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AstroTest1Samplev1s1

1. In what century was parallax first used to measure the distance to a Star (other than our Sun)?

___ a) 18th century

___ b) 20th century

___ c) 16th century

___ d) 19th century

___ e) 17th century

2. The Ptolemaic system was heliocentric.

___ a) TRUE

___ b) FALSE

3. In the 3rd century BC, Aristarchus of Samos estimated the size of

___ a) Earth and the Moon

___ b) the Moon

___ c) Earth and the Sun

___ d) the Moon and Sun

___ e) the Sun

4. Evidence for the Copernican system is that the Earth does not seem to move.

___ a) TRUE

___ b) FALSE

5. At 6am a third quarter moon would be

___ a) eastern horizon

___ b) below the horizon

___ c) overhead

___ d) western horizon



6. Most of the ______ that astronomers observe from Earth is seen in the form of synchrotron radiation, which is producedwhen electrons oscillate around magnetic fields.

___ a) radio waves

___ b) photons

___ c) meteorites

___ d) energy

___ e) meteors

7. Galileo used the terminator to

___ a) correlate color with whether the region had mountains

___ b) deduce the color beneath the dust layer

___ c) none of these

___ d) observe the wobble of the Moon's orbit

___ e) compensate for stellar parallax

8. In the 19th century Fraunhoffer and Kirchoff studied light from the Sun and found

___ a) a wobble that led to the discovery of new planets

___ b) spectral lines and concluded that they were caused by the elements

___ c) a golden ring

___ d) sunspots and the sunspot cycle

___ e) Mercury's shadow

9. The Wikipedia article Sidereus Nuncius suggests that the inventor of the telescope was likely to be

___ a) Galileo

___ b) none of these

___ c) a lensmaker

___ d) A Greek scholar

___ e) a Chinese scientist



10. At midnight a 1st quarter moon would be

___ a) western horizon

___ b) eastern horizon

___ c) overhead

___ d) below the horizon

11. The Ptolemaic system was geocentric.

___ a) TRUE

___ b) FALSE

12. At 6pm a new moon would be


___ b) overhead

___ c) western horizon


13. At noon a full moon would be

___ a) overhead

___ b) western horizon

___ c) eastern horizon


14. The shortest wavelength of electromagnetic radiation is associated with

___ a) infrared

___ b) gamma rays

___ c) blue light

___ d) Xrays

___ e) ultra violet



15. Most gamma rays are

___ a) in bursts

___ b) from cold stars

___ c) from the Sun

___ d) from hot stars

___ e) the Andromeda galaxy

16. At midnight a new moon would be


___ b) overhead



17. Earth based infrared observatories tend to be located in

___ a) where the air is dry

___ b) near the equator

___ c) underground

___ d) near the north and south poles

___ e) where the air is cold

18. Studies in the infrared are useful for objects that are

___ a) cold

___ b) associated with supernovae

___ c) inside the solar system

___ d) in our own galaxy

___ e) in other galaxies



19. What two names are associated with the first new planet found (after those known by the ancients using the naked eye)

___ a) Neptune and the Alabama Streaker

___ b) Pluto and Goofy

___ c) Mercury and Friendship

___ d) Uranus and George's Star

___ e) Mars and the Candy Bar

20. The ancient Greeks believed in circular orbits, causing them to devise the epicycle and the deferent.

___ a) TRUE

___ b) FALSE

21. In the late 16th century, Tycho Brahe invented his system to resolve philosophical and what he called “physical" problemswith the geocentric theory.

___ a) TRUE

___ b) FALSE

22. The Wikipedia article, Sidereus Nuncius, points out that what the ancient Greek scientist thought was a cloudy star wasreally

