Astronomy 210 Quiz 2, fall semester 2016
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
A partial lunar eclipse will occur on September 16, 2016.[*] Observers in New Delhi, India will be able to see this eclipse while it happens, because they will be located:
(A) on Earth's daylight side.
(B) on Earth's night side.
(C) in the moon's penumbra.
(D) in the moon's negative shadow.
(E) in the moon's umbra.
[*] eclipsewise.com/oh/oh-figures/ec2016-Fig04.pdf.
Correct answer (highlight to unhide): (B)
For a partial lunar eclipse, the full moon is partially in both the umbra and in the penumbra shadow zones of Earth. All observers on the night side of Earth would be able to see the full moon during this partial lunar eclipse; however, observers on the daylight side of Earth would not.
(Observers in any of the moon's shadow zones (the umbra, penumbra, or "negative shadow" (antumbra)) during any type of lunar eclipse would then be located somewhere behind the dark side of the moon!)
Section 70158
Exam code: quiz02sr7Y
(A) : 4 students
(B) : 12 students
(C) : 18 students
(D) : 2 students
(E) : 4 students
Success level: 34% (including partial credit for multiple-choice)
Discrimination index (Aubrecht & Aubrecht, 1983): 0.55
Section 70160
Exam code: quiz02nYNy
(A) : 3 students
(B) : 3 students
(C) : 16 students
(D) : 6 students
(E) : 4 students
Success level: 16% (including partial credit for multiple-choice)
Discrimination index (Aubrecht & Aubrecht, 1983): 0.22
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