Astronomy college course/Astronomy (wikipedia)/Quiz02

WP Astronomy Q2_Study
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WP Astronomy Q2_Study-v1s1
/1/. What is this?
 * ___ a) the magnetic field of Venus


 * ___ b) a dying star


 * ___ c) colliding galaxies


 * ___ d) a supernovae remnant


 * ___ e) the magnetic field of Saturn

/2/. Wihlem Conrad Rontgen, a pioneer in X-rays is famous for his photo of
 * ___ a) The Sun


 * ___ b) his wife


 * ___ c) Barnard's star


 * ___ d) a supernovae


 * ___ e) a double star

/3/. Earth based infrared observatories tend to be located in
 * ___ a) underground


 * ___ b) near the north and south poles


 * ___ c) near the equator


 * ___ d) where the air is dry


 * ___ e) where the air is cold

/4/. The shortest wavelength of electromagnetic radiation is associated with
 * ___ a) ultra violet


 * ___ b) X-rays


 * ___ c) blue light


 * ___ d) gamma rays


 * ___ e) infrared

/5/. What are the blue things in this figure?
 * ___ a) none of these is correct


 * ___ b) one galaxy


 * ___ c) a globular cluster


 * ___ d) a cluster of galaxy


 * ___ e) an open cluster of stars

/6/. Most of the ______ that astronomers observe from Earth is seen in the form of synchrotron radiation, which is produced when electrons oscillate around magnetic fields.
 * ___ a) radio waves


 * ___ b) energy


 * ___ c) photons


 * ___ d) meteors


 * ___ e) meteorites

/7/. Most gamma rays are
 * ___ a) in bursts


 * ___ b) from cold stars


 * ___ c) from the Sun


 * ___ d) from hot stars


 * ___ e) the Andromeda galaxy

/8/. Studies in the infrared are useful for objects that are
 * ___ a) associated with supernovae


 * ___ b) cold


 * ___ c) in our own galaxy


 * ___ d) in other galaxies


 * ___ e) inside the solar system

/9/. The best place to observe neutrinos is
 * ___ a) where the air is dry


 * ___ b) underground


 * ___ c) where the air is cold


 * ___ d) near the equator


 * ___ e) near the north and south poles

/10/. An active galaxy is emitting a significant amount of its energy from _____
 * ___ a) magnetism


 * ___ b) nuclear fusion


 * ___ c) gravity


 * ___ d) exploding stars


 * ___ e) nuclear fission

Key to WP Astronomy Q2_Study-v1s1
/1/. What is this?
 * - a) the magnetic field of Venus


 * + b) a dying star


 * - c) colliding galaxies


 * - d) a supernovae remnant


 * - e) the magnetic field of Saturn

/2/. Wihlem Conrad Rontgen, a pioneer in X-rays is famous for his photo of
 * - a) The Sun


 * + b) his wife


 * - c) Barnard's star


 * - d) a supernovae


 * - e) a double star

/3/. Earth based infrared observatories tend to be located in
 * - a) underground


 * - b) near the north and south poles


 * - c) near the equator


 * + d) where the air is dry


 * - e) where the air is cold

/4/. The shortest wavelength of electromagnetic radiation is associated with
 * - a) ultra violet


 * - b) X-rays


 * - c) blue light


 * + d) gamma rays


 * - e) infrared

/5/. What are the blue things in this figure?
 * - a) none of these is correct


 * + b) one galaxy


 * - c) a globular cluster


 * - d) a cluster of galaxy


 * - e) an open cluster of stars

/6/. Most of the ______ that astronomers observe from Earth is seen in the form of synchrotron radiation, which is produced when electrons oscillate around magnetic fields.
 * + a) radio waves


 * - b) energy


 * - c) photons


 * - d) meteors


 * - e) meteorites

/7/. Most gamma rays are
 * + a) in bursts


 * - b) from cold stars


 * - c) from the Sun


 * - d) from hot stars


 * - e) the Andromeda galaxy

/8/. Studies in the infrared are useful for objects that are
 * - a) associated with supernovae


 * + b) cold


 * - c) in our own galaxy


 * - d) in other galaxies


 * - e) inside the solar system

/9/. The best place to observe neutrinos is
 * - a) where the air is dry


 * + b) underground


 * - c) where the air is cold


 * - d) near the equator


 * - e) near the north and south poles

/10/. An active galaxy is emitting a significant amount of its energy from _____
 * - a) magnetism


 * - b) nuclear fusion


 * + c) gravity


 * - d) exploding stars


 * - e) nuclear fission


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