___ a) a planetary nebula

___ b) many faint stars

___ c) the rings of Saturn

___ d) a supernovae remnant

___ e) a comet

23. Galileo's naming of the "Medicean Stars"

___ a) broke an agreement he made with the Pope to stop writing about astronomy

___ b) was controversial because stars were supposed to be named after Roman gods

___ c) two of these are true

___ d) might have earned him a promotion

___ e) caused his house arrest



24. At 6pm a 1st quarter moon would be



___ c) below the horizon

___ d) overhead

25. The goecentric theory put the Sun

___ a) in orbit around Earth

___ b) orbiting around the Moon

___ c) at the center of the solar system

___ d) at the center of the universe

___ e) none of the above or below are true

26. What statement is FALSE about Galileo and the Median Stars

___ a) they are actually moons

___ b) motion could be observed after observing a moon for just one hour

___ c) they were lined up

___ d) Galileo named them after a famous and wealthy family

___ e) they were described by Aristotle

27. Cosmology is the study of

___ a) the formation of the solar system

___ b) the universe as a whole

___ c) the oceans

___ d) planetary atmospheres

___ e) the birth and death of stars

28. An argument used to support the geocentric model held that heavenly bodies, while perhaps large, were able to movequickly.

___ a) TRUE

___ b) FALSE



29. The largest galaxy in the local group is

___ a) Milky way

___ b) Andromeda

___ c) M52

___ d) antgalexy

___ e) M31

30. What is this?

___ a) a dying star

___ b) colliding galaxies

___ c) the magnetic field of Saturn

___ d) the magnetic field of Venus

___ e) a supernovae remnant

31. How many years did it take before Europe made a device as sophisticated as Antikythera?

___ a) 3000 years

___ b) 30 years

___ c) 1500 years

___ d) 300 years

___ e) 15,000 years

32. Copernicus shared his heliocentric theory with colleagues decades before he died.

___ a) TRUE

___ b) FALSE

33. The historical record shows that in 1066 AD a supernovae was discovered by astronomers in _____ and _____

___ a) Egypt and China

___ b) Greece and Central America

___ c) China and South America

___ d) Greece and North America

___ e) Greece and China

https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/File:Ant_Nebula.jpg



34. Galileo called his telescope

___ a) a double magnifying glass

___ b) a mistake

___ c) the liberator

___ d) the magic eye

___ e) an optical cannon

35. The ancient Greeks discovered (named) most of the constellations

___ a) in the northern hemisphere

___ b) in the southern hemisphere

___ c) in the western hemisphere

___ d) in the eastern hemisphere

___ e) in both all hemispheres



Key to AstroTest1Samplev1s1


a) 18th century

b) 20th century

c) 16th century

+ d) 19th century

e) 17th century


a) TRUE

+ b) FALSE


a) Earth and the Moon

b) the Moon

c) Earth and the Sun

+ d) the Moon and Sun

e) the Sun


a) TRUE

+ b) FALSE


a) eastern horizon

b) below the horizon

+ c) overhead

d) western horizon




+ a) radio waves

b) photons

c) meteorites

d) energy

e) meteors


+ a) correlate color with whether the region had mountains

b) deduce the color beneath the dust layer

c) none of these

d) observe the wobble of the Moon's orbit

e) compensate for stellar parallax


a) a wobble that led to the discovery of new planets

+ b) spectral lines and concluded that they were caused by the elements

c) a golden ring

d) sunspots and the sunspot cycle

e) Mercury's shadow


a) Galileo

b) none of these

+ c) a lensmaker

d) A Greek scholar

e) a Chinese scientist




+ a) western horizon

b) eastern horizon

c) overhead

d) below the horizon


+ a) TRUE

b) FALSE


a) eastern horizon

b) overhead

+ c) western horizon



a) overhead

b) western horizon

c) eastern horizon

+ d) below the horizon


a) infrared

+ b) gamma rays

c) blue light

d) Xrays

e) ultra violet




+ a) in bursts

b) from cold stars

c) from the Sun

d) from hot stars

e) the Andromeda galaxy


a) western horizon

b) overhead

c) eastern horizon



+ a) where the air is dry

