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1.fThefMoonfappearsflargerfwhenfitfrisesfthanfwhenfitfisfhighfinfthefskyfbecausef
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A.fyoufarefcloserftofitfwhenfitfrisesf(angular-sizefrelation).f
B.fyoufareffartherffromfitfwhenfitfrisesf(angular-sizefrelation).f
C.fit'sfanfillusionffromfcomparisonftofobjectsfonfthefhorizon.f
D.fit'sfbrighterfwhenfitfrises.f
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Section:f02.01ff
Subtopic:fDiameter-distancefRelationf(a.k.a.fthefsmallfanglefformula)ff
Subtopic:fObservationalfastronomyff
Topic:fHistoryfoffAstronomyff
Topic:fLocatingfObjectsfinfthefSkyf
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2.f_________fwasftheffirstfpersonftofmeasurefthefcircumferencefoffthefEarth.f
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A.fPtolemyf
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B.fCopernicusf
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C.fEratsothenesf
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D.fGalileof
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E.fAristarchusf
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3.fWhenfwasfitffirstfknownfthatfthefEarthfwasfsphericalfinfshape?f
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A.fItfwasfalwaysfknownftofbefsphericalf
B.fatftheftimefoffthefGreeksf
C.fatfthefbeginningfoffthefRenaissancef

,D.fonlyfafterfGalileofusedfaftelescopeftofstudyfotherfplanetsf
E.fonlyfrecentlyfwithinftheflastf100fhundredfyearsf
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4.fWhatfisfthefsizefoffanfobjectflocatedfatfafdistancefoff1,000fmetersfandfthatfhasfangularfsizefAf
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degrees?f
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A.faboutf11fmetersf
B.faboutf35fmetersf
C.faboutf70fmetersf
D.faboutf4,000fmetersf
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Topic:fHistoryfoffAstronomyf
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5.fThefangularfsizefoffanfobjectfincreasesfasfthefdistanceftofthefobserverfincreases.f
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6.fThefangularfsizefoffthefSunfasfobservedffromfEarthfisfaboutf0.5fdegree.f
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TRUEf
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Subtopic:fDiameter-distancefRelationf(a.k.a.fthefsmallfanglefformula)ff
Subtopic:fHistorical:fDistancesfandfSizesfoffthefSunfandfMoonff
Topic:fHistoryfoffAstronomyf
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7.fThefangularfsizefoffthefMoonfasfobservedffromfEarthfisfaboutf0.5fdegree.f
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Subtopic:fHistorical:fDistancesfandfSizesfoffthefSunfandfMoonff
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8.fOnefobservationfsupportingfthefideafoffafsphericalfEarthfisfthatf_________.f
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A.fthefshapefoffthefEarth’sfshadowfonfthefMoonfduringfanfeclipsefisfcircularf
B.faftravelerfmovingfsouthfwillfseefstarsftheyfcouldfnotfpreviouslyfseef
C.fafshipfmovingfawayffromfthefobserverfwillfmovefsuchfthatfthefhullfisfnotfseen,fthenfthefsailsf
D.fallfoffthesefchoicesfarefcorrectf
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9.fThefcurvedfshapefoffthefEarth’sfshadowfduringfanfeclipsefwasfevidencefforf_________.f
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A.fafflat,fcircularfEarthf
B.fafsphericalfEarthf
C.fafsphericalfMoonf
D.fAfflat,fcircularfMoonf
E.fNonefoffthesefchoicesfisfcorrectf
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10.fWhichfofftheffollowingfisfafcontributionfthatfEratosthenesfmadeftofastronomy?f
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A.fHefdeterminedfthefcircumferencefoffthefEarth.f
B.fHefdiscoveredfepicycles.f
C.fHefdiscoveredfhisfThreeflawsf(offPlanetaryfMotion).f
D.fHefwasftheffirstfpersonfknownftofhavefpointedfaftelescopefatfthefsky.f
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