Lecture Quiz #4 Name________________________________ 25 pts Lab Section: 11:00 12:30 2:00 1. Which of the following statements is true concerning the motion of the Earth during its orbit around the sun? a) The Earth is orbiting faster during the summer months. b) The Earth is orbiting slower during the summer months. c) The Earth’s orbit is farther from the sun in the winter than in the summer. d) None of the above are true. 2. Barrow, Alaska is located north of the Arctic Circle. Therefore a) it experiences at least one polar day during the winter months b) it experiences at least one polar night during the winter months c) it experiences at least one polar night during the summer months d) both a and b are correct e) both b and c are correct 3. Compared to the distance to the Moon, how far away is the Space Shuttle (when it is in space) from Earth? a) Very close to Earth b) About half way to the moon. c) Very close to the moon d) About twice as far as the moon. 4. On the first day of winter in Anchorage, Alaska, in what direction does the sun rise? a) North of east b) due east c) South of east d) it does not rise above the horizon 5. The altitude of the pole star Polaris as seen from Miami is approximately 30 degrees. This means that a) the longitude of Miami is 30 degrees west b) the latitude of Miami is 30 degrees north. c) the latitude of Miami is 60 degrees north. d) the longitude of Miami is 60 degrees west 6. Suppose you observe the sun to be 71 degrees above the horizon at noon at the summer solstice. What would your latitude be? a) 48 degrees b) 42 degrees c) 29 degrees d) 71 degrees 7. One month from now, a constellation of stars that we see nearly overhead at 9:00 pm tonight will be seen at 9:00 pm to be a) nearly overhead b) lower in the western sky c) lower in the eastern sky d) lower in the southern sky e) already set below the western horizon 8. At different times of the year we see different constellations in the early evening because of the earth's a) spherical shape b) rotation about its axis once per day c) revolution about the sun once per year d) tilt of the earth's axis of 23 degrees 9. If the earth's rotation axis were not tilted (instead of 23 degrees) the seasons would be a) unchanged b) milder c) not existent d) more extreme 10. Bombay, India is about 1/2 of the way around the earth from Providence. On a night when people in Providence see a first quarter moon, what lunar phase do the people in Bombay see? a) new moon b) 1st quarter moon c) full moon d) 3rd quarter moon 11. At what approximate time will a full moon rise? a) Sunset b) Midnight c) Midday d) Close to sunrise 12. Why are the constellations Libra, Taurus, & Aries in the “Zodiac”, and the constellations Ursa Major, Orion, and Bootes not part of the Zodiac? a) they do not lie along the ecliptic b) they do not lie along the equator c) they are not visible at all times during the year d) they are circumpolar constellations .