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ASTRO 7N Exam 1 ||COMPLETE EXAM WITH
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS||
NEWEST EXAM!!!
What time is it for the little green figure on Earth if Earth is
rotating counterclockwise? - ANSWER-6:00 am
A mountain top is a good location for optical telescopes
because the site... - ANSWER-is above much of the
atmosphere
What time is the waxing crescent moon directly overhead -
ANSWER-3:00 pm
Which of the following is TRUE? - ANSWER-Pluto has 5
moons, the largest of which is over half the diameter of
Pluto
How many Earth years does it take Uranus to orbit the
Sun? - ANSWER-84
A planet is in orbit around the sun with a semi major axis
of 4 AU. What is its orbital period? (Use p^2=a^3) -
ANSWER-8 years
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In the figure above, how would the semi-major axis , a,
and period, p, be adjusted in order that the white curve
matches the observed plot of the distance of Callisto from
Jupiter versus time? - ANSWER-Increase a and increase
p
Besides, the discovery that moons orbit Jupiter, what other
discovery made by Galileo Galilei, with an early telescope,
proved that the Earth is not at the center of the Universe?
- ANSWER-the phases of venus
Why do the orbits of the planets all lie in nearly the same
plane? - ANSWER-The early solar nebula flattened into a
disk
Two planets have the same radius. If planet A is 5 times
more massive than planet B, how does gravity differ on the
surfaces of the two planets? - ANSWER-gravity is 5 times
larger on planet A
Compared to blue light, red light has... - ANSWER-longer
wavelength, smaller frequency, less energy
Which would have the longest day and the longest year? -
ANSWER-a planet that rotated slowly on its axis and
orbited the sun slowly
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The North Star is a star in the constellation of Ursa Minor,
which lies just above the North Pole of Earth. Which of the
following is true? - ANSWER-Ursa Minor is not a Zodiac
constellation
Two weeks after the First Quarter Moon it is the... -
ANSWER-Third Quarter Moon
If a telescope in space is only 1/4 the diameter of a
telescope on Earth, which of the following is true? -
ANSWER-the larger telescope can observe objects farther
than the space telescope
A new planet orbits its star faster than the Earth orbits the
Sun and it rotates more slowly than the Earth rotates.
Which of the following is true? - ANSWER-The new planet
has a shorter year and a longer day than earth
As compared to a cool star, a hotter star emits: -
ANSWER-shorter wavelength, higher frequency, bluer
color
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Constellations closer to the North Pole of Earth.. -
ANSWER-move in a circle around the North star, Polaris,
over the course of a night
Saturn has about the same surface gravity as Earth. This
means - ANSWER-You can jump about the same height
on Saturn as on Earth
What phase is the Moon in when it is observed to the
overhead by the person standing on the Earth on the
diagram above? - ANSWER-Third Quarter
In the figure above, what type of line will be produced in
the spectrum and what type of particle is moving along the
white arrow from a lower to higher energy level? -
ANSWER-Absorption line, electron
A planet in a nearly circular orbit with its rotation axis tilted
by 5 degrees relative to its orbital plane around its star
would... - ANSWER-have seasons that are not very
different from earth's
At approximately what time does the third quarter moon
rise - ANSWER-midnight
ASTRO 7N Exam 1 ||COMPLETE EXAM WITH
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS||
NEWEST EXAM!!!
What time is it for the little green figure on Earth if Earth is
rotating counterclockwise? - ANSWER-6:00 am
A mountain top is a good location for optical telescopes
because the site... - ANSWER-is above much of the
atmosphere
What time is the waxing crescent moon directly overhead -
ANSWER-3:00 pm
Which of the following is TRUE? - ANSWER-Pluto has 5
moons, the largest of which is over half the diameter of
Pluto
How many Earth years does it take Uranus to orbit the
Sun? - ANSWER-84
A planet is in orbit around the sun with a semi major axis
of 4 AU. What is its orbital period? (Use p^2=a^3) -
ANSWER-8 years
,2|Page
In the figure above, how would the semi-major axis , a,
and period, p, be adjusted in order that the white curve
matches the observed plot of the distance of Callisto from
Jupiter versus time? - ANSWER-Increase a and increase
p
Besides, the discovery that moons orbit Jupiter, what other
discovery made by Galileo Galilei, with an early telescope,
proved that the Earth is not at the center of the Universe?
- ANSWER-the phases of venus
Why do the orbits of the planets all lie in nearly the same
plane? - ANSWER-The early solar nebula flattened into a
disk
Two planets have the same radius. If planet A is 5 times
more massive than planet B, how does gravity differ on the
surfaces of the two planets? - ANSWER-gravity is 5 times
larger on planet A
Compared to blue light, red light has... - ANSWER-longer
wavelength, smaller frequency, less energy
Which would have the longest day and the longest year? -
ANSWER-a planet that rotated slowly on its axis and
orbited the sun slowly
,3|Page
The North Star is a star in the constellation of Ursa Minor,
which lies just above the North Pole of Earth. Which of the
following is true? - ANSWER-Ursa Minor is not a Zodiac
constellation
Two weeks after the First Quarter Moon it is the... -
ANSWER-Third Quarter Moon
If a telescope in space is only 1/4 the diameter of a
telescope on Earth, which of the following is true? -
ANSWER-the larger telescope can observe objects farther
than the space telescope
A new planet orbits its star faster than the Earth orbits the
Sun and it rotates more slowly than the Earth rotates.
Which of the following is true? - ANSWER-The new planet
has a shorter year and a longer day than earth
As compared to a cool star, a hotter star emits: -
ANSWER-shorter wavelength, higher frequency, bluer
color
, 4|Page
Constellations closer to the North Pole of Earth.. -
ANSWER-move in a circle around the North star, Polaris,
over the course of a night
Saturn has about the same surface gravity as Earth. This
means - ANSWER-You can jump about the same height
on Saturn as on Earth
What phase is the Moon in when it is observed to the
overhead by the person standing on the Earth on the
diagram above? - ANSWER-Third Quarter
In the figure above, what type of line will be produced in
the spectrum and what type of particle is moving along the
white arrow from a lower to higher energy level? -
ANSWER-Absorption line, electron
A planet in a nearly circular orbit with its rotation axis tilted
by 5 degrees relative to its orbital plane around its star
would... - ANSWER-have seasons that are not very
different from earth's
At approximately what time does the third quarter moon
rise - ANSWER-midnight
