ASLE300 Fall Semester Review 2024

The most accepted theory about the beginning of the universe is called?

• Expansion

• Creation

• Big Bang

• Big Explosion

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What is an imaginary sphere of heavenly objects centered on the observer?

• Celestial

• Zodiac

• Ecliptic

• Solar System

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The Zodiac is a group of constellations on Sun’s apparent path along the ecliptic?

• True

• False

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A Moon phase with less than half (1/2) illuminated?

• Waxing

• Waning

• Gibbous

• Crescent

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Retrograde Motion was used to explain zigzag motion of planets?

• True

• False

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Who proposed the Sun-Centered Model?

• Ptolemy

• Copernicus

• Pythagoras

• Einstein

Another name for Sun-centered is Heliocentric?

• True

• False

Match the following concepts to Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion

• Kepler's 3rd Law

• A planet speeds up when closer to the Sun, and slows down when farther from the Sun

• Kepler's 1st Law

• Each planet's path around the Sun is the shape of an ellipse

• Kepler's 2nd Law

• A force holds the planets near the Sun (implies gravity)

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What is financial liquidity?

• How to spend your money

• Detailed summary of expenses

• How to get loans

• Money needed for unexpected expenses

What is the first step in creating a personal financial plan?

• Financing large purchases

• Protecting your assets

• Managing your budget

• Investing in your future