b) near the equator

c) underground

d) near the north and south poles

e) where the air is cold


+ a) cold

b) associated with supernovae

c) inside the solar system

d) in our own galaxy

e) in other galaxies




a) Neptune and the Alabama Streaker

b) Pluto and Goofy

c) Mercury and Friendship

+ d) Uranus and George's Star

e) Mars and the Candy Bar


+ a) TRUE

b) FALSE


a) TRUE

+ b) FALSE


a) a planetary nebula

+ b) many faint stars

c) the rings of Saturn

d) a supernovae remnant

e) a comet


a) broke an agreement he made with the Pope to stop writing about astronomy

b) was controversial because stars were supposed to be named after Roman gods

+ c) two of these are true

d) might have earned him a promotion

e) caused his house arrest




a) eastern horizon

b) western horizon

c) below the horizon

+ d) overhead


+ a) in orbit around Earth

b) orbiting around the Moon

c) at the center of the solar system

d) at the center of the universe

e) none of the above or below are true


a) they are actually moons

b) motion could be observed after observing a moon for just one hour

c) they were lined up

d) Galileo named them after a famous and wealthy family

+ e) they were described by Aristotle


a) the formation of the solar system

+ b) the universe as a whole

c) the oceans

d) planetary atmospheres

e) the birth and death of stars


+ a) TRUE

b) FALSE




a) Milky way

+ b) Andromeda

c) M52

d) antgalexy

e) M31

30. What is this?

+ a) a dying star

b) colliding galaxies

c) the magnetic field of Saturn

d) the magnetic field of Venus

e) a supernovae remnant


a) 3000 years

b) 30 years

+ c) 1500 years

d) 300 years

e) 15,000 years


+ a) TRUE

b) FALSE


+ a) Egypt and China

b) Greece and Central America

c) China and South America

d) Greece and North America

e) Greece and China





a) a double magnifying glass

b) a mistake

c) the liberator

d) the magic eye

+ e) an optical cannon


+ a) in the northern hemisphere

b) in the southern hemisphere

c) in the western hemisphere

d) in the eastern hemisphere

e) in both all hemispheres





___ a) at the center of the universe

___ b) orbiting around the Moon

___ c) none of the above or below are true

___ d) in orbit around Earth

___ e) at the center of the solar system


___ a) 18th century

___ b) 20th century

___ c) 17th century

___ d) 16th century

___ e) 19th century


___ a) TRUE

___ b) FALSE


___ a) none of these

___ b) correlate color with whether the region had mountains

___ c) compensate for stellar parallax

___ d) deduce the color beneath the dust layer

___ e) observe the wobble of the Moon's orbit


___ a) below the horizon



___ d) overhead




___ a) infrared

___ b) ultra violet

___ c) Xrays

___ d) gamma rays

___ e) blue light


___ a) they are actually moons

___ b) they were lined up

___ c) they were described by Aristotle

___ d) motion could be observed after observing a moon for just one hour

___ e) Galileo named them after a famous and wealthy family





___ d) overhead


___ a) inside the solar system

___ b) cold

___ c) in our own galaxy

___ d) in other galaxies

___ e) associated with supernovae


___ a) TRUE

___ b) FALSE




___ a) planetary atmospheres

___ b) the formation of the solar system

___ c) the universe as a whole

___ d) the oceans

___ e) the birth and death of stars


___ a) might have earned him a promotion

___ b) broke an agreement he made with the Pope to stop writing about astronomy

___ c) was controversial because stars were supposed to be named after Roman gods

___ d) two of these are true

___ e) caused his house arrest


___ a) TRUE

___ b) FALSE


___ a) antgalexy

___ b) M52

___ c) Milky way

___ d) Andromeda

___ e) M31


___ a) TRUE

___ b) FALSE




___ a) near the equator

___ b) near the north and south poles

___ c) where the air is cold

___ d) underground

___ e) where the air is dry


___ a) 30 years

___ b) 1500 years

___ c) 15,000 years

___ d) 3000 years

___ e) 300 years


___ a) an optical cannon

___ b) the magic eye

___ c) a double magnifying glass

___ d) a mistake

___ e) the liberator


