Astronomy 1010 (Quiz 1 & 2)

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A circular orbit would have an eccentricity of A fatal flaw with Ptolemy's model is its inability to predict the observed phases of A lunar eclipse can only happen during a: A planet whose distance from the Sun is 3 A.U. would have an orbital period of how many Earth-years? A solar eclipse can only happen during a: A star with a large parallax

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In general, what is true of the alpha star in a constellation? Into how many constellations is the celestial sphere divided? Kepler's first law worked, where Copernicus' original heliocentric model failed, because Kepler described the orbits as Kepler's second law implies what about planetary motion? On which of these assumptions do Ptolemy and Copernicus agree? Orbital speed is the speed with which a planet moves around the Sun. This speed is determined by Scientists today do not accept the Ptolemaic model because:

It is the brightest star in the constellation. 88 elliptical, not circular.

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Full Moon square root 27

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New Moon is at a short distance from Earth. 1.0 hour after the vernal equinox. inferior conjunction, when it passes between us and the Sun. at opposition, when the earth overtakes Mars and passes between Mars and the Sun. decrease by a factor of 9.
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A planet moves faster when it is closer to the Sun. All orbits must be perfect circles. the mass of both the planet and the Sun and the distance between the two. the work of Tycho and Kepler showed the heliocentric model was more accurate. precession shifting the celestial pole. increases with the masses of the bodies, but decreases with the square of the distances between them. Aristarchus Newton summer solstice.

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A star with a right ascension of 1.0 hours will rise According to Copernicus, retrograde motion for Venus must occur around According to Copernicus, the retrograde motion for Mars must occur

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That Polaris will not always be the pole star is due to The force of gravity between two objects:

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According to Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation, if the Moon were three times further from Earth, the force by Earth on the Moon would Aristotle hypothesis was that:

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only a spherical Earth would always cast a circular shadow on the Moon. overcome the graviational pull of an object. waxing gibbous

The heliocentric model was actually first proposed by: The Law of Universal Gravitation was developed by: The place the Sun stops its northward motion along the ecliptic is the: The places where the Sun crosses the equator are called the: The Ptolemaic model of the universe:

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Escape velocity is the speed required to If new Moon fell on March 2nd, what is the Moon's phase on March 14th? If the distance between two asteroids is doubled, the gravitational force they exert on each other will If you are in the Moon's umbral shadow, then you will witness

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equinoxes

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be one fourth as great.

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explained and predicted the motions of the planets with deferents and epicycles. his detailed and accurate observations of the planet's position. The orbits of the planets are ellipses, with one focus at the Sun.

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a total solar eclipse.

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Tycho Brahe's contribution to Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion were Upon which point do Copernicus and Kepler disagree?

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What are constellations?

Groups of stars making an apparent pattern in the celestial sphere Ecliptic

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While watching a star, you see it moves 15 degrees across the sky. How long have you been watching it? You note that a particular star is directly overhead. It will be directly overhead again in

1 hour

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What celestial line is a product of the Earth's orbit around the Sun? What conditions are necessary for a total solar eclipse? What conditions are necessary for an annular solar eclipse? What does Kepler's third law imply about planetary motion? What is the range of values for declination? When a planet retrogrades, it appears to move westward for weeks at a time. When is the Sun located at 6 hours RA, -23.5 degrees declination? When the Moon is directly opposite the Sun in the sky, its phase is Where on Earth can you observe all the stars in the sky over an entire year? Which concept was NOT a part of Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion? Which of the choices below correctly lists things in order from largest to smallest? Which of these was NOT a telescopic discovery of Galileo? Which of these was NOT seen telescopically by Galileo? Which statement about declination is FALSE? Which statement about the ecliptic is FALSE? Which was a contribution to astronomy made by Copernicus?

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23 hours 56 minutes.

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new moon on ecliptic near perigee new moon on ecliptic at apogee Planets further from the Sun orbit at a slower speed than planets closer to the Sun. +90 to -90 degrees True

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Sun is never found at this position. Full

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Equator

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Epicycles are needed to explain the varying brightnesses of the planets. Universe, Local Group, Milky Way, Solar System

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the moons of Saturn

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stellar parallax

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It is measured eastward in units of time. The Moon can never leave it, but moves twelve times faster than the Sun. He laid out the order and relative motion of the known solar system.

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