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Review Quiz No. 1
Question 1:
If you’re in
Johannesburg, South
Africa, and look east,
you see stars …
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rising.
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setting.
circling clockwise around a point
~ 30o above the horizon.
circling counterclockwise around
a point ~ 30o above the horizon.
remaining stationary.
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Question 2:
Pollux, the second-brightest star in the
constellation “Gemini” (poss. Form:
“Geminorum”) is also called …
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2 Geminorum
Gemini-2
B Geminorum
b Geminorum
Gemini b
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Question 3:
Rigel has an apparent visual
magnitude of mv = 0.1, Formalhaut
has mv = 1.1. This means that Rigel
is approximately … than
Formalhaut.
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2 times brighter
8.2 times fainter
8.2 times brighter
2.5 times fainter
2.5 times brighter
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Question 4:
On its slightly elliptical
orbit around the sun,
the Earth comes closest
to the sun in
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January.
May.
July.
August.
November.
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Question 5:
One synodic period
of the moon from
today, the moon will
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be visible in the same spot on the
celestial sphere as today.
have the same lunar phase as today.
have the same position with respect to
the stars as today.
be in the full moon position.
have the same position with respect to
the center of our Milky Way.
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