___ a) Mercury's shadow

___ b) a golden ring

___ c) a wobble that led to the discovery of new planets

___ d) spectral lines and concluded that they were caused by the elements

___ e) sunspots and the sunspot cycle




___ a) Pluto and Goofy

___ b) Neptune and the Alabama Streaker

___ c) Uranus and George's Star

___ d) Mars and the Candy Bar

___ e) Mercury and Friendship





___ d) overhead


___ a) Greece and China

___ b) Egypt and China


___ d) Greece and Central America

___ e) Greece and North America


___ a) Galileo

___ b) a Chinese scientist

___ c) a lensmaker

___ d) A Greek scholar

___ e) none of these





___ d) overhead




___ a) TRUE

___ b) FALSE

26. What is this?

___ a) a dying star

___ b) colliding galaxies

___ c) the magnetic field of Saturn


___ e) the magnetic field of Venus



___ b) overhead


___ d) eastern horizon


___ a) energy

___ b) meteors

___ c) photons

___ d) radio waves

___ e) meteorites




___ c) overhead






___ a) TRUE

___ b) FALSE


___ a) many faint stars

___ b) a supernovae remnant

___ c) a planetary nebula

___ d) the rings of Saturn

___ e) a comet


___ a) in the southern hemisphere

___ b) in the western hemisphere

___ c) in both all hemispheres

___ d) in the eastern hemisphere

___ e) in the northern hemisphere


___ a) TRUE

___ b) FALSE


___ a) the Moon and Sun

___ b) the Sun

___ c) the Moon

___ d) Earth and the Sun

___ e) Earth and the Moon




___ a) from the Sun

___ b) from cold stars

___ c) from hot stars

___ d) in bursts

___ e) the Andromeda galaxy





a) at the center of the universe

b) orbiting around the Moon

c) none of the above or below are true

+ d) in orbit around Earth

e) at the center of the solar system


a) 18th century

b) 20th century

c) 17th century

d) 16th century

+ e) 19th century


a) TRUE

+ b) FALSE


a) none of these

+ b) correlate color with whether the region had mountains

c) compensate for stellar parallax

d) deduce the color beneath the dust layer

e) observe the wobble of the Moon's orbit


+ a) below the horizon

b) western horizon

c) eastern horizon

d) overhead




a) infrared

b) ultra violet

c) Xrays

+ d) gamma rays

e) blue light


a) they are actually moons

b) they were lined up

+ c) they were described by Aristotle

d) motion could be observed after observing a moon for just one hour

e) Galileo named them after a famous and wealthy family



b) eastern horizon


d) overhead


a) inside the solar system

+ b) cold

c) in our own galaxy

d) in other galaxies

e) associated with supernovae


+ a) TRUE

b) FALSE




a) planetary atmospheres

b) the formation of the solar system

+ c) the universe as a whole

d) the oceans

e) the birth and death of stars


a) might have earned him a promotion

b) broke an agreement he made with the Pope to stop writing about astronomy

c) was controversial because stars were supposed to be named after Roman gods

+ d) two of these are true

e) caused his house arrest


a) TRUE

+ b) FALSE


a) antgalexy

b) M52

c) Milky way

+ d) Andromeda

e) M31


+ a) TRUE

b) FALSE




a) near the equator

b) near the north and south poles

c) where the air is cold

d) underground

+ e) where the air is dry


a) 30 years

+ b) 1500 years

c) 15,000 years

d) 3000 years

e) 300 years


+ a) an optical cannon

b) the magic eye

c) a double magnifying glass

d) a mistake

e) the liberator


a) Mercury's shadow

b) a golden ring

c) a wobble that led to the discovery of new planets

+ d) spectral lines and concluded that they were caused by the elements

e) sunspots and the sunspot cycle




a) Pluto and Goofy

b) Neptune and the Alabama Streaker

+ c) Uranus and George's Star

d) Mars and the Candy Bar

e) Mercury and Friendship


a) western horizon


c) eastern horizon

+ d) overhead


a) Greece and China

+ b) Egypt and China


d) Greece and Central America

e) Greece and North America


a) Galileo

b) a Chinese scientist

+ c) a lensmaker

d) A Greek scholar

e) none of these


a) eastern horizon

b) western horizon

+ c) below the horizon

d) overhead




+ a) TRUE

b) FALSE

26. What is this?

