Question 1

Most individual star names come from Latin and have been altered through passing centuries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Explain why it is difficult to see Mercury in the night sky.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain why it is difficult to see...

Question 3

Explain why we have seasons and compare/contrast the cycle of seasons for both hemispheres.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain why we have seasons and compare/contrast...

Question 4

Many of the ancient astronomers applied astrology alongside astronomy, but that no longer holds true for modern astronomers. Explain why astrology is no longer considered useful to the modern scientist.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Many of the ancient astronomers applied astrology...

Question 5

What did the IAU establish in 1928?

Accepted Answer

A)  The IAU classified Pluto as a dwarf planet. 
B)  The IAU published official names of all constellations. 
C)  The IAU recorded 88 constellations with defined boundaries. 
D)  The IAU recognized additional orbiting bodies in the Kuiper Belt. 
E)  The IAU recorded all the mythologies associated with 88 constellations.

Question 6

Figure 2-2
The star Vega has a magnitude of 0.03. Using the accompanying figure ( Figure  2-2) , which object is brighter than Vega?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sun 
B)  Venus 
C)  Sirius 
D)  Polaris 
E)  full moon

Question 7

When the Earth is at ________, it is at its closest point to the Sun in its orbit.

Accepted Answer

A)  aphelion 
B)  precession 
C)  perihelion 
D)  the north celestial pole 
E)  its zenith

Question 8

What is the name of constellations that appear to never rise or set?

Accepted Answer

A)  polar constellations 
B)  circumference constellations 
C)  circular constellations 
D)  celestial polar constellations 
E)  circumpolar constellations

Question 9

The scale of apparent visual magnitudes extends into negative numbers to represent the faintest objects in the sky.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Earth _______________ once a year around the Sun.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Earth _______________ once a year around the...

Question 11

The Milankovitch hypothesis suggests that the shape of Earth's orbit, its precession, and tilted axis can influence climatic changes and thus cause _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  hurricanes 
B)  ice ages 
C)  season shift 
D)  longer days 
E)  warmer weather

Question 12

Which ancient astronomer recorded the magnitude of stars in his star catalog and was used successfully by astronomers for generations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ptolemy 
B)  Copernicus 
C)  Galileo 
D)  Kepler 
E)  Aristotle

Question 13

Figure 2-4
Review the accompanying figure  (Figure 2-4) . Where does the celestial equator always meet the horizon?

Accepted Answer

A)  at the north and south celestial poles 
B)  at the north and south poles 
C)  at the east and west points 
D)  at the zenith and nadir 
E)  at the equinox

Question 14

Match between columns
                        Premises: the point of the celestial sphere directly under your feet
provides a measurement range for the brightness of stars
the angle between two lines extending from your eye to two objects in the sky
the point of the celestial sphere directly above your head
the measure of light energy striking one square meter per second
the angular distance across an object, from one edge to another
the apparent path of the Sun against the background of stars
a less formally defined grouping of stars
named group of stars with finite boundaries in the sky
a scientific model of the sky

Accepted Answer

The Answer of nadir and celestial sphere and ecliptic and is...

Question 15

We are living in one of Earth's ice ages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Why do many people think stars are not in the sky during the daytime?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why do many people think stars are...

Question 17

Why is Earth's orbit often referred to be a "nearly perfect circle" and not a true ellipse?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why is Earth's orbit often referred to...

Question 18

On the day of the _______________ in late June, Earth's Northern Hemisphere is inclined toward  the Sun.

Accepted Answer

The answer of On the day of the _______________ in...

Question 19

From which language did the majority of star names originate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Arabic 
B)  Latin 
C)  Greek 
D)  Spanish 
E)  Italian

Question 20

Astrology is an example of _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Astrology is an example of _______________....

Exam 2: A User S Guide to the Sky

Most individual star names come from Latin and have been altered through passing centuries.

Explain why it is difficult to see Mercury in the night sky.

Explain why we have seasons and compare/contrast the cycle of seasons for both hemispheres.

Many of the ancient astronomers applied astrology alongside astronomy, but that no longer holds true for modern astronomers. Explain why astrology is no longer considered useful to the modern scientist.

What did the IAU establish in 1928?

Figure 2-2 The star Vega has a magnitude of 0.03. Using the accompanying figure ( Figure 2-2) , which object is brighter than Vega?

When the Earth is at ________, it is at its closest point to the Sun in its orbit.

What is the name of constellations that appear to never rise or set?

The scale of apparent visual magnitudes extends into negative numbers to represent the faintest objects in the sky.

Earth _______________ once a year around the Sun.

The Milankovitch hypothesis suggests that the shape of Earth's orbit, its precession, and tilted axis can influence climatic changes and thus cause _____.

Which ancient astronomer recorded the magnitude of stars in his star catalog and was used successfully by astronomers for generations?

Figure 2-4 Review the accompanying figure (Figure 2-4) . Where does the celestial equator always meet the horizon?

Match the astronomical term to its definition.

We are living in one of Earth's ice ages.

Why do many people think stars are not in the sky during the daytime?

Why is Earth's orbit often referred to be a "nearly perfect circle" and not a true ellipse?

On the day of the _______________ in late June, Earth's Northern Hemisphere is inclined toward the Sun.

From which language did the majority of star names originate?

Astrology is an example of _______________.