Quiz about Astronomy A Final

Question 1

An astronomical unit is...

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The average distance between the Earth and the Sun

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The average distance between the Sun and Neptune

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The diameter of the sun

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The time it takes light to travel across our solar system

Question 2

The distance that light can travel in a year is called....

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A light year

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A light second

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A light minute

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A light month

Question 3

A light year is approximately.....

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9,460,730,472,581 kilometres

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59,987,812 kilometers

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8,522,846,507 kilometers

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377,160,825,209,412,592 kilometers

Question 4

This geometrically derived unit equals about 3.26 light years

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Parsec

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Astronomical Unit

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Light year

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Light second

Question 5

Select the order from smallest to largest.

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Sun, solar system, Milky Way, universe

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Sun, Milky Way, solar system, universe

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Sun, Milky Way, universe, solar system

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Sun, solar system, universe, Milky Way

Question 6

People in the Northern Hemisphere see the same constellations as the people in the Southern Hemisphere.

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False

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True

Question 7

What constellation is this?

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Cassiopeia

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Pegasus

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Andromeda

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Hercules

Question 8

The sky is divided into ____ constellations.

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88

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11

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22

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44

Question 9

What constellation has the Little Dipper as part of its pattern?

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Ursa Minor

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Ursa Major

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Polaris

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Andromeda

Question 10

Ursa Major (Larger Bear) has this asterism in its pattern

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the Big Dipper

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the Little Dipper

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Orion

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The Crux

Question 11

The term Zodiac refers to ...

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a group of constellations lying near the ecliptic

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the light from Saturn's rings

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the head of the Celestial Empire

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a method for making astrological predictions

Question 12

What is the celestial equivalent of "latitude?"

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Declination

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Inclination

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Left Ascension

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Right Ascension

Question 13

What is the celestial equivalent of "longitude?"

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Right Ascension

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Inclination

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Left Ascension

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Declination

Question 14

What are the units for right ascension?

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hours

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degrees

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arc milliseconds

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kilometers

Question 15

What units are used to measure declination?

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Degrees

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Hours

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Minutes

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Meters

Question 16

How long does it take a star to get back to the same position in the sky it was the night before?

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23 hours 56 minutes

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24 hours exactly

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24 hours and 4 minutes

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23 hours 30 minutes

Question 17

Which sun's path best represents the summer solstice?

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C

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A

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B

Question 18

Giving specific directions where does the sun rise and set on the equinoxes

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Rise in E and sets in W

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Rise in NE and sets in NW

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Rise in SE and sets in SW

Question 19

What latitude is this location?

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Equator

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Tropic of Cancer

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North Pole

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Tropic of Capricorn

Question 20

How long does it take the sun to move through all of the constellations of the zodiac?

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one year

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one day

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one month

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one week

Question 21

The path the sun appears to follow through the constellations of the zodiac actually represents the Earth's orbit around the sun. It is called the:

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ecliptic

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celestial equator

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meridian

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parallel

Question 22

When does the sun cross the celestial equator?

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on the equinoxes

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on the solstices

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never

Question 23

What is the study of Archaeoastronomy?

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The study of ancient peoples and their drawings and structures, combined with the study of astronomy

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The study of everything beyond Earth

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The study of astronomy of the past

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The study of the solar and lunar cycles on Earth

Question 24

What ancient Greek philosopher wrote convincingly about a geocentric universe?

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Aristotle

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Copernicus

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Galileo

Question 25

One of the main goals of ancient astronomers was to ____________ .

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create a reliable calendar

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develop a spacecraft capable of warp travel

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improve warfare

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introduce soap to the unwashed masses

Question 26

After centuries of puzzling over the meaning of Stonehenge, researchers concluded that the monument was built to show off

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the solstices

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Neolithic art

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the lost city

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the complex houses of the era

Question 27

Ancient Astronomers used the stars to...

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All of the above

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Tell Time

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To determine directions

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to know when to plant and harvest

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None of the above

Question 28

How did astronomical observations benefit ancient societies? Select all that apply.

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Kept track of time

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Helped people who relied on agriculture for survival

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Kept track of seasons

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Prevented diseases

Question 29

Ancient civilizations achieved all of the following in astronomy EXCEPT...

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Tracked stages of the star cycle

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Keeping track of the time of day

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Keeping track of the time of year

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Tracked cycles of the Moon

Question 30

What is the geocentric model?

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Earth-centered solar system

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Sun-centered solar system

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Pluto-centered solar system

Question 31

What is the heliocentric view?

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A sun-centered solar system

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A Earth-centered solar system

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A Pluto-centered solar system

Question 32

Why did the Ancient Greeks consider the stars to be "fixed" and non-moving?

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stars did not change positions over time like planets

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the stars were represented by the gods

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stars were considered to be so old they couldn't move

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they knew that the stars were always there

Question 33

Why were planetary motions unpredictable?

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planets "wandered" or moved in backward loops unexpectedly

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because they were representative of the Greek gods

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ancient peoples had very little insight into the heavens

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they did not represent the stars so they were unpredictable

Question 34

List the following astronomers from the earliest years of contribution to the latest.

