Who of the following early astronomers,
		a)  Aristarchus of Samos,  d)  Eudoxus of Cnidas,
		b)  Aristotle,             e)  Eratosthenes,
		c)  Hipparchus,
51	is partly responsible for  L2/L1=10^0.4(m1-m2),
52	measured the earth’s radius (in stadia),
53	tried to exploit the time difference between quadrature and quarter moon,
54	has the brightest crater on the moon named after him,
55	has a satellite now in orbit named after him?
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Who of the following early astronomers
		a)  Copernicus	d)  Newton
		b)  Galileo		e) Tycho
		c)  Kepler
56	first saw Ganymede,
57	discovered the equal area law,
58	recognized the difference between sidereal and synodic period,
59	was the best physicist of all time,
60	wrote the Dialogue on the Two Great World Systems? OOps! Galileo, not Copernicus!!!!!
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Which of the following orbital elements,
		a)  semi major axis,  d)  time of perihelion passage, T,
		b)  anomaly,          e)  eccentricity,
		c)  inclination of orbit plane to ecliptic plane,
61	is very nearly one (1) for Hale-Bopp,
62	is usually small for moons excepting Nereid,
63	makes transits of the Sun unlikely for Mercury,
64	is related to (measured from) the vernal equinox,
65	do you associate with the Caloris Basin?
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Near which of the following dates pertaining to astronomical significance
		a)  1 January     d) 22 June
		b) 22 January     e) 22 September
		c) 22 March
66	does the Sun cross the vernal equinox,
67	is an eclipse season this year (1992),
68	will an eclipse season fall in 1996,
69	is the azimuth of the Sun at sunrise about 90*,
70	is Earth farthest from the Sun,
71	does the full Moon pass nearly overhead in Brisbane,
72	does civil time equal sidereal time,
73	does the Sun have a right ascension  *=18h42m,
74	is the Earth farthest from Jupiter,
75	is * Cen (*=14h) nearly overhead at 8 pm?
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Which of the following possible orbits,
		a) parabolic		d) hyperbolic
		b) spiral		e) elliptical
		c) circular
76	pertains to Kepler’s first law,
77	is the two body orbit of a system having constant (angular) acceleration,
78	is the orbit of a body whose angular momentum is not conserved,
79	is the orbit of Mir,
80	has zero eccentricity?
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81 Aberration of starlight is
      a)  reddening of starlight by the earth’s atmosphere,
      b)  reddening of starlight by the interplanetary medium,
      c)  associated with the problem of the regression of the apsides,
      d)  explained in the Principia,
      e)  caused by the orbital motion of the earth.

82	An achromatic system is
	a)  automatically collimated,
	b)  what Newton got with his telescope design,
	c)  inferior to an aplonatic system,
	d)  self-collimating,
	e)  coma free.

83	An anomalistic month occurs when the moon revolves about the earth
	a)  with respect to its line of apsides or perigee,
	b)  with respect to the vernal equinox,
	c)  with respect to perihelion passage,
	d)  in exactly 27.5 days,
	e)  with respect to the line of nodes.

84	Apparent solar time is
	a)  the interval between two successive transits of the sun,
	b)  the hour angle of the first point of Aries (vernal equinox),
	c)  the azimuth of the sun in degrees divided by fifteen,
	d)  the hour angle of the sun plus 12,
	e)  GST-LST+12-east longitude/15.

85	The ascending node is
	a)  called the argument of perihelion for solar system objects,
	b)  related to orbital eccentricity and semimajor axis,
	c)  a point on the celestial sphere,
	d)  a fundamental line in celestial mechanics,
	e)  the outward normal to an orbit.
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Of the following gases,
			(a) Oxygen		(d) Carbon dioxide
			(b) Nitrogen		(e) Hydrogen
			(c) Sulfur dioxide
which best describes the gas that is
  86	currently being outgassed from Earth,
  87	*the* major constituent of  Earth's atmosphere today,
  88	most abundant in Neptune's atmosphere,
  89	unique to Earth's atmosphere,
  90	most abundant in Mars' atmosphere?
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Which of the following satellites
			(a) Europa		(d) Titan
			(b) Callisto		(e) Triton
			(c) Io
  91	is youngest,
  92	has a substantial atmosphere,
  93	is largest,
  94	has a retrograde orbit,
  95	is the ice moon (lowest density)?
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Which of the following
			(a) Mercury	or  Jupiter
			(b) Venus	or  Saturn
			(c) Earth	or  Uranus
			(d) Mars	or  Neptune
			(e) Pluto	or  Ganymede
 96	has the largest orbital inclination and eccentricity,
 97	has the smallest eccentricity,
 98	is about 20 au from the Sun,
 99	has the longest synodic period,
100	has the shortest synodic period,
101	has the highest mean uncompressed density,
102	has the shortest rotation period,
103	has the longest rotation period,
104	is closest to the Earth right now,
105	is closest to superior conjunction right now?
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106	The magnitude of Jupiter varies by [magnitude]
	(a) 0.85	(b) 1.85	(c) 2.51	(d) 5.21	(e) 8.51

