Question 1

What unit would best describe the linear diameter of a planetary body?

Accepted Answer

A)  arc seconds 
B)  arc minutes 
C)  degrees 
D)  kilometers 
E)  radians 
A)  arc seconds 
B)  arc minutes 
C)  degrees 
D)  kilometers 
E)  radians

Question 2

What are three common misconceptions about the Moon and how would you provide the correct explanation for those misconceptions?

Accepted Answer

Misconception: the "dark side of the Moo

Question 3

In most months, there are no eclipses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Total lunar eclipses tend to be darkest when the Moon's orbit carries it through the center of the _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Total lunar eclipses tend to be darkest...

Question 5

If the Moon passes only partially into the umbra, we witness a(n) _______________.

Accepted Answer

partial lu

Question 6

Since the Moon is about 0.5 degrees in angular diameter, about how far does it move in 24 hours across the background of the constellations?

Accepted Answer

A)  0.5 degrees 
B)  1.0 degree 
C)  2 degrees 
D)  9 degrees 
E)  13 degrees 
A)  0.5 degrees 
B)  1.0 degree 
C)  2 degrees 
D)  9 degrees 
E)  13 degrees

Question 7

The diamond ring effect is a characteristic of which phenomena?

Accepted Answer

A)  full moon 
B)  new moon 
C)  lunar eclipse 
D)  solar eclipse 
E)  solar prominence 
A)  full moon 
B)  new moon 
C)  lunar eclipse 
D)  solar eclipse 
E)  solar prominence

Question 8

The chromosphere is often marked by eruptions on the solar surface called ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  solar flares 
B)  prominences 
C)  solar nodes 
D)  diamond rings 
E)  coronal mass ejections 
A)  solar flares 
B)  prominences 
C)  solar nodes 
D)  diamond rings 
E)  coronal mass ejections

Question 9

When the full Moon passes through Earth's shadow, the eclipse is visible from anywhere on Earth's dark side.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What gives the Moon a coppery glow during a total eclipse?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sunlight refracted through Earth's atmosphere 
B)  Sunlight reflected from Earth's surface 
C)  Not all of the sunlight is blocked out 
D)  The artificial light reflected up from Earth's surface 
E)  The spectral emissions of the gases that make up Earth's atmosphere. 
A)  Sunlight refracted through Earth's atmosphere 
B)  Sunlight reflected from Earth's surface 
C)  Not all of the sunlight is blocked out 
D)  The artificial light reflected up from Earth's surface 
E)  The spectral emissions of the gases that make up Earth's atmosphere.

Question 11

As the illuminated part of the Moon grows larger from new to full, it is said to "wane".

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is the safest way or method to observe a solar eclipse?

Accepted Answer

A)  using a telescope 
B)  wearing sunglasses 
C)  by observing with your naked eyes 
D)  through a pinhole projection 
E)  through a UV filter held up to the sky 
A)  using a telescope 
B)  wearing sunglasses 
C)  by observing with your naked eyes 
D)  through a pinhole projection 
E)  through a UV filter held up to the sky

Question 13

What is a new moon?

Accepted Answer

A)  The lunar phase in which the first-quarter moon approaches full moon 
B)  The lunar phase in which Earth's shadow is cast on the Moon 
C)  The lunar phase in which the Moon's shadow is cast on Earth 
D)  The lunar phase in which sunlight illuminates only the far side of the Moon 
E)  The lunar phase in which sunlight illuminates the Earth facing side of the Moon 
A)  The lunar phase in which the first-quarter moon approaches full moon 
B)  The lunar phase in which Earth's shadow is cast on the Moon 
C)  The lunar phase in which the Moon's shadow is cast on Earth 
D)  The lunar phase in which sunlight illuminates only the far side of the Moon 
E)  The lunar phase in which sunlight illuminates the Earth facing side of the Moon

Question 14

Why do prominences appear pink during a solar eclipse?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because of the high temperature of the gases 
B)  Because the photosphere being blocked out 
C)  Because of the placement of the lunar disk over the Sun 
D)  Because the prominences interact with Earth's magnetic field 
E)  Because different gases are being combined in the chromosphere 
A)  Because of the high temperature of the gases 
B)  Because the photosphere being blocked out 
C)  Because of the placement of the lunar disk over the Sun 
D)  Because the prominences interact with Earth's magnetic field 
E)  Because different gases are being combined in the chromosphere

Question 15

Describe all that you would see during a total eclipse of the Sun.

Accepted Answer

During a totally eclipsed Sun, the Moon'

Question 16

When the Moon is totally eclipsed, the Moon is illuminated by some sunlight reflected by Earth's atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The _______________ formula expresses the relationship of the linear (true) diameter, the angular (apparent) diameter, and the distance, of any object.

