Intro To Astronomy Pre-test
As long as you complete all of the questions you will receive full credit for the assignment.
- 1.The length of an Earth day is determined by the time required for approximately one...
- A.
Earth Rotation
- B.
Earth Revolution
- C.
Sun Rotation
- D.
Sun Revolution
- 2.To an observer in Buffalo, New York, the North Star, Polaris, is always located above the northern horizon at an altitude of approximately...
- A.
23½°
- B.
43°
- C.
66½°
- D.
90°
- 3.Which planet is approximately thirty times farther from the Sun than Earth is?
- A.
Jupiter
- B.
Saturn
- C.
Uranus
- D.
Neptune
- 4.Which object is located at one foci of the elliptical orbit of Mars?
- A.
The Sun
- B.
Betelgeuse
- C.
Earth
- D.
Jupiter
- 5.What is the basic difference between ultraviolet, visible, and infrared radiation?
- A.
Half-life
- B.
Temperature
- C.
Wavelength
- D.
Wave velocity
- 6.The apparent daily path of the Sun changes with the seasons because...
- A.
Earth's axis is tilted
- B.
Earth's distance from the Sun changes
- C.
The Sun revolves
- D.
The Sun rotates
- 7.This object orbits Earth in both the Earth-centered (geocentric) and Sun-centered (heliocentric) models of our solar system?
- A.
The Moon
- B.
Venus
- C.
The Sun
- D.
Polaris
- 8.Predictable changes in the direction of swing of a Foucault pendulum provide evidence that...
- A.
Earth is tilted on its axis
- B.
Earth rotates on its axis
- C.
Earth’s orbit is slightly elliptical
- D.
Earth’s magnetic poles reverse over time
- 9.Summer days in New York State are likely to be hotter than winter days because in summer...
- A.
Earth is closer to the Sun
- B.
The number of sunspots increases
- C.
Earth’s northern axis is tilted toward the Sun
- D.
The Sun gives off more energy
- 10.Which planet takes more time to complete one rotation on its axis than to complete one revolution around the Sun?
- A.
Mercury
- B.
Venus
- C.
Mars
- D.
Jupiter
- 11.Which observation provides the best evidence that Earth rotates?
- A.
The position of the planets among the stars changes during the year.
- B.
The location of the constellations in relationship to Polaris changes from month to month.
- C.
The length of the shadow cast by a flagpole at noontime changes from season to season.
- D.
The direction of swing of a freely swinging pendulum changes during the day.
- 12.At which location will the highest altitude of the star Polaris be observed?
- A.
Equator
- B.
Tropic of Cancer
- C.
Arctic Circle
- D.
Central New York State
- 13.Which planet has an orbit with an eccentricity most similar to the eccentricity of the Moon’s orbit around Earth?
- A.
Earth
- B.
Mercury
- C.
Pluto
- D.
Saturn
- 14.Which diagram best represents the angle of the Sun’s rays received at location C at noon on this day?
- A.
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- B.
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- C.
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- D.
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- 15.What is the latitude of location A?
- A.
0°
- B.
23½° N
- C.
63½° N
- D.
90° N
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