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This document contains multiple choice questions about astronomy topics such as planetary and lunar motion, celestial observations, early astronomers like Aristotle and Ptolemy, Copernicus' heliocentric model, and Tycho Brahe's astronomical observations. Key points covered include that planets move slowly across the sky relative to the stars, the moon always appears within a few degrees of the zodiac, and the most readily observed celestial motion is caused by the Earth's rotation. Tycho Brahe's principal contribution to astronomy was the accuracy of his observations and completeness of his records.

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This document contains multiple choice questions about astronomy topics such as planetary and lunar motion, celestial observations, early astronomers like Aristotle and Ptolemy, Copernicus' heliocentric model, and Tycho Brahe's astronomical observations. Key points covered include that planets move slowly across the sky relative to the stars, the moon always appears within a few degrees of the zodiac, and the most readily observed celestial motion is caused by the Earth's rotation. Tycho Brahe's principal contribution to astronomy was the accuracy of his observations and completeness of his records.

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PLANETS

A. MOVE�RAPIDLY ACROSS THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE STARS.


B. ARE�STATIONARY RELATIVE TO THE STARS.
C. ALL�MOVE AT THE SAME RATE RELATIVE TO THE STARS.
D. MOVE�SLOWLY RELATIVE TO THE STARS.
E. CAN�APPEAR ANYWHERE IN THE SKY.
ANSWER: D

THE MOON
A. MAY�APPEAR ANYWHERE IN THE SKY.
B. ALWAYS�APPEARS WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF THE ZODIAC.
C. ALWAYS�APPEARS WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF THE CELESTIAL EQUATOR.
D. GENERALLY�APPEARS OPPOSITE THE SUN.
ANSWER: B

THE�MOST READILY OBSERVED MOTION OF A CELESTIAL OBJECT IS PRODUCED�BY


A. THE�MOTION OF THE PLANETS ACROSS THE SKY.
B. THE�ROTATION OF THE EARTH.
C. THE�REVOLUTION OF THE EARTH.
D. THE�MOTION OF THE SUN AROUND THE GALAXY.
ANSWER: B

PLANET X HAS ITS ROTATION AXIS PERPENDICULAR TO ITS ORBITAL�PLANE. ITS SEASONS
WOULD BE
A. SHORTER�THAN THOSE ON EARTH.
B. LONGER�THAN THOSE ON EARTH.
C. THE�SAME AS THOSE ON EARTH.
D. CONSTANT.
ANSWER: D

IN ORDER FOR A SOLAR ECLIPSE TO OCCUR, THE MOON MUST BE


A. NEAR�NEW MOON.
B. NEAR�FIRST OR LAST QUARTER.
C. HIGH�IN THE SKY.
D. NEAR�FULL MOON.
E. IN�A RETROGRADE LOOP.
ANSWER: A

IF THE MOON DID NOT ROTATE WE WOULD OBSERVE


A. THE�SAME AS WE NOW OBSERVE.
B. ONLY�THE LUNAR BACK SIDE.
C. THE�LUNAR NORTH POLAR REGION.
D. BOTH�THE FRONT AND BACK SIDE OF THE MOON.
ANSWER: D

ARISTOTLE
A. WAS�THE FIRST GREAT OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMER.
B. STATED�PHYSICAL LAWS AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO USE THEM TO
C. EXPLAIN�HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS.
D. DISCOVERED�THE FIRST FOUR ELEMENTS IN THE PERIODIC TABLE OF�ELEMENTS.
E. TAUGHT�PLATO THE BASIC LAWS OF NATURE.
ANSWER: B

PTOLEMY
A. INVENTED�CALCULUS AND USED IT TO PREDICT THE POSITIONS OF THE�PLANETS AT ANY
GIVEN TIME.
B. WROTE�BOOKS SUMMARIZING THE ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE OF �EARLIER�CULTURES.
C. WAS�THE FIRST OF THE GREAT GREEK ASTRONOMERS.
D. WAS�THE FIRST TO DETECT STELLAR PARALLAX.
ANSWER: B

THE REASON COPERNICUS BECAME A "HELIOCENTRIST" WAS�THAT


A. THE�EVIDENCE WAS OVERWHELMINGLY STRONG.
B. THE�EVIDENCE WAS WEAK BUT GAINING STRENGTH.
C. IT�WAS PHILOSOPHICALLY PLEASING TO HIM.
D. THE�LAWS OF PHYSICS AS THEN UNDERSTOOD INDICATED A�HELIOCENTRIC�UNIVERSE.
ANSWER: C

WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ABOUT THE COPERNICAN MODEL�IS FALSE?
A. IT�WAS MORE ACCURATE THAN THE PTOLEMAIC SYSTEM IN PREDICTING�PLANETARY MOTIONS
B. RELATIVE�PLANETARY DISTANCES COULD BE DEDUCED FROM IT
C. RELATIVE�PLANETARY SPEEDS COULD BE DETERMINED FROM IT
D. RETROGRADE�MOTION COULD BE EASILY EXPLAINED BY IT
E. NONE: ALL OF THE ABOVE STATEMENTS ARE TRUE
ANSWER: A

TYCHO�BRAHE'S�PRINCIPAL CONTRIBUTION TO ASTRONOMY WAS


A. HIS�NOBLE BLOOD.
B. HIS�SUGGESTED MODEL FOR THE SOLAR SYSTEM (WHICH HAD A FIXED �EARTH WITH THE SUN
REVOLVING ABOUT IT BUT THE REST OF THE PLANETS�REVOLVING ABOUT THE SUN).
C. THE�ACCURACY OF HIS OBSERVATIONS AND THE�COMPLETENESS OF HIS�RECORDS.
D. HIS�CHOICE OF GALILEO AS AN ASSISTANT.
ANSWER: C

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