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{{ping|Guy vandegrift|16schmg|teresa.h}} copy/paste to ping group. [[User:Guy vandegrift|Guy vandegrift]] ([[User talk:Guy vandegrift|discuss]] • [[Special:Contributions/Guy vandegrift|contribs]]) 17:57, 19 January 2017 (UTC) Type this to sign you efforts here.


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@Guy vandegrift, 16schmg, and Teresa.h: This pings everybody. We will cordinate our efforts here. --Guy vandegrift (discusscontribs) 17:57, 19 January 2017 (UTC)

Grace Schmitmeyer Questions based on the Astronomy book: Chapter 1 1. The more light a telescope obtains, the easier it is to see distant images a. True b. False 2. What types of modern telescopes allow astronomers to see farther and clearer images? a. Hubble Space Telescope b. Very Large Telescope in Chile c. Space Telescope d. A & B e. None of the above 3. Approximately how long does it take the moon to circle the Earth? a. 10 days b. 1 month c. 6 months d. 1 year e. 10 years 4. How long does it take light to travel between the moon and Earth? a. 1.3 seconds b. 1.3 minutes c. 2.5 seconds d. 2.5 minutes e. None of the above 5. The sun revolves around the Earth a. True b. False

Teresa Homan The seasons are the result of how far away the Earth is from the Sun. -False The seasons are the result of the 23.5-degree tilt of the Earth’s axis -True The hours of daylight increase in the summer and decrease in the winter -True The hours of daylight decrease in the summer and increase in the winter -False The Arctic circle has a 24-hour night. -True The rotation period of Earth with respect to the Sun is called the solar day. -True The rotation period of Earth with respect to the stars is called the sidereal day. -True A solar day is shorter than a sidereal day. -False The solar day s about 4 minutes longer than the sidereal day. -True Because our clocks are set to solar time, stars ride 4 minutes later each day. -False

For my first part of this project I did 10 true/false questions over sections 4.2 and 4.3, the seasons and keeping time.

Grace Schmitmeyer Questions based on the Astronomy book: Chapter 2

1. What does the geocentric theory mean? a. The sun revolves around the Earth b. The Earth revolves around the sun c. The sun revolves around the moon d. The Moon revolves around the sun e. The Earth revolves around the moon

2. If the horizon is all around us, what is the top of the dome that points directly above us? a. Celestial sphere b. Zenith c. Circumpolar zone d. All of the above e. None of the above

3. The celestial equater lies between a. The zenith and the horizon b. The circumpolar zones c. The celestial poles d. The Earth’s axis e. The circumpolar zones

4. About how far does the sun move to the east relative to the stars every day? a. 1 degree b. 2 degrees c. 3 degrees d. 4 degrees e. 5 degrees

5. About how long does it take the moon to go across the sky? a. 1 day b. 10 days c. 1 month d. 1 year e. 10 years

6. The paths the sun, moon, and planets travel in vary from one to the other a. True b. False

7. About how far does the moon move across the sky a day? a. 2 degrees b. 5 degrees c. 10 degrees d. 12 degrees e. 15 degrees

8. Constellations usually appear to look like what they were named after a. True b. False

9. According to the Greeks, fixed stars mean a. Fixed patterns b. Same location c. Clear images d. All of the above e. None of the above

10. The path of the planets do not like fall directly on the ecliptic a. True b. False


Grace Schmitmeyer Final Report for Astronomy

Chapter 1 1. The more light a telescope obtains, the easier it is to see distant images a. True b. False

2. What types of modern telescopes allow astronomers to see farther and clearer images? a. Hubble Space Telescope b. Very Large Telescope in Chile c. Space Telescope d. A & B e. None of the above

3. Approximately how long does it take the moon to circle the Earth? a. 10 days b. 1 month c. 6 months d. 1 year e. 10 years

4. How long does it take light to travel between the moon and Earth? a. 1.3 seconds b. 1.3 minutes c. 2.5 seconds d. 2.5 minutes e. None of the above

5. The sun revolves around the Earth a. True b. False



Chapter 2

1. What does the geocentric theory mean? a. The sun revolves around the Earth b. The Earth revolves around the sun c. The sun revolves around the moon d. The Moon revolves around the sun e. The Earth revolves around the moon


2. If the horizon is all around us, what is the top of the dome that points directly above us? a. Celestial sphere b. Zenith c. Circumpolar zone d. All of the above e. None of the above


3. The celestial equater lies between a. The zenith and the horizon b. The circumpolar zones c. The celestial poles d. The Earth’s axis e. The circumpolar zones


4. About how far does the sun move to the east relative to the stars every day? a. 1 degree b. 2 degrees c. 3 degrees d. 4 degrees e. 5 degrees


5. About how long does it take the moon to go across the sky? a. 1 day b. 10 days c. 1 month d. 1 year e. 10 years


6. The paths the sun, moon, and planets travel in vary from one to the other a. True b. False


7. About how far does the moon move across the sky a day? a. 2 degrees b. 5 degrees c. 10 degrees d. 12 degrees e. 15 degrees


8. Constellations usually appear to look like what they were named after a. True b. False


9. According to the Greeks, fixed stars mean a. Fixed patterns b. Same location c. Clear images d. All of the above e. None of the above


10. The path of the planets do not like fall directly on the ecliptic a. True b. False

Chapter 4 1. How many laws pertaining the motions of the planets did Kepler come up with? a. One b. Two c. Three d. Four e. Five




2. The fact that each planet rotates around the sun in an eclipse describes which of Kepler’s laws? a. First b. Second c. Third d. Fourth e. Fifth

3. An object in motion will stay in motion and an object at rest will stay at rest unless some outside factor changes the current state of motion. This describes which of Newton’s laws? a. First b. Second c. Third d. Fourth e. Fifth

4. What is the density of an object with a volume of 5 and a mass of 10? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 e. 5

5. Mercury has the fastest orbital speed a. True b. False

6. Density equals: a. Volume divided by mass b. Volume plus mass c. Mass minus volume d. Mass divided by volume e. None of the above

7. Which is the most dense? a. Rock b. Earth c. Iron d. Lead e. Gold 8. Measuring the body’s rotation around a fixed point describes: a. Conservation b. Angular momentum c. Gravitational force d. A & B e. A & C

9. Newton questioned the idea of: a. Gravity b. Density c. Angular momentum d. Rotaional forces e. All of the above

10. Jupiter has the shortest orbit a. True b. False

Chapter 5 1. The distance between wavelengths is the trough a. True b. False

2. Speed is equal to time divided by distance a. True b. False

3. Heat radiation is another name for infrared radiation a. True b. False

4. A wavelength range of less than .01nm is considered a. Gamma rays b. X-rays c. Visible d. Microwaves e. None of the above

5. What type of radiation is typically from the stars? a. Gamma rays b. X-rays c. Visible d. Microwaves e. None of the above

6. Properties of light include a. Reflection and refraction b. Reflection and Dispersion c. Refraction and Dispersion d. None of these e. All of these

7. The continuous spectrum includes not one, but various colors of the rainbow a. True b. False

8. Which one is not a type of spectrum a. Continuous b. Reflective c. Absorption d. Emission e. They all are types

9. What is the most basic kind of atom a. Nitrogen b. Helium c. Oxygen d. Hydrogen e. Iron

10. If the electron stays with the atom this is called ionization a. True b. False