Test Bank for Explorations: Introduction to Astronomy, 10th Edition Arny (All Chapters included)
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Complete Test Bank for Explorations: Introduction to Astronomy, 10th Edition by Thomas Arny, Stephen Schneider ; ISBN13: 9781266673375. (Full Chapters included Chapter 1 to 18)....
Chapter 1: The Cycles of the Sky.
Chapter 2: The Rise of Astronomy.
Chapter 3: Gravity and Motion.
Chapter 4: Ligh...
Explorations:
Introduction to Astronomy
10th Edition
by Thomas Arny
Complete Chapters Test Bank
are included (Ch 1 to 18)
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,Chap 01 10e Arny
1) Directly above Earth's equator lies the _________ in the sky.
A) North Celestial Pole
B) South Celestial Pole
C) Celestial equator
D) ecliptic
2) All celestial objects rise in the east and set in the west because
A) Earth is rotating from east to west.
B) Earth is rotating from west to east.
C) Earth is orbiting around the Sun from east to west.
D) the celestial sphere is rotating from east to west.
3) What is the ecliptic?
A) the line of the solar and lunar eclipses on the celestial sphere
B) the extension of Earth's path on the celestial sphere
C) the elliptical shape of Earth's orbit around the Sun
D) All of these choices are correct.
4) Which of the following statement(s) describes the ecliptic?
A) the path of the Moon on the celestial sphere
B) the extension of Earth's equator on the celestial sphere
C) the extension of Earth's path on the celestial sphere
D) the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere
E) the extension of Earth's equator on the celestial sphere as well as the apparent path of
the Sun across the celestial sphere
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, 5) Suppose that Earth's spin would suddenly reverse direction, but the direction of Earth's
motion around the Sun was preserved. Which of the following changes would you expect to
observe?
A) The Sun would rise in the west and set in the east.
B) The stars would rise in the west and set in the east.
C) The planets would rise in the west and set in the east.
D) All of these choices would be observed.
E) None of these choices would be observed.
6) For someone in the Northern Hemisphere, stars rise in the east and set in the west. For
someone in the Southern Hemisphere
A) the situation is the same—stars also rise in the east and set in the west.
B) the opposite is true—stars rise in the west and set in the east.
7) The motion of the Sun relative to the stars is from_________ to_________.
A) east; west
B) west; east
8) Which of the following statements regarding the motion of objects on the celestial sphere is
true?
A) The Sun moves along the Celestial Equator.
B) The Moon moves along the Celestial Equator.
C) The stars move along the zodiac.
D) The stars move parallel to the Celestial Equator.
9) How much time is there between when a star rises and when it sets?
A) less than twelve hours
B) about twelve hours
C) more than twelve hours
D) It depends on the star.
10) The zodiac is tilted by 23.5 degrees relative to the Celestial Equator.
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