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{Which of the following emission/absorption phenomena are associated with radiation astronomy? + helium lines at 501 and 505 nm + the strong C2 (1,2) band + nitrogen emission in plasmas at 566.934 nm from N VIII + helium emission line at 5876 Å + neutral iron line at 526.96 nm + calcium yellow line at 569.4 nm
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{True or False, Boron has an emission line in the yellow. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Which of the following is a phenomenon associated with yellow astronomy? - Jupiter + sodium line emission - sunspots on the Sun - an emission with a wavelength of 420 nm - phosphorus - TiO
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{True or False, Hydrogen has an emission line in the yellow. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Which chemical phenomena are associated with the Earth? + quartz is the second most abundant mineral + an atmosphere containing CO2 + green, red, blue, and yellow airglow + the production and escape of hot H+ ions + oxygen emissions + helium ions
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{True or False, The XRS aboard the MESSENGER spacecraft maps mineral composition. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Tarapacaite is a natural mineral pigment composed of what likely source of yellow? { chromate|potassium chromate (i) }
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{True or False, The planet Saturn exhibits a pale yellow hue due to ammonia crystals in its upper atmosphere. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Yes or No, The V 2 rocket was first used as a sounding rocket for yellow astronomy before being converted into a weapon. - Yes + No
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{A terrestrial planet is composed primarily of? { silicate rocks|metals|silicates (i) }
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{True or False, The red shift cannot affect yellow stars. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Complete the text: A filter of type F588N allows the transmission of { yellow (i) } rays.
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{True or False, The Hubble Space Telescope currently uses the Wide Field Planetary Camera (PC-2) with its F588N filter among others for yellow astronomy. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Which of the following emission/absorption phenomena are associated with yellow astronomy? + Nitrogen emission line at 575.5 nm - the strong C2 (1,2) band - nitrogen emission in plasmas at 566.934 nm from N VIII + Helium emission line at 5876 Å - neutral iron line at 526.96 nm + Calcium yellow line at 569.4 nm
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{True or False, There are yellow or yellow mineral containing meteorites. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Which of the following is not a prominent feature associated with the yellowness response? - M cone cells - a green light source + L cones - "bluish green" 493-498 nm - "yellowish green" 530-559 nm - "yellow green" 559-570 nm
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{True or False, Beryllium has an emission line in the yellow. - TRUE + FALSE
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{True or False, The rocky surface of the planet Venus can be detected when Venus is observed using yellow astronomy. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Before the current era and perhaps before 6,000 b2k which classical planet may have been yellow? { Osiris|Saturn (i) }
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{True or False, Bremsstrahlung radiation may be a source of the yellow continuum. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Yellow astronomy observation is performed all around the surface of the Earth by? { location (i) }
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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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{Which of the following are likely associated with a yellow emission line control group? - rocky objects + high peak to background + plasma objects + a G2V photosphere - rotation - watery surface - spots
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{True or False, Yellow Bremsstrahlung radiation is not detected from the Sun because the photosphere isn't ionized enough to produce it. - TRUE + FALSE
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{During the late 1600s the sunspot cycle lost its usual intensity and became the what? { Maunder Minimum (i) }
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{True or False, Yellow radiation bursts are the most luminous electromagnetic events known to occur in the universe. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Which of the following is not a characteristic of radiation? - throwing a beam - a stream of charged or neutral particles + the process of calculating the energy of a beam - sending out a traveling ray - a secondary hazard
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{True or False, A principle is a law or rule that has to be followed. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Using the equation $$\frac{c2}{\lambda T}\frac{1}{ e^{\frac{c2}{\lambda T}} - 1}e^{\frac{c2}{\lambda T}} - 5 = 0$$ what temperature corresponds approximately to a Planckian peak wavelength of 580 nm? - 5140 K - 5800 K + 5170 K - 6000 K - 5870 K - 5250 K
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{True or False, In the first derivative of Planck's equation to generate a wavelength, for a wavelength, temperature pair like (495 nm, 6100 K), the constant c2 has units of nm K. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Which of the following is not a yellow characteristic of solar active regions? - iron - yellow spectral lines are 1.4 % shallower at solar maximum - coronal clouds - spot central meridian passage + a surface coverage of at least 95%.
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{True or False, The Earth's atmosphere does not transmit yellow radiation between 470 and 590 nm in wavelength because of water vapor. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Which of the following is involved in planetary astronomy more so than planetary science? + the occurrence of yellow rock types on the surface of rocky objects - the Earth and other rocky objects have a yellow mineral containing mantle - checking equations about complex systems + the advantages of a 580 nm band pass - 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 yellow astronomy. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Various yellow radiation observatories occur at different altitudes and geographic locations due to what effect? - the presence of oceans on the Earth - locally available carving tools + light pollution - most astronomical objects are observed at night - currently dormant volcanoes seldom erupt - human habitation increases near an astronomical observatory
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{True or False, A yellow metallic or stony object that is the remains of a meteor is called a meteoroid. - TRUE + FALSE
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{Which of the following is not a phenomenon usually associated with regions? - a connected part of a space - a tract of yellow fields + definite extent of a banana orchard - Rho Cassiopeiae - temporal change in yellow radiation flux - weather
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{Which of the following are the differences between a star and an astronomical yellow source? + a star may emit predominantly green rays - an astronomical yellow source is spherical - a yellow star is an astronomical yellow source + a star with nuclear fusion in its chromosphere emits neutrinos, but a yellow source with no nuclear fusion ongoing does not + a yellow source may be cloud like + an astronomical yellow source may be a rocky object
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Hypotheses

 * 1) Yellow wavelengths help identify elements like sulfur.