+ a) a dying star

b) colliding galaxies

c) the magnetic field of Saturn


e) the magnetic field of Venus


a) below the horizon

b) overhead

+ c) western horizon

d) eastern horizon


a) energy

b) meteors

c) photons

+ d) radio waves

e) meteorites


a) western horizon

b) eastern horizon

+ c) overhead






+ a) TRUE

b) FALSE


+ a) many faint stars

b) a supernovae remnant

c) a planetary nebula

d) the rings of Saturn

e) a comet


a) in the southern hemisphere

b) in the western hemisphere

c) in both all hemispheres

d) in the eastern hemisphere

+ e) in the northern hemisphere


a) TRUE

+ b) FALSE


+ a) the Moon and Sun

b) the Sun

c) the Moon

d) Earth and the Sun

e) Earth and the Moon




a) from the Sun

b) from cold stars

c) from hot stars

+ d) in bursts

e) the Andromeda galaxy




1. Wihlem Conrad Rontgen, a pioneer in Xrays is famous for his photo of

___ a) The Sun

___ b) a supernovae

___ c) his wife

___ d) a double star

___ e) Barnard's star


___ a) TRUE

___ b) FALSE

3. An active galaxy is emitting a significant amount of its energy from _____

___ a) nuclear fission

___ b) exploding stars

___ c) magnetism

___ d) gravity

___ e) nuclear fusion


___ a) where the air is dry

___ b) where the air is cold

___ c) underground

___ d) near the north and south poles

___ e) near the equator


___ a) TRUE

___ b) FALSE







___ d) overhead


___ a) M31

___ b) M52

___ c) Milky way

___ d) Andromeda

___ e) antgalexy


___ a) 19th century

___ b) 17th century

___ c) 18th century

___ d) 20th century

___ e) 16th century


___ a) observe the wobble of the Moon's orbit

___ b) compensate for stellar parallax

___ c) none of these

___ d) deduce the color beneath the dust layer

___ e) correlate color with whether the region had mountains




___ a) measure the height of mountains

___ b) publicize his ideas


___ d) two of these

___ e) correlate dark and light regions with terrain

11. What is this?

___ a) a supernovae remnant

___ b) the magnetic field of Saturn

___ c) a dying star

___ d) the magnetic field of Venus

___ e) colliding galaxies

12. Tycho was the first to propose an earthorbiting sun had planets in orbit around the Sun.

___ a) TRUE

___ b) FALSE

13. Most ancient Roman and most medieval scholars thought the Earth was flat.

___ a) TRUE

___ b) FALSE

14. At 6pm a third quarter moon would be




___ d) overhead


___ a) TRUE

___ b) FALSE




16. The title of Galileo's book, Sidereus Nuncius, is often translated as ____, but it is probably more proper to translate it as_______

___ a) the motion of the earth the location of the earth

___ b) Starry messenger Starry message

___ c) the moons of Jupiter

___ d) the Moon close up the Moon through a telescope

___ e) the motion of the stars the location of the stars


___ a) orbiting around the Moon

___ b) in orbit around Earth

___ c) at the center of the solar system

___ d) at the center of the universe


18. At noon a new moon would be



___ c) overhead



___ a) 30 years

___ b) 3000 years

___ c) 1500 years

___ d) 300 years

___ e) 15,000 years



20. Prior to the publication of Sidereus Nuncius, the Church

___ a) had outlawed all discussion of the Copernican heliocentric system

___ b) was unaware of any controversy concerning the Copernican heliocentric system

___ c) accepted the Copernican heliocentric system as strictly mathematical and hypothetical

___ d) had given Galileo a commission to look into the Copernican heliocentric system

___ e) none of these are true (according to the Wikpedia permalink to Sidereus Nuncius.)


___ a) TRUE

___ b) FALSE

22. Who drew these sketches?

___ a) Aristotle

___ b) Ptolemy

___ c) Kepler

___ d) Galileo

___ e) Copernicus


___ a) was controversial because stars were supposed to be named after Roman gods

___ b) caused his house arrest

___ c) broke an agreement he made with the Pope to stop writing about astronomy

___ d) two of these are true

___ e) might have earned him a promotion



___ b) overhead



https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/File:Galileo_moon_phases.jpg




