ASTR 1101 : PracticeMidterm
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There are 20 questions, each worth 5 points. You may use a pocket calculator and one page of notes. Record your answers by circling the correct letter, or by writing the answer in the blank after the question. There is exactly one correct answer to each of the 17 multiple choice questions. Which set of bodies all have craters on their surfaces: mercury, venus, earth, moon, mars, pluto, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune, saturn"s rings, sun, halley"s comet, mars" moon phobos, saturn"s rings, saturn"s moon mimas, earth, moon, mars, neptune. The moon affects our physical and symbolic environment in many ways. In class and in the handouts, i have told many stories about lunar effects on the timing of world war ii events and the fear of lunar eclipses affecting historical events. You are to select one of these events and tell me about it. Tell me how this astronomical event was perceived and how it changed the course of history.
