Radiation/Airborne/Quiz

Airborne astronomy is a lecture of the radiation astronomy department that may be included in courses like principles of radiation astronomy.

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Quiz
{Yes or No, Astronomy that benefits from using either an airborne observatory or such a telescope or detector system is airborne astronomy. + Yes - No
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{Which of the following are observatories on Earth? - Chandra X-ray Observatory + Big Bear - TRACE + Kodaikanal - the Hubble + Lomnický štít + McMath-Pierce - SOFIA
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{Yes or No, An airborne observatory is an airplane or balloon with an astronomical telescope. + Yes - No
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{Complete the text: Match up the altitude with its concept: altitude - A meters above sea level - B indicated altitude - C absolute altitude - D true altitude - E height - F pressure altitude - G density altitude - H altitude in terms of distance above a certain point { F (i) } masl { B (i) }. usually a vertical distance measurement { A (i) }. altitude in terms of the density of the air { H (i) }. the altimeter reading { C (i) }. altitude in terms of air pressure { G (i) }. altitude in elevation above sea level { E (i) }. distance above the ground directly { D (i) }.
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{True or False, A sunrise may be detected by an airborne observatory. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Which of the following are observatories on Earth? - Chandra X-ray Observatory + Giza Pyramids - TRACE + Tuorla Observatory - the Hubble + Aldershot Observatory + Stonehenge - SOFIA
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{Yes or No, Airborne gamma-ray spectrometry is now the accepted leading technique for uranium prospecting with worldwide applications for geological mapping, mineral exploration & environmental monitoring. + Yes - No
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{Complete the text: Match up the item letter with each of the possibilities below: Balloons - A Sounding rockets - B Aircraft assisted launches - C Orbital rocketry - D Shuttle payload - E Heliocentric rocketry - F Exploratory rocketry - G Lunar rover - H Ranger 5 { F (i) } microcalorimeter arrays { B (i) }. MeV Auroral X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy { A (i) }. Lunokhod 2 { H (i) }. ALEXIS { C (i) }. Ulysses { G (i) }. Broad Band X-Ray Telescope { E (i) }. Solar Heliospheric Observatory { D (i) }.
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{Yes or No, Gamma rays at energies of 0.3 to 8 megaelectron volts (MeV) were detected on 15 April 1988 from four nuclear-powered satellites including Cosmos 1900 and Cosmos 1932 as they flew over a balloon-borne double Compton gamma-ray telescope. + Yes - No
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{Complete the text: Match up the altitude region with its altitude: troposphere - A stratosphere - B mesosphere - C thermosphere - D exosphere - E 58 to 68 km { B (i) }. surface to between 8,000 and 18,000 m { A (i) }. 143 km to 153 km { C (i) }. 10,818 to 10,828 km { E (i) }. 818 km to 828 km { D (i) }.
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Hypotheses

 * 1) Airborne astronomy from sufficient altitude should be able to almost replace sounding rockets.