___ a) in bursts

___ b) the Andromeda galaxy

___ c) from the Sun

___ d) from cold stars

___ e) from hot stars


___ a) ultra violet

___ b) Xrays

___ c) gamma rays

___ d) infrared

___ e) blue light

27. The saro cycle was about repeating cycles of

___ a) seasons

___ b) planets

___ c) eclipses




___ c) overhead


29. What does the Wikipedia 'Astronomy' article say about astronomy and astrophysics

___ a) They are often considered to be opposites

___ b) They are often considered to be synonymous

___ c) They are often in conflict

___ d) They must be in agreement or the result cannot be trusted

___ e) They often yield different results




___ a) in the eastern hemisphere

___ b) in both all hemispheres

___ c) in the northern hemisphere

___ d) in the western hemisphere

___ e) in the southern hemisphere




___ c) overhead



___ a) Uranus and George's Star

___ b) Neptune and the Alabama Streaker

___ c) Mercury and Friendship

___ d) Pluto and Goofy

___ e) Mars and the Candy Bar


___ a) China and South America

___ b) Greece and North America

___ c) Greece and Central America

___ d) Greece and China

___ e) Egypt and China



34. The "terminator" for Galileo was

___ a) the division between east and west

___ b) the equator

___ c) his trial for heresy

___ d) sunrise or sunset

___ e) the most distant star he could see

35. Tycho tended to favor religious arguments over scientific arguments when justifying his opinions about thegeocentric/heliocentric controversy.

___ a) TRUE

___ b) FALSE





a) The Sun

b) a supernovae

+ c) his wife

d) a double star

e) Barnard's star


+ a) TRUE

b) FALSE


a) nuclear fission

b) exploding stars

c) magnetism

+ d) gravity

e) nuclear fusion


+ a) where the air is dry

b) where the air is cold

c) underground

d) near the north and south poles

e) near the equator


+ a) TRUE

b) FALSE




a) eastern horizon

b) western horizon


+ d) overhead


a) M31

b) M52

c) Milky way

+ d) Andromeda

e) antgalexy


+ a) 19th century

b) 17th century

c) 18th century

d) 20th century

e) 16th century


a) observe the wobble of the Moon's orbit

b) compensate for stellar parallax

c) none of these

d) deduce the color beneath the dust layer

+ e) correlate color with whether the region had mountains




a) measure the height of mountains

b) publicize his ideas


+ d) two of these

e) correlate dark and light regions with terrain

11. What is this?

a) a supernovae remnant

b) the magnetic field of Saturn

+ c) a dying star

d) the magnetic field of Venus

e) colliding galaxies


a) TRUE

+ b) FALSE


a) TRUE

+ b) FALSE


a) eastern horizon

b) western horizon

+ c) below the horizon

d) overhead


a) TRUE

+ b) FALSE





a) the motion of the earth the location of the earth

+ b) Starry messenger Starry message

c) the moons of Jupiter

d) the Moon close up the Moon through a telescope

e) the motion of the stars the location of the stars


a) orbiting around the Moon

+ b) in orbit around Earth

c) at the center of the solar system

d) at the center of the universe



a) western horizon


+ c) overhead

d) eastern horizon


a) 30 years

b) 3000 years

+ c) 1500 years

d) 300 years

e) 15,000 years




a) had outlawed all discussion of the Copernican heliocentric system

b) was unaware of any controversy concerning the Copernican heliocentric system

+ c) accepted the Copernican heliocentric system as strictly mathematical and hypothetical

d) had given Galileo a commission to look into the Copernican heliocentric system

e) none of these are true (according to the Wikpedia permalink to Sidereus Nuncius.)


