ASTRONOMY MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS (ALREADY GRADED A+)
oneF360FrevolutionF-FcorrectFanswer-
AFsiderealFyearFisFtheFtimeFitFtakesFtheFearthFtoFcompleteF_______FaroundFtheFsun.
365F-FcorrectFanswer-HowFmanyFdaysFisFtheFearth'sFsiderealFyear?
longitudeF-FcorrectFanswer-RightFascensionFisFmostFlikeF______FonFearth.
SunF-FcorrectFanswer-
PrecessionFofFtheFearthFisFcausedFmostlyFbyFtheFgravitationalFeffectsFofFtheFmoonFandF_______.
rotationF-FcorrectFanswer-
TheFmotionFofFtheFearthFthatFcausesFtheFsun,FmoonFandFstarsFtoFriseFinFtheFeastFandFsetFinFtheFwestFisF____
____.
23.5F-FcorrectFanswer-TheFearth'sFrotationalFaxisFisFtiltedF_____FtoFtheFplaneFofFitsForbit.
largerF-FcorrectFanswer-TheFcloserFanFobjectFisFtoFtheFobserver,FtheF______FtheFparallax.
88F-FcorrectFanswer-TheFnightFskyFisFdividedFintoF____FofficialFconstellations.
eclipticF-FcorrectFanswer-TheFzodiacalFconstellationsFcanFbeFfoundFalongFtheF______.
eclipticF-FcorrectFanswer-TheFapparentFpathFofFtheFsunFacrossFtheFskyFisFknownFasFthe
26,000F-FcorrectFanswer-TheFearthFtakesFaboutFhowFmanyFyearsFtoFcompleteFoneFcycleFofFprecession?
, revolutionF-FcorrectFanswer-TheFseasonsFareFdirectFconsequenceFofFwhichFmotionFofFearth?
precessionF-FcorrectFanswer-VegaFwillFbeFtheF"NorthFStar"FinF12,000Fyears.FThisFisFdueFtoFtheFEarth's
weFwouldFnotFhaveFdistinctFseasonalFchangesF-FcorrectFanswer-IfFtheFearthFwereFnotFtiltedFonFitsFaxis
groupsFofFstarsFthatFmakeFanFapparentFpatternFinFtheFskyF-FcorrectFanswer-WhatFareFconstellations?
theFearth'sFrevolutionFaroundFtheFsunF-FcorrectFanswer-WeFseeFdifferentFstarsFinFdifferentFseasonsFdueFto
sameFasFtheFnumberFofFyearsFinFyourFlifeF-FcorrectFanswer-
HowFmanyFtimesFhaveFyouForbitedFtheFsunFinFyourFlifetime?
DecemberF21stF-FcorrectFanswer-WinterFSolstice
sunFrisesFinFtheFfarthestFsoutheasternFpointF-FcorrectFanswer-WinterFSolstice
firstFdayFofFspringF-FcorrectFanswer-SpringFEquinox
JuneF21stF-FcorrectFanswer-SummerFSolstice
sunFrisesFexactlyFdueFeast,FsetsFdueFwestF-FcorrectFanswer-SpringFEquinoxF&FFallFEquinox
SeptemberF21stF-FcorrectFanswer-FallFEquinox
sunFrisesFatFtheFfarthestFnortheasternFpointF-FcorrectFanswer-SummerFSolstice
fewerFhoursFofFdaylightF-FcorrectFanswer-WinterFSolstice
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS (ALREADY GRADED A+)
oneF360FrevolutionF-FcorrectFanswer-
AFsiderealFyearFisFtheFtimeFitFtakesFtheFearthFtoFcompleteF_______FaroundFtheFsun.
365F-FcorrectFanswer-HowFmanyFdaysFisFtheFearth'sFsiderealFyear?
longitudeF-FcorrectFanswer-RightFascensionFisFmostFlikeF______FonFearth.
SunF-FcorrectFanswer-
PrecessionFofFtheFearthFisFcausedFmostlyFbyFtheFgravitationalFeffectsFofFtheFmoonFandF_______.
rotationF-FcorrectFanswer-
TheFmotionFofFtheFearthFthatFcausesFtheFsun,FmoonFandFstarsFtoFriseFinFtheFeastFandFsetFinFtheFwestFisF____
____.
23.5F-FcorrectFanswer-TheFearth'sFrotationalFaxisFisFtiltedF_____FtoFtheFplaneFofFitsForbit.
largerF-FcorrectFanswer-TheFcloserFanFobjectFisFtoFtheFobserver,FtheF______FtheFparallax.
88F-FcorrectFanswer-TheFnightFskyFisFdividedFintoF____FofficialFconstellations.
eclipticF-FcorrectFanswer-TheFzodiacalFconstellationsFcanFbeFfoundFalongFtheF______.
eclipticF-FcorrectFanswer-TheFapparentFpathFofFtheFsunFacrossFtheFskyFisFknownFasFthe
26,000F-FcorrectFanswer-TheFearthFtakesFaboutFhowFmanyFyearsFtoFcompleteFoneFcycleFofFprecession?
, revolutionF-FcorrectFanswer-TheFseasonsFareFdirectFconsequenceFofFwhichFmotionFofFearth?
precessionF-FcorrectFanswer-VegaFwillFbeFtheF"NorthFStar"FinF12,000Fyears.FThisFisFdueFtoFtheFEarth's
weFwouldFnotFhaveFdistinctFseasonalFchangesF-FcorrectFanswer-IfFtheFearthFwereFnotFtiltedFonFitsFaxis
groupsFofFstarsFthatFmakeFanFapparentFpatternFinFtheFskyF-FcorrectFanswer-WhatFareFconstellations?
theFearth'sFrevolutionFaroundFtheFsunF-FcorrectFanswer-WeFseeFdifferentFstarsFinFdifferentFseasonsFdueFto
sameFasFtheFnumberFofFyearsFinFyourFlifeF-FcorrectFanswer-
HowFmanyFtimesFhaveFyouForbitedFtheFsunFinFyourFlifetime?
DecemberF21stF-FcorrectFanswer-WinterFSolstice
sunFrisesFinFtheFfarthestFsoutheasternFpointF-FcorrectFanswer-WinterFSolstice
firstFdayFofFspringF-FcorrectFanswer-SpringFEquinox
JuneF21stF-FcorrectFanswer-SummerFSolstice
sunFrisesFexactlyFdueFeast,FsetsFdueFwestF-FcorrectFanswer-SpringFEquinoxF&FFallFEquinox
SeptemberF21stF-FcorrectFanswer-FallFEquinox
sunFrisesFatFtheFfarthestFnortheasternFpointF-FcorrectFanswer-SummerFSolstice
fewerFhoursFofFdaylightF-FcorrectFanswer-WinterFSolstice