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| T/F: Red jellybeans have a hotter surface temp than blue |
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| T/F: Red Stars have a hotter surface temp than blue stars |
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| T/F: If two stars have the same temp on their surfaces the bigger one is brighter |
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| T/F: If two stars have the same temp on their surfaces, the blackbody spectrum from the larger one peaks at shorter wavelengths. |
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| T/F: The blackbody spectrum from Prof. Newberg peaks in the visable |
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| T/F: Rods in the eye are most sensitive to red light |
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| T/F: Cones in the eye allow us to see in color |
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| T/F: During a lunar eclipse, the Moon is between the Earth and Sun |
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F, Solar: Sun - moon - earth
Lunar: Sun - Earth - Moon |
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| T/F: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are inferior planets |
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F, Inferior: Mercury + Venus
Superior: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune |
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| T/F: Jupiter is the biggest planet in the solar system |
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| T/F: Nearly all the mass in the solar system is in the sun |
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| T/F: Pluto has been reclassified as a dwarf planet, and is no longer a real planet |
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| T/F: We can use the Hirsch Observatory 16" telescope to measure the diameter of about 10 stars other than the sun |
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| T/F: Infrared radiation is electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths about the size of a golf ball |
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| T/F: The new moon is on the meridian at about noon |
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| T/F: The Earth is closer to the sun in summer |
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| Which of the following lengths is the shortest? Angstrom, Parsec, Nanometer, Micron |
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| The cooler elements on the outermost parts of a star cause what spectral features? Absorption lines, Emission lines, Blackbody, Continuum |
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| In the Kelvin temp scale, water freezes at what temp? 32 K, 0 K, 273 K, None of the above |
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| As viewed from the North Star, the Earth: rotates clockwise, rotates counter-clockwise, sometimes rotates one way sometimes the other, doesn't rotate |
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| rotates counter clockwise |
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| As viewed from the North Star, the Earth: Always orbits the Sun in a clockwise direction, Always orbits the Sun in a coutner-clockwise direction, exhibits epicyclic motion around the Sun, does not orbit the sun |
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| always orbits the Sun in a counter-clockwise direction |
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| At sunrise, the Sun is at: an altitude of zero, an azimuth of zero, a declination of zero, a right ascension of zero |
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| On the Vernal Equinox, the Sun is at: zero right ascension and zero declination, zero right ascension and 23.5 degress declination, zero right ascension and zero altitude, none of the above |
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| zero right ascension and zero declination |
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| Telescope A has a 4 meter diameter primary mirror. Telescope B has a 2 meter diameter primary mirror. What is the ratio of the amount of light collected by telescope A per unit time compaired to B? Half as much, The same, Twice as much, Four Times as much |
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| Which of the following can affect the resolution of an astronomical image? The diameter of the telescopes primary mirror, the wavelength of the light being observed, the size of the pixels in the detector, all of the above |
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| On a particular day, the sun and the moon are in nearly opposite directions, as viewed from the Earth. What phase is the moon in? New, half, full, none of the above |
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| Which of the following emit blackbody radiation? The sun, earth, moon, all of the above. |
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| All of the above (anything with a temp) |
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| A rock in space, smaller than an asteroid |
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| Whatever is left of the space rock that hits the ground |
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| The light displayed from the rock hitting the atmosphere and burning up |
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| This planet has the fastest orbital speed |
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| Galileo discover moons around this planet |
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| This planet is both terrestrial and superior |
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| This is the furthest planet from the sun |
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| The rotational axis of this planet is nearly perpendicular to the rotation axis of its orbit around the Sun |
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| This is the largest planet to show phases, like the moon |
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| This planet is best known for its rings |
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| A plot, diagram, or photograph that show the amount of light emitted by an object as a function of wavelength is called a: |
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| List the types of electromagnetic radiation from longest to shortest |
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| Radio wave, microwave, infrared, visible, UV, X ray, Gamma ray |
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| Name three things you can see with your naked eye that are generally seen near the ecliptic. |
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| Sun, Moon, 5 brightest planets |
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| The North Star is in what constellation? |
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| M30 is in the Capricorn constellation. On what date is M30 on the meridian at midnight? On the same date, what time did it rise? |
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| What type of object is M30? |
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| What celestial object consists of a white dwarf "star" in the center, and a shell of gas that was thrown off in the red giant phase of stellar evolution? |
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