+ a) TRUE

b) FALSE


a) Aristotle

b) Ptolemy

c) Kepler

+ d) Galileo

e) Copernicus


a) was controversial because stars were supposed to be named after Roman gods

b) caused his house arrest

c) broke an agreement he made with the Pope to stop writing about astronomy

+ d) two of these are true

e) might have earned him a promotion


a) eastern horizon

+ b) overhead


d) western horizon





+ a) in bursts

b) the Andromeda galaxy

c) from the Sun

d) from cold stars

e) from hot stars


a) ultra violet

b) Xrays

+ c) gamma rays

d) infrared

e) blue light


a) seasons

b) planets

+ c) eclipses


a) western horizon

+ b) below the horizon

c) overhead

d) eastern horizon


a) They are often considered to be opposites

+ b) They are often considered to be synonymous

c) They are often in conflict

d) They must be in agreement or the result cannot be trusted

e) They often yield different results




a) in the eastern hemisphere

b) in both all hemispheres

+ c) in the northern hemisphere

d) in the western hemisphere

e) in the southern hemisphere



b) eastern horizon

c) overhead



+ a) Uranus and George's Star

b) Neptune and the Alabama Streaker

c) Mercury and Friendship

d) Pluto and Goofy

e) Mars and the Candy Bar


a) China and South America

b) Greece and North America

c) Greece and Central America

d) Greece and China

+ e) Egypt and China




a) the division between east and west

b) the equator

c) his trial for heresy

+ d) sunrise or sunset

e) the most distant star he could see


a) TRUE

+ b) FALSE






___ b) overhead




___ a) TRUE

___ b) FALSE


___ a) was controversial because stars were supposed to be named after Roman gods

___ b) caused his house arrest

___ c) might have earned him a promotion

___ d) broke an agreement he made with the Pope to stop writing about astronomy

___ e) two of these are true


___ a) Starry messenger Starry message

___ b) the moons of Jupiter

___ c) the motion of the stars the location of the stars

___ d) the Moon close up the Moon through a telescope

___ e) the motion of the earth the location of the earth


___ a) overhead









___ c) overhead



___ a) TRUE

___ b) FALSE


___ a) 17th century

___ b) 16th century

___ c) 20th century

___ d) 18th century

___ e) 19th century


___ a) eclipses

___ b) seasons

___ c) planets


___ a) Aristotle

___ b) Kepler

___ c) Galileo

___ d) Ptolemy

___ e) Copernicus




___ a) observe the wobble of the Moon's orbit

___ b) deduce the color beneath the dust layer


___ d) correlate color with whether the region had mountains

___ e) none of these



___ b) overhead




___ a) TRUE

___ b) FALSE


___ a) sunrise or sunset

___ b) the equator

___ c) his trial for heresy

___ d) the most distant star he could see

___ e) the division between east and west


___ a) none of these are true (according to the Wikpedia permalink to Sidereus Nuncius.)

___ b) was unaware of any controversy concerning the Copernican heliocentric system

___ c) accepted the Copernican heliocentric system as strictly mathematical and hypothetical

___ d) had given Galileo a commission to look into the Copernican heliocentric system

___ e) had outlawed all discussion of the Copernican heliocentric system





___ a) Neptune and the Alabama Streaker

___ b) Uranus and George's Star

___ c) Pluto and Goofy

___ d) Mars and the Candy Bar

___ e) Mercury and Friendship


___ a) TRUE

___ b) FALSE



___ b) overhead




___ a) at the center of the solar system

___ b) at the center of the universe

___ c) orbiting around the Moon

___ d) in orbit around Earth



___ a) M52

___ b) M31

___ c) Andromeda

___ d) Milky way

___ e) antgalexy




___ a) Greece and North America

___ b) Greece and China


___ d) Egypt and China

___ e) Greece and Central America


___ a) gamma rays

___ b) Xrays

___ c) ultra violet

___ d) blue light

___ e) infrared


___ a) his wife

___ b) a double star

___ c) The Sun

___ d) Barnard's star

___ e) a supernovae


___ a) from hot stars

___ b) the Andromeda galaxy

___ c) from the Sun

___ d) from cold stars

___ e) in bursts




___ a) They must be in agreement or the result cannot be trusted

___ b) They are often in conflict

___ c) They are often considered to be opposites

___ d) They often yield different results

___ e) They are often considered to be synonymous


___ a) compensate for stellar parallax

___ b) measure the height of mountains

___ c) two of these

___ d) correlate dark