Final MC
Question 1
2 / 2 points
Wavelengths of light that are longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves are in which range of the
spectrum?
IR or infrared
X-rays
UV or ultraviolet
Gamma rays
2 / 2 points
How many planets are there in our solar system?
Nine
Billions and billions
Hundreds
Eight
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Question 3
2 / 2 points
The thick cloud cover on Venus is the reason
the oceans of Venus are so cold.
it took so long to get images of the surface.
there has never been a landing on Venus.
for Venus’ high humidity.
Question 4
2 / 2 points
What is the direction of normal, or prograde, motion for a planet with respect to the background stars?
south
north
west
east
Question 5
2 / 2 points
What region do most of the long-period comets come from?
The Lagrange region
The Oort cloud
The Trojan asteroid belt
The Kuiper belt
Question 6
2 / 2 points
Champaign’s longitude is closest to which of the following?
88° East
180° West
88° West
90° East
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Question 7
2 / 2 points
Low tides on Earth occur when
only when the Moon is New.
the Moon is near the eastern and western horizon.
only when the Moon is Full.
only when the Moon is waning.
Question 8
2 / 2 points
In the northern hemisphere, the altitude of the North Celestial Pole in degrees is equal to your
_____________.
latitude
azimuth
altitude
longitude
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Question 9
2 / 2 points
The mission responsible for radar mapping most of the surface of Venus was
the Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1989.
the Mariner 10 mission in the 1970’s.
the Magellan mission in the 1990’s.
the New Horizons mission in 2005.
Question 10
2 / 2 points
It was hard to get information about Mercury because
the planet is too small for a spacecraft to orbit.
Mercury’s strong magnetic field would destroy the data.
Mercury’s thick atmosphere prevented visible light
observations.
the environment so close to the Sun is not good for
spacecraft.
Question 11
2 / 2 points
A cool gas in front of a continuous source produces which type of spectrum?
continuous
emission
absorption
Question 12
2 / 2 points
What is the name of the star directly above Earth’s North Pole?
Polaris
Sirius
Betelgeuse
Arcturus
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Question 13
2 / 2 points
The particles in atoms with no charge are
protons
photons
electrons
neutrons
Question 14
2 / 2 points
The Full Moon will set about what time?
sunrise
noon
sunset
midnight
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Question 15
2 / 2 points
What are the names of the two brightest stars in the constellation Orion?
Betelgeuse & Rigel
Bellatrix & Saiph
Rigel & Saiph
Betelgeuse & Bellatrix
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Question 16
2 / 2 points
Distance to the Sun and the tilt of Earth’s axis.
Distance to the Moon and time of year.
Distance to the Sun and the time of year.
The tilt of Earth’s axis and Earth’s revolution around the Sun.
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Question 17
2 / 2 points
Arctic Circle
Tropic of Capricorn