2.2 True/False Questions 1) In South Africa, it's usually quite warm around the time of the winter solstice and quite cool around the time of the summer solstice. Answer: TRUE 2) Columbus was the first person to discover that Earth is round. Answer: FALSE 3) You can find the tilt of Earth's axis by measuring the angle between your horizon and the North Star. Answer: FALSE 4) The Milky Way can be seen only from the Northern Hemisphere. Answer: FALSE 5) The seasons on Earth are caused by its elliptical orbit around the Sun. Answer: FALSE 6) At midnight it is sometimes possible to observe the crescent Moon on the meridian. Answer: FALSE 7) It is possible to see the third-quarter Moon near the western horizon at sunrise. Answer: FALSE 8) It is possible to see the full Moon rising just before sunrise. Answer: FALSE 9) If you lived on the Moon, you'd see full Earth when we see new Moon. Answer: TRUE 10) It is possible to view the Moon in first-quarter phase the day after a total lunar eclipse. Answer: FALSE 11) The Moon and the Sun are approximately the same angular size. Answer: TRUE 12) A solar eclipse occurs only when the Moon is new. Answer: TRUE 13) A lunar eclipse occurs only when the Moon is new. Answer: FALSE 14) Lunar eclipses are more commonly seen than solar eclipses. Answer: TRUE 15) Process of Science: Because we do not see stellar parallaxes with our eyes, we conclude that the Earth is at the center of the Solar System. Answer: FALSE 11