Astronomy Exam
Third Quarter, Observations
Dr Jamie Love 
1997 - 2011
Hello and welcome to your third observational exam. This will test your knowledge of the materials covered in the Third Quarter of this course particularly in Lesson 32 , but also small parts of Lesson 27 so you might want to review them before taking this exam.
Self Evaluation Test - Pretest info
When you choose an answer you will get a "pop-up" response indicating whether you got it right or wrong and providing feedback. This immediate feedback is a learning tool so read each reply carefully. I suggest that the first time you take the test, you simply stick with your original answers, complete the test and submit it for a grade. This will give you an idea of what you have learned so far and is more like a "regular" test. (Whatever that is.  ) Your answers will be graded and each one will be scored Correct or Wrong. Once you have the score and the list of incorrect answers you can use your "Back Button" to return to your exam and correct your errors. This second time with the exam you can carefully read each response, learn from it and choose the right answer – then submit your perfect score for a final grade.
Self Evaluation Test
Choose the best answer by selecting one of the buttons. When you get to the bottom of the page, submit your answers.
The image below is a piece of the sky overhead around midnight in August or September. I have drawn CASSIOPEIA and labeled Deneb and Polaris, to help you get oriented. (Planets are not shown.)
10. Stars D, E, F and G are part of which constellation?
PEGASUS
ANDROMEDA
VIRGO
SCORPIUS
That was a difficult piece of sky. (There's a lot there.) Now, let's move on to a different part of the sky. The image below is a piece of the sky looking towards the south west horizon soon after sunset in August. I have labeled Altair, Arcturus and Spica, to help you get oriented. (Planets are not shown.)
19 : What is the constellation that contains stars "D"
LYRA
SCORPIUS
SERPENS CAUDA
SERPENS CAPUT
20 : The Milky Way crosses the constellations of ...
SAGITTARIUS, AQUILA and CASSIOPEIA
LEO, VIRGO, CANCER and GEMINI
URSA MAJOR, URSA MINOR and BOOTES
ANDROMEDA, ARIES and AQUARIUS
You can now submit your exam to for grading. If your answers were less than perfect you will receive a score and a list of Incorrect (and Correct) replies. Then you can use your "Back Button" to return to this page and correct your earlier errors. Once you have corrected all your earlier errors (by rechoosing a correct answer when you were told you are wrong), you will get a perfect score.
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