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1. e       

   2. d

   3. b

   4. b       

   5. b

   6. a

   7. c

   8. d

   9. c

  10. b

  11. d

  12. b

  13. e

  14. a

  15. c

  16. d

  17. b

  18. b

  19. d

  20. c

  21. a

  22. c

  23. c

  24. a

  25. b

  26. e

  27. b

  28. d

  29. a

  30. a

  31. c

  32. c

  33. c

  34. c

  35. c



Sergio wrote:
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> Practice Questions for Astronomy I – EXAM 1  (answers in a later post)
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>     1. What is the maximum number of planets readily visible to the
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>        naked eye on a given night?
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>        a.  1
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>        b.  2
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>        c.  3
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>        d.  4
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>        e.  5
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>     2. Planets
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>        a.  move rapidly across the sky relative to the stars.
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>        b.  are stationary relative to the stars.
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>        c.  all move at the same rate relative to the stars.
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>        d.  move slowly relative to the stars.
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>        e.  can appear anywhere in the sky.
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>     3. The Moon
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>        a.  may appear anywhere in the sky.
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>        b.  always appears within a few degrees of the zodiac.
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>        c.  always appears within a few degrees of the celestial
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>            equator.
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>        d.  generally appears opposite the Sun.
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>     4. The most readily observed motion of a celestial object is
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>        produced by
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>        a.  the motion of the planets across the sky.
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>        b.  the rotation of the Earth.
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>        c.  the revolution of the Earth.
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>        d.  the motion of the Sun around the galaxy.
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>     5. An astronomical unit is the
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>        a.  distance from the Earth to the Moon.
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>        b.  distance from the Earth to the Sun.
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>        c.  distance from the Earth to the nearest star.
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>        d.  distance light travels in one year.
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>        e.  circumference of the Earth.
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>     6. Which of the following statements about planets is FALSE?
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>        a.  none are visible to observers on the Earth
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>        b.  they move relative to the stars
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>        c.  they are found along the zodiac
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>        d.  they do not twinkle as stars do
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>     7. Where must an observer be located on the Earth to view the
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>        entire sky over the course of a year?
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>        a.  the north pole
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>        b.  the south pole
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>        c.  the equator
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>        d.  anywhere on the Earth
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>     8. Diurnal motions are caused by
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>        a.  the rapid rotations of heavenly bodies.
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>        b.  the motion of the Moon about the Earth.
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>        c.  the motion of the Sun about the Earth.
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>        d.  the motion of the Earth on its rotation axis.
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>        e.  the precession of the Earth's axis.
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>     9. Suppose you are on a strange planet. Since you have had an
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>        astronomy class at the university, you are aware of the daily
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>        motion of stars about a fixed point in the sky. Furthermore,
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>        you notice that this fixed point is 30 degrees above the
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>        horizon. You then deduce that your latitude on this planet is
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>        a.  0ø.
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>        b.  15ø.
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>        c.  30ø.
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>        d.  45ø.
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>        e.  60ø.
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>    10. Precession is
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>        a.  the accuracy with which numbers are given in astronomy.
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>        b.  the slow motion of the Earth's rotation axis on the
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>            celestial sphere.
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>        c.  the apparent backward motion of planets on the celestial
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>            sphere.
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>        d.  the daily eastward motion of the Sun around the celestial
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>            sphere.
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>    11. Planet X has its rotation axis perpendicular to its orbital
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>        plane. Its seasons would be
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>        a.  shorter than those on Earth.
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>        b.  longer than those on Earth.
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>        c.  the same as those on Earth.
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>        d.  constant.
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>    12. If a solar eclipse occured 2 weeks ago, what would be the phase
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>        of the Moon today?
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>        a.  first quarter
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>        b.  full
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>        c.  third quarter
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>        d.  new
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>        e.  waxing crescent
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>    13. Eclipses do not occur each month because
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>        a.  the Moon is always in the ecliptic.
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>        b.  the Moon is never in the ecliptic.
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>        c.  the Earth's axis is tilted to the ecliptic.
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>        d.  the Moon's orbit is in the ecliptic.
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>        e.  the Moon's orbit is not in the ecliptic.
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>    14. In order for a solar eclipse to occur, the Moon must be
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>        a.  near new Moon.
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>        b.  near first or last quarter.
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>        c.  high in the sky.
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>        d.  near full Moon.
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>        e.  in a retrograde loop.
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>    15. The length of the tropical year is
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>        a.  equal to the length of the Earth's sidereal period.
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>        b.  equal to the length of the Earth's synodic period.
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>        c.  the time interval from one vernal equinox to the next.
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>        d.  twelve lunar months.
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>    16. If the Moon did NOT rotate we would observe
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>        a.  the same as we now observe.
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>        b.  only the lunar back side.
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>        c.  the lunar north polar region.
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>        d.  both the front and back side of the Moon.
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>    17. Aristotle
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>        a.  was the first great observational astronomer.
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>        b.  stated physical laws and then attempted to use them to
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>            explain how the universe works.
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>        c.  discovered the first four elements in the periodic table of
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>            elements.
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>        d.  taught Plato the basic laws of nature.
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>    18. Ptolemy
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>        a.  invented calculus and used it to predict the positions of
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>            the planets at any given time.
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>        b.  wrote books summarizing the astronomical knowledge of
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>            earlier cultures.
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>        c.  was the first of the great Greek astronomers.
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>        d.  was the first to detect stellar parallax.
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>    19. The Almagest was written by
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>        a.  Plato