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Aristotle-Copernicus-Newton-Einstein

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Newton-Aristotle-Copernicus-Einstein

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Einstein-Newton-Aristotle-Copernicus

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Newton-Einstein-Aristotle-Copernicus

Question 35

What problems did early astronomers face when trying to justify a geocentric model?

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Retrograde motion of planets farther out than the Earth

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Bodies in the night sky moved from horizon to horizon making people think the Sun was the center

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No observations of bodies in the night sky were observable to make any logical conclusions about celestial orbits

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The lack of evidence for stellar parallax

Question 36

Why was it important for American Indians to study astrological events?

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To know when to plant, harvest, and determine seasonal change.

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To determine what time of day it was.

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To determine when the autumnal equinox would occur.

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To determine when the sun would rise and set.

Question 37

His model of the Earth-centered universe was the cornerstone of astronomy for 1,500 years

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Claudius Ptolemy

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Nicolaus Copernicus

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Isaac Newton

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Galileo Galilei

Question 38

Began a new era of astronomy when he concluded that the Sun was the center of the universe

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Nicolaus Copernicus

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Aristotle

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Isaac Newton

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Claudius Ptolemy

Question 39

Built an observatory and made the most accurate astronomical observations for more than 20 yrs.

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Tycho Brahe

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Giovanni Cassini

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Hipparchus

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Isaac Newton

Question 40

Built a telescope and made discoveries which changed astronomy; discovered 4 moons of Jupiter

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Galileo Galilei

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Aristotle

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William Herschel

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Claudius Ptolemy

Question 41

This person believed that planets move on small circles that move on larger circles

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Ptolemy

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Copernicus

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Galileo

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Aristotle

Question 42

This person developed the heliocentric theory and was considered the founder of modern astronomy.

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Copernicus

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Aristotle

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Ptolemy

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Galileo

Question 43

What two forces help planets stay in their orbits?

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Gravity and Inertia

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Gravity and Force

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Doppler effect and Gravity

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Inertia and Force

Question 44

This astronomer discovered that the orbit of each planet is an ellipse, or an oval shape, and not perfectly circular.

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Kepler

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Aristotole

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Copernicus

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Newton

Question 45

What shape is an ellipse?

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An oval shape

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A round shape

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A circle shape

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Sun, moon and Earth lined up shape

Question 46

Galileo was tried for heresy because he argued

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That Earth revolved around the sun

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That heaven did not exist

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Against the law of gravity

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That the sun revolved around the Earth

Question 47

Nicolaus Copernicus was the first person to challenge the church and develop the idea that the universe is ______________

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Sun centered

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Earth centered

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Mars centered

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beautiful

Question 48

During the scientific  revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________

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Church

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King

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Family

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Sir Salami

Question 49

"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."

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Newton's 3rd Law

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Newton's 1st Law

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Newton's 2nd Law

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Newton's 4th Law

Question 50

Force = Mass x Acceleration

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Newton's 2nd Law

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Newton's 1st Law

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Newton's 3rd Law

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Newton's 4th Law

Question 51

"An object in motion (or at rest) will to stay in motion (or at rest) until an outside force acts upon it."

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Newton's 1st Law

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Newton's 2nd Law

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Newton's 3rd Law

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Newton's 4th Law

Question 52

An ellipse is drawn around two points called

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foci

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aphelion

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perihelion

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axis

Question 53

When a planet orbits the Sun, one of the foci of the elliptical orbit is

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the Sun

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the axis

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the perihelion

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the center

Question 54

The place where a planet is closest to the Sun as it orbits the Sun is called the

Accepted Answer

perihelion

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aphelion

Question 55

The place where a planet is farthest away from the Sun in its orbit around the Sun is called the

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aphelion

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perihelion

Question 56

Where is the planet moving faster

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Position A to B

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Position B to C

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Position H to I

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Position I to J

Question 57

What is true about the area between points A, B and the Sun, and the area between points H, I and the Sun?

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Both areas are equal in size

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The area between A, B and the Sun is the largest.

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The area between H, I and the Sun is the largest

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There is not enough information to determine the areas

Question 58

Kepler's 2nd Law deals with

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the speed/area the planet travels

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the shape of the planets' orbits

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the length of time it takes the planet to orbit the sun

Question 59

The farther away a planet is from the sun, the _______ it takes it to orbit the sun once.

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longer

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shorter

Question 60

This movement of earth over 11,000 years will change our north star to Vega

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precession

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nutation

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revolution

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rotation

Question 61

Compared to clocks in a stationary reference frame moving clocks run

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slower

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faster

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at the same rate

Question 62

The speed of light is constant in all frames of reference.

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True

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False

Question 63

There are two twins on Earth. One flies off on a spacecraft traveling 90% of 'c' while the other twin stays on Earth. Which of the following is TRUE?

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All answers are true

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The twin on the spacecraft will age more slowly than the Earth-bound sibling

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Time in each frame of reference proceeds differently at different speeds

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This is an example of the 'Twin Paradox'

Question 64

The speed of light (c) =

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299,792 kilometers per second

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186,282 miles per hour

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3.0 x 10⁵km/min (kilometers per minute)

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All answers are correct and equal to one another

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