ASTRO 205 QUIZ 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A.

ASTRO 205 QUIZ 2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A.
1. If the Moon rises at noon today, how many weeks until the next full
moon?
Correct Answer -1 week
2. True or false? Every time there is a lunar eclipse, the Moon's phase is
Full.
Correct Answer -True
3. Why does the word "planet" come from the same root word as the
word "wander"?
Correct Answer -Because the planets do not stay in the same position
in the night sky relative to the background stars.
4. Explain why planets undergo retrograde motion
Correct Answer -The planets take different amounts of time to orbit
the Sun
5. True or False? Consider two stars that are in the same constellation
can the two stars be separated by thousands of light-years?
Correct Answer -True
6. Label each item as either an asterism (a pattern of stars that is not a
constellation) or a constellation. Big Dipper, Ursa Major, Orions belt,
Orion, Aquarius. (A=asterism C=constellation)
Correct Answer -A,C,A,C,C