:n2nMedium
Section:n 02.01
Topic:nHistorynofnAstronomyn
Bloom's:n 3.nApply
Gradable:n automatic
Subtopic:n Diameter-distancenRelationn(a.k.a.nthensmallnanglenformula)

5) Thenangularnsizenofnannobjectnincreasesnasnthendistancentonthenobservernincreases.

Answer:nFALSEnDiff
iculty:n2nMedium
Section:n 02.01
Topic:nHistorynofnAstronomyn
Bloom's:n2.nUnderstandnGrad
able:nautomatic
Subtopic:n Diameter-distancenRelationn(a.k.a.nthensmallnanglenformula)

6) ThenangularnsizenofnthenSunnasnobservednfromnEarthnisnaboutn0.5ndegree.

Answer:nTRUEnDiffi
culty:n2nMedium
Section:n 02.01
Topic:nHistorynofnAstronomyn
Bloom's:n1.nRemembernGrada
ble:nautomatic
Subtopic:n Diameter-
distancenRelationn(a.k.a.nthensmallnanglenformula);nHistorical:nDistancesnandnSizesnofnthenSunnandn
Moon




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7) ThenangularnsizenofnthenMoonnasnobservednfromnEarthnisnaboutn0.5ndegree.

Answer:nTRUEnDiffi
culty:n2nMedium
Section:n 02.01
Topic:nHistorynofnAstronomyn
Bloom's:n1.nRemembernGrada
ble:nautomatic
Subtopic:n Diameter-
distancenRelationn(a.k.a.nthensmallnanglenformula);nHistorical:nDistancesnandnSizesnofnthenSunnandn
Moon

8) OnenobservationnsupportingnthenideanofnansphericalnEarthnisnthat .
A) thenshapenofnEarth'snshadownonnthenMoonnduringnanneclipsenisncircular
B) antravelernmovingnsouthnwillnseenstarsntheyncouldnnotnpreviouslynsee
C) anshipnmovingnawaynfromnthenobservernwillnmovensuchnthatnthenhullnisnnotnseen,nthennthensails
D) Allnofnthesenchoicesnarencorrect.

Answer:nDnDiffic
ulty:n1nEasy
Section:n 02.01
Topic:nHistorynofnAstronomyn
Bloom's:n1.nRemembernGrada
ble:nautomatic
Subtopic:n Historical:nShapenandnSizenofnEarth

9) ThencurvednshapenofnEarth'snshadownduringnanneclipsenwasnevidencenfor .
A) anflat,ncircularnEarth
B) ansphericalnEarth
C) ansphericalnMoon
D) anflat,ncircularnMoon
E) Nonenofnthesenchoicesnisncorrect.

Answer:nBnDiffic
ulty:n1nEasy
Section:n 02.01
Topic:nHistorynofnAstronomyn
Bloom's:n1.nRemembernGrada
ble:nautomatic
Subtopic:n Historical:nShapenandnSizenofnEarth




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