1. Relative to horizon stars rise in east and set in westeveryday. a) True b) False
2. Relative to horizon the planets rise from west and set ineast t every day. a) True b) False
3. During absorption of light electrons move from lower orbitsto higher orbits a) True b) False
4. Apparent path of the sun among stars is called zodiac. a)True b) False
5. Galileo is the first astronomer to suggest the sun is at thecenter of universe. a) True b) False
6. According to Kepler’s second law planets move faster whenthey are closer to the sun. a) True b) False
7. The objects that exhibit retrograde motion are planets andnearby stars. a) True b) False
8. Babylonians used deferent and epicycles to explain theretrograde motion of planets. a) True b) False
9. Planets closer to the sun take less time to go around the sunonce compare to the planets farther away from sun. a) True b)False
10. Refraction telescopes use mirrors as objective. a) True b)False
11. Color of light depends on a) amplitude of the wave b)wavelength of light wave c) medium it travels d) its speed
12. Which of the following did the model of Copernicus and themodel of Kepler have in common? a) planets move in ellipticalorbits b) planets move around the sun c)the motion of planets areuniform d) both a & b.
13. Circumpolar stars are a) brightest stars b) stars in Zodiacc) stars never set d) none of these
14. Light year is defined as a) distance from earth to sun b)distance to nearest star c) distance that light travels in one yeard) distance that earth travels around sun in one year
15. Which of following is not a telescopic discovery of Galileo.a) moons of Jupiter b) mountains of moon c) new planet Pluto d)sunspots
16. Resolution of a telescope depends on its a) length b)diameter c) weight d) location on the earth
17. Who used the telescope to observe the sky first? a)Copernicus b) Aristotle c) Galileo d) Kepler
18. An astronomical unit (a.u) is defined as a) a reference unitof time between stars b) distance that light travels in 1 day c)the average distance between the sun and the earth. d) The averagedistance between the earth and the moon.
19. Phase of the moon during solar eclipse is a. new moon b.first quarter c. third quarter d. full moon E N S W
20. According to the diagram, what is the approximate time a. 9AM b. noon c. 3 PM d. 3 AM Sun
21. According to the diagram, what is the phase of the moon? 22.What types of electromagnetic radiation has more energy?
23. What is common to all types of electromagnetic waves? 24. Asviewed from the earth, What is the angle from the sun to thirdquarter moon?
25. Why do we different phases (shapes) of the moon?
