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2.1 MultiplegChoicegQuestions

1) Whichgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgaboutgthegcelestialgequatorgisgtruegatgallglatitudes?
A) ItgliesgalonggthegbandgofglightgwegcallgthegMilkygWay.
B) ItgrepresentsgangextensiongofgEarth'sgequatorgontogthegcelestialgsphere.
C) Itgcutsgthegdomegofgyourglocalgskygexactlyginghalf.
D) Itgextendsgfromgyourghorizongduegeast,gthroughgyourgzenith,gtogyourghorizongduegwest.
E) Itgextendsgfromgyourghorizongduegnorth,gthroughgyourgzenith,gtogyourghorizongduegsout
h.gAnswer:g B

2) Atgmidnight,gongagcleargandgmoonlessgnight,gthegnumbergofgstarsgthatgaregdistinctlygvisiblegt
ogthegeyegisgingthegrange
A) 2000-5000.
B) 20,000-50,000.
C) 200,000-500,000.
D) 2gmillion-
5gmillion.gAnswer:g A

3) Thegnumbergofgofficialgconstellationsgis
A) 56.
B) 88.
C) 123.
D) 205.
Answer:g B

4) Howgmanygarcsecondsgaregingonegdegree?
A) 60
B) 360
C) 3,600
D) 100
E) 10,000
Answer:g C

5) Whatgisgagcircumpolargstar?
A) agstargthatgisgclosegtogthegnorthgcelestialgpole
B) agstargthatgisgclosegtogthegsouthgcelestialgpole
C) agstargthatgalwaysgremainsgabovegyourghorizon
D) agstargthatgmakesgagdailygcirclegaroundgthegcelestialgsphere
E) agstargthatgisgvisiblegfromgthegArcticgorgAntarcticgcircle
sgAnswer:g C




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6) Whichgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgaboutgcircumpolargstarsgisgtruegatgallglatitudes?
A) Theygaregthegstarsgclosegtogthegnorthgcelestialgpole.
B) Theygalwaysgremaingabovegyourghorizon.
C) Theygmakegrelativelygsmallgcircles,gtravelinggclockwisegaroundgthegnorthgcelestialgpole.
D) Likegallgothergstars,gtheygrisegingthegeastgandgsetgingthegwest.
E) YougcannotgseegthemgfromgthegSoutherngHemisphere
.gAnswer:g B

7) WhatgmakesgthegNorthgStar,gPolaris,gspecial?
A) Itgisgthegbrightestgstargingthegsky.
B) Itgisgthegstargstraightgoverhead.
C) Itgappearsgverygneargthegnorthgcelestialgpole.
D) Itgisgthegstargdirectlygongyourgnorthernghorizon.
E) ItgcangbegusedgtogdeterminegyourglongitudegongEarth
.gAnswer:g C

8) YougaregstandinggongEarth'sgequator.gWhichgwaygisgPolaris,gthegNorthgstar?
A) 30gdegreesgup,gduegWest
B) ongthegnorthernghorizon
C) directlygoverhead
D) Theganswergdependsgongwhethergit'sgwintergorgsummer.
E) Theganswergdependsgongwhatgtimegofgdayg(orgnight)gitgi
s.gAnswer:g B

9) Byglocatinggthegnorthgcelestialgpoleg(NCP)gingthegsky,ghowgcangyougdeterminegyourglatitude?
A) ThegaltitudegofgthegNCPgisgthegsamegasgyourglatitude.
B) ThegaltitudegofgthegNCPgisgyourgangulargdistancegfromgthegNorthgPole.
C) ThegdirectiongofgthegNCPgisgthegsamegasgyourglatitude.
D) ThegdirectiongofgthegNCPgisgthegangulargdistancegfromgthegNorthgPole.
E) ThegaltitudegofgthegNCPgisgthegsamegasgyourgdistancegfromgthegNorthgPol
e.gAnswer:g A

10) ThegconstellationgOrion,glocatedgongthegcelestialgequator,gisgvisiblegongwintergeveningsgbutgn
otgongsummergeveningsgbecausegof
A) blockagegbygthegfullgmoon.
B) thegtiltgofgEarth'sgrotationgaxis.
C) theglocationgofgEarthgingitsgorbitgaroundgthegSun.
D) thegprecessiongofgEarth'sgrotationgaxis
.gAnswer:g C




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11) WhygisgitgsummergingthegNortherngHemispheregwhengitgisgwintergingthegSoutherngHemisphere?
A) DuegtogEarth'sgtilt,gthegNortherngHemispheregisgclosergtogthegSungthangthegSouther
ngHemisphere.
B) ThegNortherngHemispheregisgtiltedgtowardgthegSungandgreceivesgmoregdirectgsunlight.
C) ThegNortherngHemispheregisgtiltedgawaygfromgthegSungandgreceivesgmoregindirectgsunlight.
D) Itgisn't;gbothghemispheresghavegthegsamegseasonsgatgthegsamegtime.gSummergcomesgwhengEart
hgisgnearestgthegSun.
Answer:g B

12) Whichgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgisgtrue?
A) BothgthegNortherngandgSouthernghemispheresgreceivegthegsamegamountgofgsunlightgongth
egequinoxes.
B) BothgthegNortherngandgSouthernghemispheresgreceivegthegsamegamountgofgsunlightgongth
egsolstices.
C) ThegNortherngHemispheregreceivesgthegmostgdirectgsunlightgongthegJunegsolstice.
D) ThegSoutherngHemispheregreceivesgthegmostgdirectgsunlightgongthegJunegsolstice.
E) BothgAgandgCgaregtrue
.gAnswer:g E

13) Whichgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgaboutgconstellationsgisgfalse?
A) Theregaregonlyg88gofficialgconstellations.
B) SomegconstellationsgcangbegseengfromgbothgthegNortherngandgSouthernghemispheres.
C) Somegconstellationsgcangbegseengingbothgthegwintergandgsummer.
D) ItgisgpossiblegtogseegallgthegconstellationsgfromgEarth'sgequator.
E) Mostgconstellationsgwillgbegunrecognizableghundredsgofgyearsgfromgnow
.gAnswer:g E

14) Whichgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgaboutglunargphasesgisgtrue?
A) Thegtimegbetweengnewgmoonsgisgtwogweeks.
B) Onlygonegquartergofgthegfirst-quartergmoongisgilluminatedgbygthegSun.
C) Thegfullgmoongsometimesgrisesgaroundgmidnight.
D) ItgisgpossiblegtoghavegtwogfullgmoonsgduringgJanuary,gbutgnotgduringgFebruary.
E) ItgisgpossiblegtoghavegtwogfullgmoonsgduringgNovember,gbutgnotgduringgDecembe
r.gAnswer:g D

15) Whilegtheghistoricalgdefinitiongofgagconstellationgisg"agpatterngorgfiguregofgstarsgingthegsky
,"gthegmoderngdefinitiongusedgbygastronomersgis
A) aggroupgofgstarsgingthegskygthatgaregallgverygclosegtogeachgother.
B) agspecificallygnamedgandgborderedgregiongofgthegcelestialgsphere.
C) anyggroupinggofgverygbrightgstarsgingourggalaxy,goftenghostinggagstargcluster.
D) nogdefinition.gAstronomersgnoglongergusegthegtermgconstellation,gjustgnumericalgcoordinate
s.gAnswer:g B




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