User:Marshallsumter/Radiation astronomy2/Scattered disks/Quiz

Scattered disk radiation astronomy is a lecture as part of the radiation astronomy department course on the principles of radiation astronomy.

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Quiz
{Complete the text: Match up the letter of the spherical object with each of the possibilities below: Sun - A Mercury - B Venus - C Earth - D Moon - E Mars - F Ceres - G Jupiter - H Callisto - I Europa - J Ganymede - K Io - L Enceladus - M Titan - N Uranus - O Titania - P Neptune - Q Triton - R Pluto - S { M (i) }. { R (i) }. { L (i) }. { H (i) }. { G (i) }. { J (i) }. { P (i) }. { S (i) }. { D (i) }. { O (i) }. { E (i) }. { I (i) }. { K (i) }. { Q (i) }. { N (i) }. { A (i) }. { F (i) }. { C (i) }. { B (i) }.
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{The evolution of organics to carbonaceous material induced by proton irradiation is a well established phenomenon independent of the type of original carbon containing material. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Complete the text: Match up the star pattern with the likely constellation: - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T Volans { L (i) }. Cassiopeia { Q (i) }. Pegasus { T (i) }. Orion { N (i) }. Crux { R (i) }. Ursa Major { O (i) }. Phoenix { S (i) }. Draco { P (i) }. Eridanus { M (i) }.
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{True or False, A planet has been referred to as a moving light in the sky. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Which of the following is characteristic of the scattered disc + a distant region of the solar system + the dwarf planet Eris + orbital eccentricites ranging up to 0.8 - inclinations as high as 50° + perihelia greater than 30 AU + Dysnomia
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{True or False, The observations of planetary motion agree with computed orbits to the accuracy of the observations. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Complete the text: Match up the description with each of the optical astronomy possibilities below: Palomar's 5 m - L adaptive optics poc - M AO actuators - N Mars Global Surveyor - O star-forming region - P Warner & Swasey - Q protoplanetary nebula - R SkyMapper - S Mauna Kea - T full-color of Mercury - U Hubble Space Telescope of carbon star - V supernova remnant - W HESS - X line of sight - Y { L (i) }. { V (i) }. { Q (i) }. { T (i) }. { Y (i) }. { N (i) }. { U (i) }. { R (i) }. { X (i) }. { O (i) }. { S (i) }. { P (i) }. { W (i) }. { M (i) }.
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{True or False, The Russian Okno system is an optoelectronic, manually operated system for monitoring and surveillance of space objects integrated to the KRONA system of space recognition. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Which of the following are X-ray astronomy phenomena that may be associated with comets? - lightning + solar wind + a sunward region - a geocorona - minerals high in magnesium - solar X-rays - diffuse X-ray background - low-oxygen conditions
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{True or False, The astronomer Clyde Tombaugh is the discoverer of Charon. - TRUE + FALSE
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{True or False, The US Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance (GEODSS) base at Diego Garcia is located just off the coast of southern California. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Which of the following is associated with Pluto? + a dwarf planet - a member of the Oort belt + the northern polar region has brightened + the southern polar region has darkened - its overall redness has decreased + extreme axial tilt
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{With respect to protoplanetary disks what green mineral has been found? { olivine (i) }
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{"The spectrum of gaseous methane at 77 K in the 1.1-2.6 µm region [is] a benchmark for" { planetary astronomy (i) }
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{True or False, Pluto is in the Kuiper belt. + TRUE - FALSE
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{A cloud at nearly a quarter of the distance to Proxima Centauri is called the { Oort cloud (i) }
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Hypotheses

 * 1) Quiz questions could be included that pertain to optical components.