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>        b.  Aristotle
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>        c.  Hipparchus
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>        d.  Ptolemy
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>        e.  Pythagorus
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>    20. The reason Copernicus became a "heliocentrist" was that
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>        a.  the evidence was overwhelmingly strong.
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>        b.  the evidence was weak but gaining strength.
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>        c.  it was philosophically pleasing to him.
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>        d.  the laws of physics as then understood indicated a
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>            heliocentric universe.
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>    21. Which one of the following statements about the Copernican
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>        model is FALSE?
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>        a.  it was more accurate than the Ptolemaic system in
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>            predicting planetary motions
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>        b.  relative planetary distances could be deduced from it
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>        c.  relative planetary speeds could be determined from it
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>        d.  retrograde motion could be easily explained by it
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>        e.  none: all of the above statements are true
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>    22. Tycho Brahe's principal contribution to astronomy was
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>        a.  his noble blood.
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>        b.  his suggested model for the solar system (which had a fixed
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>            Earth with the Sun revolving about it but the rest of the
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>            planets revolving about the Sun).
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>        c.  the accuracy of his observations and the completeness of
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>            his records.
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>        d.  his choice of Galileo as an assistant.
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>    23. Which of the following is a statement of Kepler's first law?
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>        a.  planets move in perfect circles with the Sun at the center
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>        b.  planets move along an elliptical path with the Sun at the
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>            center
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>        c.  planets move along an elliptical path with the Sun at one
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>            of the foci
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>        d.  planets move along an elliptical path with the Earth at one
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>            of the foci
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>    24. In simple language, Kepler's second law means that
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>        a.  a planet moves more rapidly when near the Sun than when
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>            farther away.
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>        b.  planets close to the Sun have shorter periods than those
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>            farther away.
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>        c.  the Sun is at the center of planetary orbits.
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>        d.  slowly moving planets are close to the Sun.
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>    25. In non-mathematical terms, Kepler's third law says that
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>        a.  a planet moves more rapidly when near the Sun than when
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>            farther away.
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>        b.  planets close to the Sun have shorter periods than those
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>            farther away.
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>        c.  the Sun is at the center of planetary orbits.
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>        d.  slowly moving planets are close to the Sun.
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>    26. Who is often considered to be the first truly modern scientist?
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>        a.  Brahe
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>        b.  Kepler
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>        c.  Copernicus
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>        d.  Aristotle
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>        e.  Galileo
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> 27. Which of the following did Galileo NOT observe?
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>        a.  sunspots
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>        b.  the moons of Mars
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>        c.  the phases of Venus
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>        d.  the craters on the Moon
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>    28. Which of the following has the greatest mass?
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>        a.  100 lbs of goose feathers
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>        b.  100 lbs of lead
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>        c.  a 100 lb person
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>        d.  they all have the same mass
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>    29. Acceleration is defined as
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>        a.  the rate of change of velocity.
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>        b.  the rate of change of position.
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>        c.  the rate of change of distance.
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>        d.  how fast an object moves.
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>        e.  how fast an object changes position.
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>    30. Which of the following would NOT occur if the Earth's mass were
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>        doubled? (NOTE: the radius remains the same)
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>        a.  your mass would double
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>        b.  your weight would double
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>        c.  the surface gravity would double
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>        d.  the escape velocity would increase
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>    31. While on the Moon, the Apollo astronauts demonstrated Galileo's
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>        experiment at the Leaning Tower of Pisa by dropping a feather
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>        and a hammer. They reached the ground at the same time because
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>        a.  the force of gravity is larger on the feathers than on the
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>            hammer.
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>        b.  the force of gravity has no effect on either object.
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>        c.  the acceleration of each object is the same.
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>        d.  the astronauts showed Galileo's experiment to be false.
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>    32. Take three identical bricks; strap two of them together. Which
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>        statement is true?
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>        a.  the combined bricks, when dropped, will fall twice as fast
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>            as the single brick
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>        b.  the combined bricks, when dropped, will fall four times as
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>            fast as the single brick due to the inverse square law of
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>            gravity
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>        c.  the gravitational force between the Earth and the combined
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>            bricks is twice as strong as the gravitational force
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>            between the Earth and the single brick
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>        d.  the gravitational force between the Earth and the combined
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>            bricks is the same as the gravitational force between the
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>            Earth and the single brick
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>    33. If in a violent moment you kick a wall, your foot will hurt.
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>        This is best explained by
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>        a.  Newton's first law of motion.
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>        b.  Newton's second law of motion.
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>        c.  Newton's third law of motion.
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>        d.  the universal law of gravity.
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>    34. Which of the following statements about the Earth's orbit is
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>        FALSE?
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>        a.  The orbit is elliptical
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>        b.  The average distance to between the Earth and the Sun is 1
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>            A. U.
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>        c.  The orbital velocity is constant
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>        d.  the period of the orbit is 1 year
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>    35. The escape velocity from a planet's surface depends upon
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>        a.  your mass and the planet's mass.
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>        b.  your mass and the planet's radius.
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>        c.  the planet's mass and radius.
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>        d.  your mass and the planets orbital period.
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>        e.  the planet's mass and orbital period.

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