2022 Astronomy Fall Final Exam Review

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What season can you see Cassiopeia, the Crown from the Northern hemisphere?

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Fall/Autumn

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Name this moon phase: New Moon, First Quarter, Last Quarter, Full Moon.

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New Moon

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Which astronomer of antiquity made elaborate models of an earth-centered universe?

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Ptolemy

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Define Quarter Moon.

Back

Half of the moon is visible.

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What did Galileo's discoveries provide evidence for?

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That the earth and the planets revolve around the sun.

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What is the significance of the New Moon phase?

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It marks the beginning of the lunar cycle when the moon is not visible from Earth.

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What is the main characteristic of a Full Moon?

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The entire face of the moon is illuminated and visible from Earth.

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Who proposed the heliocentric model of the universe?

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Copernicus.

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What is the difference between a First Quarter Moon and a Last Quarter Moon?

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A First Quarter Moon shows half of the moon illuminated, while a Last Quarter Moon shows the opposite half illuminated.

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What is the role of Eratosthenes in astronomy?

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He calculated the circumference of the Earth.