and light regions with terrain

___ e) publicize his ideas


___ a) 1500 years

___ b) 3000 years

___ c) 30 years

___ d) 15,000 years

___ e) 300 years




___ c) overhead





___ a) near the north and south poles

___ b) near the equator

___ c) where the air is dry

___ d) where the air is cold

___ e) underground


___ a) TRUE

___ b) FALSE


___ a) in both all hemispheres

___ b) in the southern hemisphere

___ c) in the eastern hemisphere

___ d) in the western hemisphere

___ e) in the northern hemisphere


___ a) TRUE

___ b) FALSE


___ a) nuclear fusion

___ b) exploding stars

___ c) gravity

___ d) nuclear fission

___ e) magnetism



34. What is this?

___ a) colliding galaxies

___ b) the magnetic field of Venus

___ c) a dying star


___ e) the magnetic field of Saturn


___ a) TRUE

___ b) FALSE






a) below the horizon

+ b) overhead

c) eastern horizon

d) western horizon


+ a) TRUE

b) FALSE


a) was controversial because stars were supposed to be named after Roman gods

b) caused his house arrest

c) might have earned him a promotion

d) broke an agreement he made with the Pope to stop writing about astronomy

+ e) two of these are true


+ a) Starry messenger Starry message

b) the moons of Jupiter

c) the motion of the stars the location of the stars

d) the Moon close up the Moon through a telescope

e) the motion of the earth the location of the earth


+ a) overhead

b) eastern horizon


d) western horizon




a) eastern horizon


c) overhead

+ d) western horizon


a) TRUE

+ b) FALSE


a) 17th century

b) 16th century

c) 20th century

d) 18th century

+ e) 19th century


+ a) eclipses

b) seasons

c) planets


a) Aristotle

b) Kepler

+ c) Galileo

d) Ptolemy

e) Copernicus




a) observe the wobble of the Moon's orbit

b) deduce the color beneath the dust layer


+ d) correlate color with whether the region had mountains

e) none of these


+ a) below the horizon

b) overhead

c) western horizon

d) eastern horizon


+ a) TRUE

b) FALSE


+ a) sunrise or sunset

b) the equator

c) his trial for heresy

d) the most distant star he could see

e) the division between east and west


a) none of these are true (according to the Wikpedia permalink to Sidereus Nuncius.)

b) was unaware of any controversy concerning the Copernican heliocentric system

+ c) accepted the Copernican heliocentric system as strictly mathematical and hypothetical

d) had given Galileo a commission to look into the Copernican heliocentric system

e) had outlawed all discussion of the Copernican heliocentric system





a) Neptune and the Alabama Streaker

+ b) Uranus and George's Star

c) Pluto and Goofy

d) Mars and the Candy Bar

e) Mercury and Friendship


a) TRUE

+ b) FALSE


a) eastern horizon

+ b) overhead

c) western horizon



a) at the center of the solar system

b) at the center of the universe

c) orbiting around the Moon

+ d) in orbit around Earth



a) M52

b) M31

+ c) Andromeda

d) Milky way

e) antgalexy




a) Greece and North America

b) Greece and China


+ d) Egypt and China

e) Greece and Central America


+ a) gamma rays

b) Xrays

c) ultra violet

d) blue light

e) infrared


+ a) his wife

b) a double star

c) The Sun

d) Barnard's star

e) a supernovae


a) from hot stars

b) the Andromeda galaxy

c) from the Sun

d) from cold stars

+ e) in bursts




a) They must be in agreement or the result cannot be trusted

b) They are often in conflict

c) They are often considered to be opposites

d) They often yield different results

+ e) They are often considered to be synonymous


a) compensate for stellar parallax

b) measure the height of mountains

+ c) two of these

d) correlate dark and light regions with terrain

e) publicize his ideas


+ a) 1500 years

b) 3000 years

c) 30 years

d) 15,000 years

e) 300 years


a) western horizon

b) eastern horizon

c) overhead





a) near the north and south poles

b) near the equator

+ c) where the air is dry

d) where the air is cold

e) underground


a) TRUE

+ b) FALSE


a) in both all hemispheres

b) in the southern hemisphere

c) in the eastern hemisphere

d) in the western hemisphere

+ e) in the northern hemisphere


a) TRUE

+ b) FALSE


a) nuclear fusion

b) exploding stars

+ c) gravity

d) nuclear fission

e) magnetism



34. What is this?

a) colliding galaxies

b) the magnetic field of Venus

+ c) a dying star


e) the magnetic field of Saturn


+ a) TRUE

b) FALSE




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