Stars/Sun/Astronomy/Quiz

Solar astronomy is a lecture about the radiation astronomy of Sol.

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{Green astronomy may help to detect what type of astronomical object? + a stellar class G dwarf - the hydrogen Balmer alpha line + the photosphere of the Sun + extrasolar planets + lithium - the CMB
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{True or False, The position of the Sun can be determined directly with the use of green astronomy. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Which of the following is not a phenomenon associated with green astronomy? - a stellar class G dwarf - the hydrogen Balmer beta line - the photosphere of the Sun + an emission with a wavelength of 618 nm - "ionization cones" + boron ion emission
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{Complete the text: Match up the object viewed in the ultraviolet with its image: Sun's chromosphere- L calcite - M Venus - N Jupiter's aurora - O Jupiter - P Io - Q Saturn - R Betelgeuse - S Mira - T LAB-1 - U Messier 101 - V { L (i) }. { Q (i) }. { T (i) }. { N (i) }. { R (i) }. { O (i) }. { U (i) } { S (i) }. { P (i) }. { M (i) }. { V (i) }.
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{True or False, The surface of the Sun is readily imaged in the ultraviolet. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Which of the following are green radiation astronomy phenomena associated with the Sun? + the color of the upper rim as seen from Earth + an excess brightness at or near the edge of the Sun + the iron XIV green line - neutron emission + polar coronal holes - meteor emission + changes in the line-blanketing
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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 violet or violet containing image with the object letter: Sun - A Venus - B Earth - C Moon - D Mars - E Jupiter - F Ganymede - G Io - H Saturn - I Dione - J Titan - K Uranus - L Ariel - M Miranda - N Triton - O Eta Carinae - P NGC 5584 - Q { N (i) }. { K (i) }. { O (i) }. { J (i) }. { I (i) }. { E (i) }. { Q (i) }. { F (i) }. { P (i) }. { B (i) }. { H (i) }. { L (i) }. { D (i) }. { G (i) } { C (i) }. { A (i) }. { M (i) }.
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{Red-giant stars have (or theoretically may have) these in common: + potential 22Ne + helium-burning shells + non-standard neutrino losses + Lithium red line + N stars display F abundances up to 30 times the solar system value + RGB and AGB stars + a radius between 200 and 800 times that of the Sun
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{True or False, Some observed properties of the Sun still defy explanation, such as the degree of Li depletion: the solar Li abundance is roughly a factor of 200 below the meteoritic abundance. This has been confirmed using the lithium 555.2 nm line. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Which of the following is not a phenomenon associated with red astronomy? - a stellar class M dwarf - the hydrogen Balmer alpha line - the photosphere of the Sun + an emission with a wavelength of 618 nm - lithium - "cometary knots"
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{True or False, Stars of spectral classes F and G, such as our sun, have color temperatures that make them look "greenish". - TRUE + FALSE
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{Complete the text: Match up the blue object with the possibilities below: Sun - H Mercury - I Venus - J Earth - K Meteorite on Mars - L Pallas - M Comet Holmes - N Europa - O Io - P Saturn - Q Enceladus - R Tethys - S Titan - T Neptune - U Abell 370 - V SN 1987A - W Crab Nebula - X { T (i) }. { H (i) }. { N (i) }. { M (i) }. { S (i) }. { X (i) }. { O (i) }. { J (i) }. { V (i) }. { K (i) }. { R (i) }. { W (i) }. { Q (i) }. { L (i) }. { U (i) }. { I (i) }. { P (i) }.
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{Yes or No, Cyan Bremsstrahlung radiation is not detected from the Sun because the photosphere isn't ionized enough to produce it. - Yes + No
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Hypotheses

 * 1) Astronomy of the Sun includes the radiation astronomy of the astronomical object often called the Sun.