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Who discovered the Universal Gravitational Law?
Ptolemy
Tycho Brahe
Sir Issac Newton
Aristotle
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Why are star maps useful?
They help us find out where we are.
They help us discover new galaxies.
Because they look pretty
They help us find individual stars or constellations.
3
What are Kepler’s three laws?
1. Orbits are Ellipses, 2. Equal areas in equal time, 3. T2∝ a3
1. Orbits are Ellipses, 2. Equal areas in equal time, 3. T2∝ a3
1. Orbits are Ellipses, 2. Equal areas in equal time, 3. T2∝ a3
4
Name the 4 civilizations to first name constellations.
Orion, The big dipper, Ursa Minor,
Babylonians, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans
United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil
There are no such things as Constellations.
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What did Tycho Brahe’s observations prove?
The Universe is constantly expanding.
He proved the most accurate measurement of the planets of the time.
Awsome astronomers have awesome mustaches
The Earth was at the center of the Universe.
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He suggested the idea of Epicycles to explain the way some of the planets moved.
Edwin Hubble
Aristotle
Ptolemy
Sir Issac Newton
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How is right ascensions measured and what is the unit of measurement?
Hours, minutes, seconds
Meter, centimeter, millimeter
We don't measure right ascension.
feet and inches
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What does circumpolar mean?
Stars that are circular and polar.
Stars that you can only see during the winter months.
Stars that circle the poles and are visible all year long.
Stars that circle the Equator and are visible all year long.
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What does geocentric mean and who first proposed that our solar system was this type of system?
Earth at the center, Aristotle
The Sun at the center, Galileo
The Sun at the center, Ptolemy
Earth at the Center, Copernicus
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How is declination measured and what is the unit?
Hours, minutes, Seconds
We don't have a way to measure declination.
Degrees of temperature.
Degrees, minutes, seconds
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Whose work made it possible to determine the distance between a star and the Earth?
Edwin Hubble
Friedrich Bessel
Albert Einstein
Issac Newton
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Who improved the telescope?
Edwin Hubble
Galileo Galilei
Tycho Brahe
Sir Issac Newton
13
What is an asterism and give an example?
An unofficial group or pattern of stars that is not part of a constellation
A grouping of stars that represents a mythological person or creature.
Kind of like Astrology, but cooler!
Any group of 5 or more stars.
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How many current constellations are there?
100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
88
67
Over 1000
15
What are the right ascension and declination for the Alpha star in Cassiopeia?
1 hr, 80 deg
26 hr, 180 deg
40 min, 56 Deg.
14hr, 30 deg
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The first scientist to suggest that the Sun was at the center of the Solar System and to correctly order the planets.
Aristotle
Ptolemy
Sir Issac Newton
Nicholas Copernicus
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Name three ways our ancestors used constellations.
They never used constellations.
Knowing of what is going to happen.
To play a really long game of connect the dots
Passage of Time, Cultural Identity, Navigation
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Define Astronomy
The study of the stars and planets and how they affect people and events.
People who know how to use a telescope.
The branch of science which deals with space, and the universe as a whole
The study of the planets and stuff
19
Who believed the earth was spherical and that there was a central fire in the middle of the universe & a counter earth?
Pythagoras
Nobody
Sir Issac Newton
Anaximander
20
Describe how a persons’ zodiac sign is determined.
You pick you favorite animal and that is your zodiac sign.
Put on a blind fold, spin around 5 times. Then put a pin in the zodiac sign
A straight line between earth and sun. The sign behind the sun on ecliptic.
You go visit a psychic and they tell you what your sign is.
21
What are two things that Galileo proved?
Sunspots, the 4 brightest moons of Jupiter.
The Big Dipper, The Moon
The Sun was the center of the universe, the constellation Orion.
The earth was the center of the solar system, Sunspots
22
Which five planets could ancient observers see without a telescope?
Mars, Uranus, Neptune, Venus
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
23
Describe the process for finding Polaris.
If you look up, is it right above us
Use the three stars in Orion's belt and follow them to the brightest star.
You cant find Polaris, it is fake!
Follow the pointer stars in the Big Dipper and measure 25 degrees of sky.
24
Define Astrology
Being able to understand the movements of asteroids.
Having a great deal of knowledge about Houston's MLB team.
the study of the movements of celestial bodies and how that impacts us.
The sign that matches your birthday.
25
Which scientist was credited with discovering there were other galaxies besides the Milky Way?
Albert Einstein
Edwin Hubble
SIr Isac Newton
Galileo Galilei
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What is the celestial Meridian?
Line on the celestial sphere joining the north and south celestial poles.
The point directly over the north pole
The point directly overhead on the celestial sphere
THe line that runs around the celestial equator.
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What does heliocentric mean and who first proposed that our solar system was this type of system?
Earth at the center, Aristotle
The Sun at the center, Galileo
The Sun at the center, Ptolemy
The Sun at the Center, Copernicus
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What is the name of the imaginary sphere that circles our planet that the stars appear to be on.
The Magic Sphere
The sphere of awesomeness
Star Sphere
Celestial Sphere
29
What are the right ascension and declination for Brightest Star Cancer?
8 hr 16 min, 9 deg.
23 hr 10 min, 77 deg
1 hr, 90 deg.
12 hr 30 min, 15 deg.
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What are the right ascension and declination for the Alpha star in Ursa Major? (Alioth)
1 hr, 90 deg.
12 hour 54 min. , 55 deg.
The little dipper
23 hour, 56 deg.
