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ASTRO 1 EXAM 1 PSU EXAM QUESTIONS WITHCORRECT ANSWERS
How much more light does a 12 meter telescope collect than a 6 meter telescope? - CORRECT
ANSWER-4 times more
In the spectroscopy game, what did you do to produce emission lines in the spectrum? -
CORRECT ANSWER-excite the gas in the box
What type of light does not get through earth's atmosphere? - CORRECT ANSWER-x-ray
is light a particle or a wave? - CORRECT ANSWER-both
if a telescope in space is only 1/4 the diameter of a telescope on earth, which of the following is
true? - CORRECT ANSWER-the space telescope has a higher magnification than the larger
telescope on the ground
lower-energy radiation has - CORRECT ANSWER-longer wavelengths
from earth, which constellation might you find the planet saturn? - CORRECT ANSWER-taurus
two weeks after the 3rd quarter moon is the - CORRECT ANSWER-first quarter moon
for a star close to the north star, how long does it take to move in a circle the whole way
around the north star? - CORRECT ANSWER-24 hours
An electron in a sodium atom absorbs a photon of light and moves to the next highest energy
level, what will happen? - CORRECT ANSWER-the electron will eventually emit a photon with
the same energy as the one it absorbed
Astro 1 Exam 1 PSU exam questions with correct answers
, how many constellations are not zodiac constellations? - CORRECT ANSWER-75 or 76
A star is a hot dense gas surrounded by a cooler, low density atmosphere. What type of
spectrum will a star create? - CORRECT ANSWER-absorption spectrum
What did Newton's law of universal gravitation tell us about how gravity works? - CORRECT
ANSWER-the force of gravity from the sun will be stronger on a larger mass object
how often is the sun in front of a zodiac constellation? - CORRECT ANSWER-always
as compared to a cool star, a hotter star emits: - CORRECT ANSWER-shorter wavelength, higher
frequency blue color
what happens when the electrons in atoms of a particular chemical element jump from higher
to lower energy levels? - CORRECT ANSWER-bright lines appear in the spectrum at particular
energy levels
how much of the total surface area of the moon is illuminated by sunlight during the full moon
phase? - CORRECT ANSWER-one half
which type of radiation has the lowest energy? - CORRECT ANSWER-infrared and radio radiation
which of the following is false? - CORRECT ANSWER-the energy of a photon increases in
proportion to the wavelength of the radiation
compared to blue light, red light has: - CORRECT ANSWER-longer wavelength, smaller
frequency, smaller energy
Astro 1 Exam 1 PSU exam questions with correct answers
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