107	When Halley's comet moved from 11 au to 21 au from the sun the magnitude
      at opposition increased by [magnitude]
	(a) 1.85	(b) 2.91	(c) 1.53	(d) 4.14	(e) 19.2

108	The angular diameter of Venus varies by a factor of
	(a) 3		(b) 6		(c) 9		(d) 4.5		(e) 11

109	The angular diameter of Venus at inferior conjunction is [arcsec]
	(a) 1.5		(b) 2000	(c) 150		(d)12.5		(e) 50

110	Hebe has a semi major axis of 2.426 au.  The period of Hebe is [year]
	(a) 0.75	(b) 75		(c) 12		(d) 3.8		(e) 6.7

111	Hebe is a (see above)
	(a) planet	(b) asteroid	(c) comet	(d) moon	(e) ring

112	Davida has a 5.67 year sidereal period and semi major axis of [au]
	(a) 1.50	(b) 3.14	(c) 2.71	(d) 0.707	(e) 5.2

113	If the earth were 1 au distant from an 0.5 solar mass star, the period would be [y]
	(a) 1.50	(b) 3.14	(c) 2.71	(d) 0.707	(e) 5.2

114	The orbital speed of a space probe in a circular orbit having a semi major axis        
      of 2 au is [km/s]
	(a) 4.5		(b) 21.0	(c) 35.1	(d) 14.4	(e) 13.3

115	The number of natural Martian satellites (M>10^4kg) is
	(a) 0		(b) 1		(c) 2		(d) 4		(e) 8

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116	The number of Galilean satellites is
	(a) 2		(b) 12		(c) 16		(d) 7		(e) 4

117	The number of planets with predominantly CO2 atmospheres is
	(a) 2		(b) 6		(c) 1		(d) 3		(e) 4

118	If the Moon were half its present distance, lunar tides would be stronger
      by a factor of
	(a) 32		(b) 4		(c) 8		(d) 16		(e) 1.414

119	Tides raised on Venus by the Sun are stronger than tides raised on Earth
      by the Sun by a factor of
	(a) 3		(b) 6		(c) 1.41	(d) 2.1		(e) 16

120	If the Sun's effective temperature were doubled, the wavelength of maximum
      emission would be about [nanometre]
	(a) 25		(b) 1024	(c) 270		(d) 175		(e) 380

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121	If the Sun's effective temperature were doubled, the absolute bolometric
      magnitude of the Sun would decrease by [magnitude]
	(a) 3.0	(b) 1.5	(c) 0.75	(d) 4.5	(e) 5.4

122	If a moon approaches a parent planet having similar density to within about
      1.26 parent planet radii the moon may be torn apart.
      This distance is known as
	(a) the tidal boundary,
	(b) the Roche limit,
	(c) the density gradient,
	(d) the inverse cube law of tides,
	(e) Browne's theorem.

123	One interesting feature of Mariner 10's orbit is that the
	(a) perihelion distance is half that of Mercury's,
	(b) orbital inclination is twice that of Mercury's,
	(c) orbital period is twice that of Mercury's,
	(d) orbital eccentricity is half that of Mercury's,
	(e) semi major axis is twice that of Mercury's.

124	One surface feature of Mercury is at the subsolar point on alternate
      perihelion passages and lies at zero longitude.  It is the
	(a) five-hundred kilometre NS scarp,
	(b) rayed crater Kuiper,
	(c) crater Thermal,
	(d) Ishtar terra,
	(e) Caloris basin (Caloris Planitia).
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125	The clouds of Venus are composed of
	(a) droplets of water,
	(b) droplets of sulphuric acid,
	(c) water ice crystals,
	(d) crystals of carbon dioxide,
	(e) dust (silicates).

