User:Marshallsumter/Radiation astronomy2/Radios/Quiz

Radio astronomy is a lecture from the astronomy department for the course on the principles of radiation astronomy.

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{Complete the text: Match up the letter for the object name with the radio or radar image below: Sun - A Mercury - B Venus - C Earth - D Moon (South Pole) - E Moon (North Pole) - F Moon (850 micron thermal emission) - G Mars (North Pole cross section) - H Toustatis - I Jupiter - J Saturn - K Titan - L Interstellar medium - M Milky Way - N 3C 98 - O 3C 31 - P 3C 380 - Q Moon (self radiation) - R NGC 4151 - S GRS 1915 - T M87 - U 3C 279 - V IRC+10216 - W Boomerang nebula - X R Sculptoris - Y { L (i) }. { Q (i) }. { F (i) }. { Y (i) }. { T (i) }. { N (i) }. { B (i) }. { X (i) }. { W (i) }. { H (i) }. { R (i) }. { U (i) }. { A (i) }. { V (i) }. { K (i) }. { O (i) }. { S (i) }. { J (i) }. { G (i) }. { P (i) }. { M (i) } { C (i) } { I (i) }. { E (i) }. { D (i) }.
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{Complete the text: With its high { altitude (i) }, dry { environment (i) }, and stable { airflow (i) }, Mauna Kea's summit is one of the best sites in the world for astronomical observation.
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{Yes or No, Radio rays have wavelengths of one millimeter or more. + Yes - No
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{Complete the text: Astronomers place the submillimetre waveband between the { far-infrared (i) } and { microwave (i) } wavebands, typically taken to be between a few hundred micrometres and a millimetre.
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{Soon after the invention of radar astronomy, what classical planet was detected { Moon|the Moon (i) }
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{True or False, The Earth's atmosphere does not transmit infrared radiation between 6 and 7 microns in wavelength because of water vapor. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Complete the text: Terahertz radiation refers to electromagnetic waves propagating at { frequencies (i) } in the { terahertz (i) } range.
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{Which of the following is involved in planetary astronomy more so than planetary science? - the occurrence of rock types on the surface of rocky objects - the Earth and other rocky objects may have a mantle - checking equations about complex systems + the advantages of radar - digging holes in the surface of the Moon - surface temperatures low enough to produce methane lakes
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{True or False, The position of the Sun can be determined directly with the use of radar astronomy. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Which types of radiation astronomy directly observe the rocky-object surface of Venus? - meteor astronomy - cosmic-ray astronomy - neutron astronomy - proton astronomy - beta-ray astronomy - neutrino astronomy - gamma-ray astronomy - X-ray astronomy - ultraviolet astronomy - visual astronomy - infrared astronomy - submillimeter astronomy + radio astronomy + radar astronomy + microwave astronomy - superluminal astronomy
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{True or False, The Mauna Kea Observatories are used for scientific research across the electromagnetic spectrum from visible light to radio, and comprise the largest such facility in the world. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Complete the text: Match up the item letter with each of the possibilities below: Chemistry - A Geography - B History - C Mathematics - D Physics - E Science - F Technology - G Geology - H solar eclipses { B (i) } a spatial frequency of occurrence or extent { E (i) }. radio observations revealed a radio corona around the Sun { C (i) }. elemental abundances { A (i) }. microcalorimeter arrays { G (i) }. The Ariel V /3 A/ catalogue of X-ray sources. II - Sources at high galactic latitude |b| > 10° { F (i) }. Carancas meteorite { H (i) }. a thermal bremsstrahlung source may fit { D (i) }.
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{True or False, As gamma rays are defined to be radiation emitted from radionuclides, there are no radionuclides that emit X-rays. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Radiotoxic alpha radiation emitters which are expensive? { radium | radon (i) } and { radon | radium (i) }
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{True or False, The first extragalactic X-ray source is the radio galaxy Messier 88. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Complete the text: Match up the radiation letter with each of the detector possibilities below: Meteors - A Cosmic rays - B Neutrons - C Protons - D Electrons - E Positrons - F Neutrinos - G Muons - H Gamma rays - I X-rays - J Ultraviolet rays - K 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 Infrared rays - U Submillimeter rays - V Radio rays - W Superluminal rays - X multialkali (Na-K-Sb-Cs) photocathode materials { L (i) }. F547M { Q (i) }. 511 keV gamma-ray peak { F (i) }. F675W { T (i) }. broad-band filter centered at 404 nm { N (i) }. a cloud chamber { B (i) }. ring-imaging Cherenkov { X (i) }. coherers { W (i) }. effective area is larger by 104 { H (i) }. F588N { R (i) }. pyroelectrics { U (i) }. a blemish about 8,000 km long { A (i) }. a metal-mesh achromatic half-wave plate { V (i) }. coated with lithium fluoride over aluminum { K (i) }. thallium bromide (TlBr) crystals { O (i) }. F606W { S (i) }. aluminum nitride { J (i) }. heavy water { G (i) }. 18 micrometers FWHM at 490 nm { P (i) }. wide-gap II-VI semiconductor ZnO doped with Co2+ (Zn1-xCoxO) { M (i) }. a recoiling nucleus { C (i) } high-purity germanium { I (i) }. magnetic deflection to separate out incoming ions { E (i) }. 2.2-kilogauss magnet used to sweep out electrons { D (i) }.
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{True or False, The cosmic X-ray background has higher intensity than the cosmic radio background. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Which of the following are theoretical radiation astronomy phenomena associated with a star? + possible orbits + a hyperbolic orbit + nuclear fusion at its core + nuclear fusion in its chromosphere + near the barycenter of its planetary system + accretion + electric arcs - impact craters - radar signature
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{True or False, The Sun may be directly detected using radar astronomy. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Complete the text: One of the reasons why detection of { glycine (i) } is controversial is that although { radio (i) } (and some other methods like rotational spectroscopy) are good for the identification of simple species with large dipole moments, they are less sensitive to more { complex (i) } molecules, even something relatively small like { amino acids| aas (i) }.
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{Complete the text: The cosmic microwave background radiation is a { nearly uniform (i) } glow that fills the { sky (i) } in the { microwave (i) } part of the { spectrum (i) }.
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Hypotheses

 * 1) Radio astronomy provides insight into features not normally resolvable at other wavelengths.