ASTRONOMY FINAL TEST REVIEW

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The point of no return from a black hole would be:

2. The tool used to determine the rotation of the earth is the:
3. Which one is NOT a Greek idea about the heavens
4. Who's model deals with eccentrics and equants?
5. A star is 5 fist in the northern horizon what is its altitude roughly?
6. The universal gravitation law does not apply to which of one of the following?
7. .The Greeks liked theories which were:
8. A student is 45 N in latitude. What would be the height of Polaris?
9. Specific relativity deals with what types of reference frames?
10.The points of the sky which the axis of the earth points at are referred to as the:
11. The way it was at the BEGINNING may be best described by:
12. Nutation is best described by:
13. Aristarchus's theory is considered to be which type of model?
14.The culture which based their calender on the star Sirius?
15.The roche limit may apply to which planet(s)
16.The high carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of Venus may be caused from:
17.The polar caps of mars may very well be composed of:
18.The junk between Jupiter and mars is called the:
19. The red spot of Jupiter may very well be a:
20. The planet which is out of the line of the ecliptic is:
21. Which of the following best explains the difference between the temperatures of Venus and
the earth?
22. A planet which has a magnetic field may imply what type of core?
23. The scientist who first choose to think of the solar system as heliocentric was:
24. Galileo was put under pressure from the church because:
25. The point where all space and time seem to vanish out of existence is:
26. The theory which suggest that matter may affect space and time is:
27. As light passes by an intense gravitational area it may:
28 The part of the sun for the transfer of heat energy to the surface is:
29.Sunspots on the sun are caused by:
30. The part of the sun which shows up during a solar eclipse is:
31 The stars used to guide the eye to Polaris are called the:
32. Which does astronomy not do?
33. In miles how far is one light year?(c=186,000mi/s)
34. At what point(s) of the year does the ecliptic crosses the equator?
35.Diurnal motion would NOT explain which motion
36. The man responsible for reshaping the scientific communities idea of the universe was(is)
37. The cross staff was used to measure:
USING THE ANALEMA ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
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45. Which one would not be one of the four major forces of the universe?
46 The planet which is tilted about 98 degrees tot he plane of the ecliptic is:
47.Which is not true of astronomy
48. Ptolemy suggested epicycles to explain:
49. Time is based upon:
50. Which ONE would not be of the four original forces of the universe?
51.Matter is made of tiny individual particles of an element, they are:
52. The part of the atom which the chemist is concerned with is 53.The two major parts of the
atom are:
54 The stars used to find Polaris are called the:
55.The constellation most noted in the winter, known for his belt is:
56.The three stars which make up the summer triangle are:

USING YOUR INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONSTELLATIONS ANSWER THE

FOLLOWING
57.The asterism of Ursa Major is:
58. The primary star in Leo the lion is:
62. Actarus is found by following the arc of:
59 . The three major stars in the summer triangle are:
60. Indians used which two stars to test the vision of there young warriors.
61. The primary star in Lyra the harp is:
62. The two stars which represent Gemini are:
63. Which constellation would not be seen in the winter:
64. The star which a spike is being driven to is:
65. By shooting an arrow through the back of the big dipper, what" royal" constellation would
be hit in the head?
 BACK TO COMMON KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS
66.Stonehenge is located in which country?
67.The purpose of Stonehenge may be:
68.The core of Jupiter is:
69. Jupiter has faint rings
70. Andromeda is in the sky because:
71. Black holes will occur if the stars mass is:
72. The zodiac is within how many degrees of the ecliptic?
73. According to astrological data the four major elements of the earth are:
74.The big bang was proposed during which decade?
75. According to the cosmological principle the universe has no:
76. The concentration of the mass for atoms are located in the:
77. The location of the electron of any atom is definite
78. To gain an understanding of star development ________
must be studied.
79. Quarks are thought to be a product of:
80. Count Rutherford's observations were:
81. The force responsible for drawing a star together is:
82. Gamma radiation is a result of:
83.When an electron and positron meet the net result will be:
84. Bundles of radiant energy are called:
85. Relativistic affects occur when:
86. At "c" mass of any object is said to go to :
GIVEN THE RIGHT ASCENSION AND DECLINATION DETERMINE WHAT
THE OBJECT IS USING THE STAR CHARTS

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PLANETARY INFORMATION- PUT THE CORRECT PLANET BY THE DESCRIPTION

1.-_______________ tilted almost sideways on its axis

2._______________largest, great red spot

3._______________Carbon dioxide ice caps

4._______________ farthest planet out until 1999

5. ______________The orbit is affected by the sun's gravitational field.

6. _____________Pieces of rocks and junk between mars and Jupiter.

7. ____________Sulfuric acid rain, very hot, retrograde rotation

8._____________Blue planet, life as we know it.

9. ____________very bright rings.gaseous

10.______________Out of line with the ecliptic

MATCHING-Match the statement with the most correct response

1. possible beginning of everything a.black holes

2.stated time, mass, length are all b. newton

relative
c.nutation
3. Earth's natural satellite
d. Einstein
4. ultimate end to massive stars
e. sept 21
5. made very accurate measurements
f. white dwarf
6.Planet with exceptional tilt
g.Kepler
7. wobbling of the earth on its axis
h. quadrant
8. Three laws of motion
i. big bang
9. measures angular distances
j. Kepler
10. Three laws of planetary motion
k. Uranus
11. Ultimate end of the sun
l. neutron star
12. 12 hours right ascension
m. moon
13. Star which the protons and electrons
have touched due to gravity n.relativity
14. Reason for never exceeding "c" o. north point

15. Reference point for azimuth p. Brahe

q. precession
PEOPLE- Number the following people as they occurred in the history of astronomy.(10)

____Aristarchus ____Newton ____Copernicus ____Brahe

____Aristotle _______Kepler _____Hawkins ____Einstein

____Egyptians ________Ptolemy

TRUE AND FALSE

1. In a very young universe all four forces were unified

2. The universe is thought to be 15-20 million years old

3. According to Einstein all motions are relative

4. One proof of general relativity is the precession of the orbit of mercury

5. The twin planet for earth was thought to be Venus

6.Copernicus is responsible for the planetary laws

7. The name given to the local star is sol

8. In the beginning of the young universe there was nothing, but everything
9. In a closed universe it is said to expand forever.

10. The Jovian planets are solid planets.

11 Venus has retrograde rotation

12. newton was the first scientist to describe space as a combination of space/time.

13. Ptolemy proposed a complicated picture of a geocentric universe

14. In a moving frame of reference time appears to pass faster according to Einstein

15. Galileo discovered the four galilian moons

16. The asteroid belt may be left over from an exploded planet.

17. A nova may be a stage of a young star.

18. Jovian planets are those which are beyond mars.

19. The basic power plant behind all stars is nuclear fission

20. quarks result when high energy photons of light collide.