AST 1002
Test 1, Fall 2005
QQ  The point around which the stars seem to circle in the northern 
sky here in Gainesville is the 
AA S 1 (1) north celestial pole
(2) zenith
(3) celestial meridian
(4) NVA
(5) NVA

QQ  The altitude of the celestial pole is equal to 
AA S 1 (1) the observer's latitude
(2) 90 degrees minus the observer's latitude 
(3) the observer's longitude
(4) NVA
(5) NVA

QQ  The daily motion of everything in the sky -- Sun, Moon, planets, 
and stars -- is caused by 
AA S 1 (1) the Earth's rotation
(2) the Earth's revolution around the Sun
(3) the Earth's precession
(4) NVA
(5) NVA

QQ  The Sun passes through the winter solstice on approximately 
AA S 1 (1) December 21
(2) February 4
(3) June 21
(4) [depends on which hemisphere one is in, Northern or Southern]
(5) NVA

QQ  The Moon's phase between full and third or last quarter is 
AA S 1 (1) waning gibbous
(2) waning crescent
(3) waxing gibbous
(4) waxing crescent
(5) NVA

QQ  The first quarter Moon will set at approximately
AA S 1 (1) 12 midnight
(2) 12 noon
(3) 6 a.m.
(4) 6 p.m.
(5) NVA

QQ  The Moon's umbra is 
AA S 1 (1) completely dark
(2) partly dark, with reddish light
(3) partly dark, with bluish light
(4) NVA
(5) NVA

QQ  A solar eclipse can only occur when the Moon is at which 
phase(s)?
AA S 1 (1) new
(2) full
(3) first or third/last quarter
(4) NVA
(5) NVA

QQ  The eclipse seasons are when 
AA S 1 (1) the Sun is on or near the line of nodes
(2) the Moon is new or full
(3) the Moon is at one or the other of its nodes
(4) NVA
(5) NVA

QQ  Which of the following is an inferior planet?
AA S 1 (1) Mercury
(2) Earth
(3) Mars
(4) NVA
(5) NVA

QQ  Which of the following is a configuration of a superior 
planet?
AA S 1 opposition
(2) greatest elongation
(3) inferior conjunction
(4) NVA
(5) NVA

QQ  The energy of motion is termed 
AA S 1 (1) kinetic
(2) potential
(3) radiative
(4) NVA
(5) NVA

QQ  If a body is acted on by an external force, which of the 
following must change?
AA S 1 (1) velocity
(2) speed 
(3) acceleration 
(4) NVA
(5) NVA

QQ  If two bodies with different masses are acted on by the 
same force, which will be accelerated more?
AA S 1 (1) the less massive
(2) the more massive
(3) [same acceleration for both]
(4) NVA
(5) NVA

QQ  If two planets have identical masses but different radii, 
which one will have a larger surface gravity?
AA S 1 (1) the smaller one
(2) the larger one
(3) [they'll be the same]
(4) NVA
(5) NVA

QQ  The size of an elliptical orbit is given by its 
AA S 1 (1) semimajor axis
(2) eccentricity
(3) inclination
(4) NVA
(5) NVA

QQ  A planet goes fastest in its orbit at 
AA S 1 (1) perihelion
(2) aphelion
(3) midway between perihelion and aphelion
(4) NVA
(5) NVA

QQ  Which of the following orbits in the two-body problem 
is associated with negative total energy?
AA S 1 (1) ellipse
(2) parabola
(3) hyperbola
(4) NVA
(5) NVA

QQ  The importance of Newton's revision of Kepler's Third Law
(Harmonic Law) is mainly that it can be used to determine which 
of the following?
AA S 1 (1) masses
(2) semimajor axes
(3) orbital period
(4) NVA
(5) NVA

QQ  The tidal force due to the Moon at the point on the Earth 
opposite the Moon is directed 
AA S 1 (1) away from the Moon
(2) towards the Moon
(3) perpendicular to the direction to the Moon
(4) NVA
(5) NVA

QQ  The tides that occur when the Moon is at first or third/last 
quarter, which are weaker than at any other time during the month, 
are termed 
AA S 1 (1) neap tides
(2) spring tides
(3) fall tides
(4) NVA
(5) NVA

QQ  Tidal friction in the Earth-Moon system causes 
AA S 1 (1) Earth's rotation to slow down and the Moon's orbit to 
expand
(2) Earth's rotation to speed up and the Moon's orbit to expand
(3) Earth's rotation to slow down and the Moon's orbit to shrink
(4) NVA
(5) NVA

QQ  Which of the following is a particle-like property of 
electromagnetic radiation?
AA S 1 (1) energy
(2) wavelength
(3) frequency
(4) NVA
(5) NVA

QQ  Which of the following kinds of electromagnetic radiation 
has the highest energy?
AA S 1 (1) gamma ray
(2) X-ray
(3) radio wave
(4) NVA
(5) NVA

QQ  Which color of visible light has the longest wavelength?
AA S 1 (1) red
(2) violet
(3) yellow
(4) NVA
(5) NVA

QQ  The kind of spectrum that has most of the light concentrated 
at a relatively few wavelengths is termed  
AA S 1 (1) emission-line (bright-line)
(2) absorption-line (dark-line)
(3) continuous
(4) NVA
(5) NVA

QQ  An example of an absorption-line source is 
AA S 1 (1) the Sun
(2) a "neon" sign
(3) an incandescent lamp
(4) NVA
(5) NVA

QQ  Temperature is a number that measures 
AA S 1 (1) the average kinetic energy of atoms/molecules
(2) the total kinetic energy of atoms/molecules
(3) the average mass of atoms/molecules
(4) NVA
(5) NVA

QQ  The temperature scale that must be used with thermal 
radiation sources is the 
AA S 1 (1) Kelvin or Absolute scale
(2) Centigrade or Celsius scale
(3) Fahrenheit scale
(4) NVA
(5) NVA

QQ  If the temperature of a thermal source increases, the 
wavelength at which it radiates most intensely will 
AA S 1 (1) decrease
(2) increase
(3) stay the same
(4) NVA
(5) NVA