126	One large surface feature of  Venus is the highland region known as
	(a) Ishtar Terra,		(d) the Magellan highlands,
	(b) Nix Olympia,		(e) Velikovsky.
	(c) the Caloris basin,
	
127	One mountain (volcano?) on Venus is higher than Mt. Everest called
	(a) Velikovsky,		(d) Venera Montes,
	(b) Maxwell Montes,		(e) Beta Regio.
	(c) Mt. St. Helens,
		
128	Mars has perhaps the largest mountain (volcano) in the solar system called
	(a) Charitum Montes,		(d) Ascraeus Mons,
	(b) Olympus Mons,		(e) Tharsis Tholus.
	(c) Pavonis Mons,
	
129	Mars has a huge 5000 km long (seismic rift?) canyon known as
	(a) Argyre Dorsum,		(d) Memnonia Fossae,
	(b) Gangis Chasma,		(e) El Cajon.
	(c) Valles Marineris,
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130	The most distant of the Galilean satellites is	
	(a) Adrastrea	(b) Callisto	(c) Europa	(d) Ganymede		(e) Io

131	The youngest of the Galilean satellites is
	(a) Adrastrea	(b) Callisto	(c) Europa	(d) Ganymede		(e) Io

132	Pele is found on
	(a) Adrastrea	(b) Callisto	(c) Europa	(d) Ganymede		(e) Io

133	The oldest of the Galilean satellites is
	(a) Adrastrea	(b) Callisto	(c) Europa	(d) Ganymede		(e) Io

134	The least dense of the Galilean satellites is
	(a) Adrastrea	(b) Callisto	(c) Europa	(d) Ganymede		(e) Io

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135	The Jovian satellite with a seven hour rotation period is
	(a) Adrastrea	(b) Callisto	(c) Europa	(d) Ganymede		(e) Io

136	The density of Saturn relative to water is
	(a) 3.53	(b) 1.23	(c) 2.78	(d) 0.53	(e) 5.51

137	Neptune is remarkable among the gas giants in that it
	(a) has the most highly inclined orbit of all the planets,
	(b) has an inclination (obliquity) of 98*,
	(c) does not have a (discovered) ring system,
	(d) has a relative density nine times that of water,
	(e) actually radiates less energy than it receives from the sun.

138	Triton is an unusual moon of Neptune.  The diameter is 2705 km and
	(a) the relative uncompressed density is nine times that of water,
	(b) it has the largest known volcano in the solar system,
	(c) it has a retrograde orbit,
	(d) the orbital eccentricity is 0.75, highest of any large moon,
	(e) it lies just within the limit of tidal stability.

139	Pluto's mass is only 0.0021 of the Earth's mass, as determined by/from
	(a) perturbations on the orbit of Neptune,
	(b) perturbations on the orbit of Uranus, using prediscovery observations,
	(c) the recent flyby of Voyager 11,
	(d) the discovery of Charon,
	(e) spectroscopic observations.
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140	When Halley's comet is 10 au distant, the most prominent feature is the
	(a) magnetosphere,		(d) dust tail,
	(b) nucleus,			(e) ion tail.
	(c) coma,

141	The ion tail of a comet is
	(a) due to photon pressure,	(d) caused by the solar wind,
	(b) caused by magnetism,	(e) highly curved by interplanetary fields.
	(c) very uniform,

142	Kirkwood's gaps are found in the/on
	(a) Jupiter,  (b) asteroid belt, (c) Saturn's rings, (d) Uranus, (e) corona.

143	Zodiacal dust is associated with the
	(a) aurorae,  (b) gegenschein,  (c) meteor showers,  (d) comets, (e) bolides.

144	Carbonaceous chondrites are probably
	(a) comets,  (b) meteors,    (c) dust,    (d) chondrules,   (e) primitive.

145	The source of comets is thought to be from the
	(a) Trojans,  (b) asteroid belt,  (c) Oort cloud,  (d) Sun,  (e) gegenschein.
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	a)  rilles	d)  rays
	b)  maria	e)  mountains
	c)  craters
Which of the above lunar features are or are associated with
146	crevasses,
147	Orientale and Crisium,
148	Copernicus,
149	the most vehicles on the moon,
150	Hadley and one vehicle on the moon.
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