Chapter 12, 13, 14 Exam Part 2

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1 point

The cause of the seasons is Earth's elliptic orbit (i.e. it is closer to the sun in summer and farther from the sun in winter.)

True

False

1 point

The fact that there are seasons on the Earth is largely due to

the tilt of the Earth's axis

the changing distance of the Earth from the Sun during its orbit

The procession of the Earth's axis of rotation

The Coriolis effect

1 point

The temperature on Venus is much lower than the temperature on Mercury because Venus is farther from the Sun.

True

False

1 point

______ was thought by Schiaparelli to have an extensive network of channels (which Lowell and other astronomers interpreted as evidence of intelligent life.)

1 point

Latitude is a measure of how far north or south one is from the equator.

True

False

1 point

More massive stars have more hydrogen in their core and thus have a longer lifespan than less massive stars.

True

False

1 point

North of the Tropic of Cancer, the Sun appear directly overhead at noon

never

twice a year, at the equinoxes

twice a year, at the solstices

daily

1 point

The average temperature of the Earth is slightly lower in January because then the Earth is the greatest distance from the Sun.

True

False

1 point

______ has 39 "satellites", the four brightest of which are known as the Galiean moons because they were discovered by Galileo in 1610.

10.

1 point

A star's location on the H-R diagram remains the same throughout its lifespan.

True

False

11.

1 point

During which month of the year does the Earth receive the greatest average energy from the Sun?

January

March

June

September

12.

1 point

A magnitude of +5 is brighter than a magnitude of -2.

True

False

13.

1 point

Cooler stars are _____ in color while hotter stars are _____.

14.

1 point

_____ shines brightly because it is covered with clouds that reflect about 80 percent of the sunlight that reaches it.

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