Satellites for radiation astronomy/Quiz

Satellites for radiation astronomy is a lecture on a variety of lofting technology. It is a part of the radiation astronomy course on the principles of radiation astronomy.

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{Complete the text: Match up the radiation type with the satellite: meteor - A cosmic ray - B neutral atoms - C neutron - D proton - E electron - F positron - G neutrino - H gamma ray - I X-ray - J ultraviolet - K optical - L visual - M violet - N blue - O cyan - P green - Q yellow - R orange - S red - T infrared - U submillimeter - V microwave - W radio - X radar - Y superluminal - Z { M (i) }. { X (i) }. { J (i) }. { Z (i) }. { N (i) }. { I (i) }. { Y (i) }. { H (i) }. { C (i) }. { P (i) }. { E (i) }. { W (i) }. { O (i) }. { A (i) }. { Q (i) }. { G (i) }. { K (i) }. { V (i) }. { D (i) }. { U (i) }. { R (i) }. { F (i) } { S (i) }. { B (i) }. { T (i) }. { L (i) }.
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{True or False, LADEE is designed to characterize the tenuous Mercurial atmosphere and dust environment from orbit. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Which of the following are observatories above the Earth's atmosphere? + Chandra X-ray Observatory - Big Bear + TRACE - Kodaikanal + the Hubble - Lomnický štít - McMath-Pierce - SOFIA
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{True or False, The NuSTAR observatory has a 10.14 m instrument focal length for its Wolter I telescopes. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Which of the following are solar observatory satellites? - Einstein Observatory + OSO 7 + Hinode - High Energy Astronomy Observatory 1 + Koronas-Foton + STEREO
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{True or False, The Hβ emission line does not appear when the F492M filter is used on the Hubble Space Telescope because its wavelength is 486.1 nm. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Complete the text: Match up the radiation letter with each of the detector possibilities below: Optical rays - L Visual rays - M Violet rays - N Blue rays - O Cyan rays - P Green rays - Q Yellow rays - R Orange rays - S Red rays - T multialkali (Na-K-Sb-Cs) photocathode materials { L (i) }. F547M { Q (i) }. F675W { T (i) }. broad-band filter centered at 404 nm { N (i) }. F588N { R (i) }. thallium bromide (TlBr) crystals { O (i) }. F606W { S (i) }. 18 micrometers FWHM at 490 nm { P (i) }. wide-gap II-VI semiconductor ZnO doped with Co2+ (Zn1-xCoxO) { M (i) }.
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{True or False, The Hubble Space Telescope currently uses the Wide Field Planetary Camera (PC-2) with its F492M filter among others for green astronomy. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Complete the text: Match up the item letter with each of the X-ray angular resolution possibilities below: Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer - A XMM-Newton - B Chandra X-ray Observatory - C Swift - D Astro-rivelatore Gamma ad Imagini Leggero (AGILE) - E Solar Heliospheric Observatory - F Suzaku - G Koronas-Foton - H 2" { D (i) } 3" { H (i) }. ~2' { G (i) }. 1" { B|F (i) }. 5.9' { E (i) }. 7' { A (i) }. 1" { B|F (i) }. 0.5" { C (i) }.
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{True or False, The first gamma-ray telescope was carried into orbit aboard OSO 3. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Which of the following are green observatories in orbit around the Earth? - Chandra X-ray Observatory - Big Bear - TRACE - Kodaikanal + the Hubble - Lomnický štít - McMath-Pierce - SOFIA + Rosetta
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{True or False, The Gaia satellite uses optical astronomy. + TRUE - FALSE
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{A radiation-satellite control group to evaluate other satellites may contain what? + a radiation astronomy telescope - stealth technology + a two-way communication system - a Sun screen + a positional locator + an orientation propulsion system + power supplies + energy sources or accumulators such as photocells
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{True or False, The Radiation Belt Storm Probes are now called the Van Allen probes. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Complete the text: The solar occultation for { ice (i) } experiment (SOFIE) is an { infrared (i) } radiometer experiment that uses a differential absorption technique in solar occultation ( { sunrise (i) } and sunset).
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{True or False, The brightness temperature of the sea surface has a direct correlation to surface salinity. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Complete the text: The ram orientation is the direction in which the space station is { traveling|going (i) }, and the wake orientation faces the direction { traveled|it has been (i) }.
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{True or False, The space shuttle Atlantis has served as a detector for micrometeoroids. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Complete the text: The zenith orientation faces { away (i) } from Earth into space, while the nadir orientation faces straight { down (i) } to Earth.
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{Yes or No, Positrons are not directly observed by the INTEGRAL space telescope, but the 511 keV positron annihilation gamma-ray emission is. + Yes - No
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Hypotheses

 * 1) Radiation astronomy satellites may have extended and improved life spans if they could be upgraded and repaired at the International Space Station.