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Astronomy 101, Exam #1 (Practice questions) Name____________________________________ ID #__________________________No notes, No books; 1) The planet Mars never passes through which of these constellations as seen from Earth?A) VirgoB) CapricornC) LeoD) Ursa MinorE) Aquarius2) Which of these planets takes the shortest time to travel one full orbit around the Sun?A) MarsB) VenusC) JupiterD) EarthE) Saturn3) There are 40 galaxies in the Local Group of galaxies. Each galaxy contains 1 x 1011 stars. How many stars are in the Local Group.A) 4.0 x 1011B) 4.0 x 1012C) 4.0 x 1013D) 2.5 x 1010E) 2.5 x 10114) In 13,000 years (in 15,000 AD), the north celestial pole will be closest to which of these stars?A) PolarisB) VegaC) BetelgeuseD) RigelE) Orion5) The altitude of the celestial pole in your sky is equal to …A) your longitude.B) your latitude.C) your fall equinox.D) your spring equinox.Astronomy 101, Exam #1 (Practice questions) E) your summer solstice.6) The point directly above your head is called the …A) horizon.B) zenith.C) latitudeD) longitude.E) declination.7) How many astronomical units is the Earth from the Sun?A) 10B) 2C) 1D) 0.5E) 0.18) The plane of the ecliptic is …A) an extension of the celestial equatorB) inclined at an angle of 60 degrees to the celestial equator.C) inclined at an angle of 48.3 degrees to the celestial equator.D) inclined at an angle of 23.5 degrees to the celestial equator.E) inclined at an angle of 4.3 degrees to the celestial equator.9) The celestial equator is …A) an extension of the Earth’s equator.B) inclined at an angle of 60 degrees to the Earth’s equator.C) inclined at an angle of 48.3 degrees to the Earth’s equator.D) inclined at an angle of 23.5 degrees to the Earth’s equator.E) inclined at an angle of 4.3 degrees to the Earth’s equator.Astronomy 101, Exam #1 (Practice questions) 10) Seasons on the Earth are a consequence of …A) the varying distance between the Earth and the Sun during the year. B) the varying speed of the Earth in its orbit about the Sun. C) the precession of the Earth's rotation axis. D) the tilt of the Earth's rotation axis relative to the ecliptic. E) the tilt of the Moon's orbital plane relative to the ecliptic.11) If you are standing at the Earth's north pole, which of the following will be directly overhead? A) the celestial equator B) the ecliptic C) the zodiac D) the north celestial pole E) the Sun12) Why is it so difficult to detect stellar parallax? A) Because the stars are so close to the Earth. B) Because the stars are at enormous distances compared to the distance between the Earth and Sun. C) Because it is hidden by the Moon. D) There is no stellar parallax because the Earth does not move. E) There is no stellar parallax because the Earth orbits the Sun.13) The moons of Jupiter were discovered by …A) Tycho Brahe.B) Galileo Galilei.C) Nicolas Copernicus.D) Aristotle.E) Johannes Kepler.14) A planet is 3 Astronomical Units from the Sun. What is the planet’s orbital period around the Sun?A) the square of 3, which equals 9 yearsB) the square root of 3, which equals 1.7 yearsC) the square root of 27, which equals 5.2 yearsD) the square of 9, which equals 81 yearsE) the cube of 3, which equals 27 yearsAstronomy 101, Exam #1 (Practice questions) 15) During its orbit when a planet is at aphelion, it is …A) at its closest point to the Sun.B) at its farthest point from the Sun.C) in total shadow.D) in partial shadow.E) in conjunction with the Sun and another planet.16) A galaxy is 3,000 light years away and we observe light from that galaxy. We are looking at the galaxy as it appeared …A) a few minutes ago.B) 9 x 1011 years ago.C) 6,000 years ago.D) 3,000 years ago.E) 1,500 years ago.17) Which of the following is not one of, nor a direct consequence of, Kepler's Laws? A) More distant planets orbit the Sun at slower speeds. B) The orbit of each planet about the Sun is an ellipse with the Sun at one focus. C) The force of attraction between any two objects decreases with the square of the distance between their centers. D) As a planet moves around its orbit, it sweeps out equal areas in equal times. E) A planet or comet in a non-circular orbit travels faster when it is nearer to the Sun and slower when it is farther from the Sun. 18) We describe a location on the Earth's surface by stating its … A) altitude and direction (or azimuth) B) meridian and longitude C) latitude and direction D) latitude and longitude E) right ascencion and declination19) When traveling north from the United States into Canada, you'll see the North Star (Polaris) getting … A) dimmer. B) lower in the sky. C) brighter. D) higher in the sky. E) larger.Astronomy 101, Exam #1 (Practice questions) 20) No star corresponds to the South Celestial Pole. How would you find it if you were in the southern hemisphere?A) Know that two stars in the Big Dipper (which is part of Ursa Major) point to the South Celestial Pole.B) Know that the South Celestial Pole is between the constellations Cancer and Virgo.C) Know that the Southern Cross (the constellation Crux) points toward the SouthCelestial Pole and is four cross lengths away.D) Know that the South Celestial Pole appears to be in the center of the constellation Hercules.E) Know that the stars that appear to be part of Orion’s belt in the constellation Orion point directly at the South Celestial Pole.21) The constellations in the zodiac are found spread along the …A) celestial equator. B) Tropic of Cancer. C) celestial poles. D) meridian. E) ecliptic.22) Kepler found that a planets' orbit about the Sun is …A) a circle with the Sun at the center.B) an ellipse with the Sun at the center. C) an ellipse with the Sun at one foci. D) a circle with the Sun outside the circle. E) an ellipse with the Sun outside the ellipse.23) During the period each year when we see Mars undergoing apparent retrograde motion in our sky, what is really going on in space?A) Mars is moving around the Sun in the opposite direction from whichEarth is moving around the Sun. B) Earth is catching up with and passing by Mars in their respective orbits. C) The Earth and Mars are getting closer together. D) Earth and Mars are on opposite sides of the Sun. E) The Earth and Mars are getting farther apart.Astronomy 101, Exam #1 (Practice questions) 24) What is the ecliptic?


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