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Chapter 2
Astronomy Today,
5th edition
Chaisson
McMillan
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Question 1
Which of the following
was NOT one of the
ancient uses of
astronomy?
1) navigation
2) determining the speed of light
3) timekeeping
4) astrology
5) religion
Question 1
Which of the following
was NOT one of the
ancient uses of
astronomy?
1) navigation
2) determining the speed of light
3) timekeeping
4) astrology
5) religion
Question 2
Which body did Ptolemy
place at the center of his
model?
1) Sun
2) Moon
3) Jupiter
4) Earth
5) Mars
Question 2
Which body did Ptolemy
place at the center of his
model?
1) Sun
2) Moon
3) Jupiter
4) Earth
5) Mars
Question 3
Ptolemy made an analog
computer model to predict
when the planets would be
visible. His model required
a special “magic”
component called the
1) orbit.
2) ecliptic.
3) epicycle.
4) precession.
5) tilted rotation axis.
Question 3
Ptolemy made an analog
computer model to predict
when the planets would be
visible. His model required
a special “magic”
component called the
1) orbit.
2) ecliptic.
3) epicycle.
4) precession.
5) tilted rotation axis.
Question 4
Aristotle adopted
the GEOCENTRIC
cosmology because
he was unable to
observe which of
the following?
1) lunar eclipse
2) the Persian fleet from Athens
3) the back side of the Moon
4) apparent motion of the stars due to
parallax
5) the retrograde motion of Mars
Question 4
Aristotle adopted
the GEOCENTRIC
cosmology because
he was unable to
observe which of
the following?
1) lunar eclipse
2) the Persian fleet from Athens
3) the back side of the Moon
4) apparent motion of the stars due to
parallax
5) the retrograde motion of Mars
Which was a
contribution
to astronomy
made by
Copernicus?
Question 5
1) The planets move around the Sun in
elliptical orbits
2) His theory of gravity accounted for the
variable speeds of the planets
3) He laid out the order and relative motion of
the known solar system
4) He discovered the Sun was not at the
center of the Milky Way
5) His telescope revealed the four moons of
Jupiter, a model solar system
Which was a
contribution
to astronomy
made by
Copernicus?
Question 5
1) The planets move around the Sun in
elliptical orbits
2) His theory of gravity accounted for the
variable speeds of the planets
3) He laid out the order and relative motion of
the known solar system
4) He discovered the Sun was not at the
center of the Milky Way
5) His telescope revealed the four moons of
Jupiter, a model solar system
Question 6
Heliocentric
cosmology
holds that
1) the Sun is the center of the solar system.
2) Earth is the center of the solar system.
3) the Sun and Earth take turns being the
center of the solar system.
4) Earth overtakes and passes the Sun in its
orbit.
5) Earth’s axis wobbles with a period of about
24,000 years.
Question 6
Heliocentric
cosmology
holds that
1) the Sun is the center of the solar system.
2) Earth is the center of the solar system.
3) the Sun and Earth take turns being the
center of the solar system.
4) Earth overtakes and passes the Sun in its
orbit.
5) Earth’s axis wobbles with a period of about
24,000 years.
Question 7
Which of the following
astronomers first
published telescopic
observations?
1) Hipparchus
2) Galileo
3) Tycho
4) Copernicus
5) Kepler
Question 7
Which of the following
astronomers first
published telescopic
observations?
1) Hipparchus
2) Galileo
3) Tycho
4) Copernicus
5) Kepler
Question 8
Which of the following was
not one of Galileo’s
contributions to the
heliocentric model?
1) craters on the Moon
2) sunspots
3) Phases of Venus
4) satellites of Jupiter
5) stars of the Milky Way
Question 8
Which of the following was
not one of Galileo’s
contributions to the
heliocentric model?
1) craters on the Moon
2) sunspots
3) Phases of Venus
4) satellites of Jupiter
5) stars of the Milky Way
Question 9
Which hero of the
Renaissance postulated
three “laws” of planetary
motion?
1) Kepler
2) Ptolemy
3) Galileo
4) Tycho Brahe
5) Copernicus
Question 9
Which hero of the
Renaissance postulated
three “laws” of planetary
motion?
1) Kepler
2) Ptolemy
3) Galileo
4) Tycho Brahe
5) Copernicus
Question 10
What is the meaning
of Kepler’s first law?
1) planets orbit the Sun
2) orbits are noncircular
3) orbits are elliptical in shape
4) all of the above
Question 10
What is the meaning
of Kepler’s first law?
1) planets orbit the Sun
2) orbits are noncircular
3) orbits are elliptical in shape
4) all of the above
Question 11
Kepler’s second law
(called the “equal areas
in equal times” law) tells
us that
1) planets orbit the Sun.
2) planets have noncircular orbits.
3) planets move fastest/slowest when
nearest/farthest from the Sun.
4) planets move in elliptical orbits.
Question 11
Kepler’s second law
(called the “equal areas
in equal times” law) tells
us that
1) planets orbit the Sun.
2) planets have noncircular orbits.
3) planets move fastest/slowest when
nearest/farthest from the Sun.
4) planets move in elliptical orbits.
Question 12
You are driving around a
freeway that circles a large
city. You pass a car.
At the instant that you are
passing the car, what does
it appear to do?
1) to move backwards (retrograde)
2) to move forwards (prograde)
3) to stand still (nograde)
4) to change color
Question 12
You are driving around a
freeway that circles a large
city. You pass a car.
At the instant that you are
passing the car, what does
it appear to do?
1) to move backwards (retrograde)
2) to move forwards (prograde)
3) to stand still (nograde)
4) to change color
Question 13
What do we see when Earth
in its orbit overtakes and
passes a slower moving
planet?
1) prograde motion
2) retrograde motion
3) precession
4) total eclipse of the Sun
5) epicyclic motion
Question 13
What do we see when Earth
in its orbit overtakes and
passes a slower moving
planet?
1) prograde motion
2) retrograde motion
3) precession
4) total eclipse of the Sun
5) epicyclic motion
Question 14
Today we rely
largely on which
technique to
precisely measure
distances in the
solar system?
1) transits of Venus across the Sun
2) radar echo timings
3) measurement of stellar parallaxes
4) timings of the eclipses of its moons
by Jupiter’s shadow
5) precise measurements of length of
the year with atomic clocks
Question 14
Today we rely
largely on which
technique to
precisely measure
distances in the
solar system?
1) transits of Venus across the Sun
2) radar echo timings
3) measurement of stellar parallaxes
4) timings of the eclipses of its moons
by Jupiter’s shadow
5) precise measurements of length of
the year with atomic clocks
Question 15
Planets that are between
the Earth and the Sun are
described as being
1) Superior
2) Simultaneous
3) Copernican
4) Inferior
5) What?!?!?
Question 15
Planets that are between
the Earth and the Sun are
described as being
1) Superior
2) Simultaneous
3) Copernican
4) Inferior
5) What?!?!?