Accepted Answer

small-angl

Question 18

Solar eclipses must occur at __________ moon.

Accepted Answer

A)  crescent 
B)  new 
C)  full 
D)  waxing gibbous 
E)  waning gibbous 
A)  crescent 
B)  new 
C)  full 
D)  waxing gibbous 
E)  waning gibbous

Question 19

What astronomical period takes 18 years 11 1/3 days to complete?

Accepted Answer

A)  synodic cycle 
B)  lunar phase cycle 
C)  eclipse season 
D)  sidereal period 
E)  Saros cycle 
A)  synodic cycle 
B)  lunar phase cycle 
C)  eclipse season 
D)  sidereal period 
E)  Saros cycle

Question 20

Explain why "the dark side of the Moon" is an incorrect statement.

Accepted Answer

As the Moon orbits Earth, it rotates to

What unit would best describe the linear diameter of a planetary body?

What are three common misconceptions about the Moon and how would you provide the correct explanation for those misconceptions?

In most months, there are no eclipses.

Total lunar eclipses tend to be darkest when the Moon's orbit carries it through the center of the _______________.

If the Moon passes only partially into the umbra, we witness a(n) _______________.

Since the Moon is about 0.5 degrees in angular diameter, about how far does it move in 24 hours across the background of the constellations?

The diamond ring effect is a characteristic of which phenomena?

The chromosphere is often marked by eruptions on the solar surface called ____.

When the full Moon passes through Earth's shadow, the eclipse is visible from anywhere on Earth's dark side.

What gives the Moon a coppery glow during a total eclipse?

As the illuminated part of the Moon grows larger from new to full, it is said to "wane".

What is the safest way or method to observe a solar eclipse?

What is a new moon?

Why do prominences appear pink during a solar eclipse?

Describe all that you would see during a total eclipse of the Sun.

When the Moon is totally eclipsed, the Moon is illuminated by some sunlight reflected by Earth's atmosphere.

The _______________ formula expresses the relationship of the linear (true) diameter, the angular (apparent) diameter, and the distance, of any object.

Solar eclipses must occur at __________ moon.

What astronomical period takes 18 years 11 1/3 days to complete?

Explain why "the dark side of the Moon" is an incorrect statement.

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Origins of Modern Astronomy

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Light and Telescopes

Atoms and Spectra

The Sun

Origin of the Solar System and Extrasolar Planets

Earth the Active Planet

The Moon and Mercury: Comparing Airless Worlds

Venus and Mars

Jupiter and Saturn

Uranus Neptune Pluto and the Kuiper Belt

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Exam 3: Moon Phases and Eclipses

What unit would best describe the linear diameter of a planetary body?

What are three common misconceptions about the Moon and how would you provide the correct explanation for those misconceptions?

In most months, there are no eclipses.

Total lunar eclipses tend to be darkest when the Moon's orbit carries it through the center of the _______________.

If the Moon passes only partially into the umbra, we witness a(n) _______________.

Since the Moon is about 0.5 degrees in angular diameter, about how far does it move in 24 hours across the background of the constellations?

The diamond ring effect is a characteristic of which phenomena?

The chromosphere is often marked by eruptions on the solar surface called ____.

When the full Moon passes through Earth's shadow, the eclipse is visible from anywhere on Earth's dark side.

What gives the Moon a coppery glow during a total eclipse?

As the illuminated part of the Moon grows larger from new to full, it is said to "wane".

What is the safest way or method to observe a solar eclipse?

What is a new moon?

Why do prominences appear pink during a solar eclipse?

Describe all that you would see during a total eclipse of the Sun.

When the Moon is totally eclipsed, the Moon is illuminated by some sunlight reflected by Earth's atmosphere.

The _______________ formula expresses the relationship of the linear (true) diameter, the angular (apparent) diameter, and the distance, of any object.

Solar eclipses must occur at __________ moon.

What astronomical period takes 18 years 11 1/3 days to complete?

Explain why "the dark side of the Moon" is an incorrect statement.

Here and Now

A User S Guide to the Sky

Origins of Modern Astronomy

Gravity

Light and Telescopes

Atoms and Spectra

The Sun

Origin of the Solar System and Extrasolar Planets

Earth the Active Planet

The Moon and Mercury: Comparing Airless Worlds

Venus and Mars

Jupiter and Saturn

Uranus Neptune Pluto and the Kuiper Belt

Meteorites Asteroids and Comets

Astrobiology: Life on Other Worlds

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