NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL

S.6 PHYSICS MID OF TERM I – 2018

NAME: ________________________________________________COMB________

Instructions:
 This paper consists of three compulsory sections
 Time: 2 HOURS 30 Minutes
 Stefan-Boltzmann constant 𝜹 = 𝟓. 𝟔𝟕 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟖 𝑾𝒎−𝟐 𝑲𝟒
 Radius of the earth 𝑹𝒆 = 𝟔. 𝟒 × 𝟏𝟎𝟔 𝒎
SECTION A(circle the best alternative)
1. In order from the hottest to the coolest stars, the order of the stellar spectral sequence is
a. MKGFABO
b. ABFGKMO
c. OBAFGKM
d. OBFGAMK

2. For main sequence stars, the general rule is: the higher the surface temperature, the
a. less luminous are the stars.
b. more numerous are the stars.
c. greater the masses of the stars.
d. more common are binary stars.

3. Who was the first man to classify stars according to their brightness? Was it:
a. Aristarchus
b. Pythagoras
c. Copernicus
d. Hipparchus

4. What is the ultimate fate of our sun?

a. Red giant
b. White dwarf
c. Black hole
d. Supernova

5. What type of visible star is the coolest?

a. O b. A c. G d. M

6. The word Albedo refers to which of the following?

a. The wobbling motion of a planet
b. The amount of light a planet reflects
c. The phase changes of a planet
d. The brightness of a star

7. A first magnitude star is how many times brighter than a second magnitude star?
a. 2.5 b. 7.3 c. 10.0 d. 12.0
8. The ring nebula is an example of a planetary nebula. It is:
a. a ring of planets circling a star.
b. an expanding ring of gas released from a dying star.
c. a contracting ring of gas and dust falling circling into a massive object.
d. a ring of stars in a circular orbit.

9. Approximately how many times could a beam of light travel around the earth in one second?
a. 3 times b. 7.5 times c. 15 times d. 25 times

10. A blue shift means a Doppler shift of light from a(an)

a. receding star.
b. blue star.
c. approaching star.
d. fixed star.

11. The apparent magnitude of an object in the sky describes its

a. size
b. magnification
c. brightness
d. Distance

12. Which statement best describes stars?

a. faint dots of light that can be seen from Earth’s surface
b. objects that form in the outer parts of the solar system
c. celestial bodies made up of gas that give off light
d. large planets that are composed mostly of gases

13. Which of the following pairs of terms directly relates to the actual brightness of a star?
a. apparent magnitude and luminosity
b. absolute magnitude and luminosity
c. absolute magnitude and apparent magnitude
d. size and luminosity

14. Two stars have the same apparent magnitude as seen from Earth’s surface. Star A is 33 ly
away. Star B is 346 ly away. Which of the following statements is true?
a. The stars have the same absolute magnitude.
b. Star B is larger than star A.
c. Star B is more luminous than star A.
d. Star A has a smaller absolute magnitude.

15. There are billions of stars in the known universe. None of them seem to be as bright as the Sun.
Which statement gives the best reason why the Sun appears to be the brightest star?
a. The Sun is the closest star to Earth and so it seems brighter than distant stars that have
much greater absolute brightness.
b. All stars have the same apparent brightness, but the Sun has more absolute brightness.
c. The Sun is the biggest of all the stars and therefore has the greatest absolute brightness.
d. The Sun is the hottest of all the stars and therefore has the greatest absolute brightness.
 SECTION B (Fill answers in the space provided)

16. The star nearest to the sun is called

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17. What is formed when a massive star, after reaching supergiant status, explodes?
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18. What is the name of the star that is the BRIGHTEST in the sky?
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19. The term "Parsec", a unit of measure for interstellar space, is a contraction of what two words?
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20. What is the definition of one Astronomical Unit?
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21. The earth's motion around the sun causes relatively nearby stars to shift against the background
of the more distant fixed stars. What term is used to describe this phenomenon?
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22. What one property besides the temperature does the luminosity of a star depend upon?
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23. Canopas has an absolute magnitude of -5.0 and is a distance of 70 pc from earth. Calculate the
apparent magnitude of Canopas.
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24 .

a) Use the H- R diagram in Figure 13. 7 to estimate:

i. the luminosity of a main sequence star with a surface temperature of 5000 K
𝐿Θ
ii. the surface temperature of a main sequence star of luminosity 1000
b) Use the H- R diagram in Figure 13.7 to give a rough value for
i. the average luminosity of red giant stars
ii. the temperature of the brightest main sequence star.

25. Complete the following table related to stellar luminosities.

Star Luminosity (L⊙) Radius (R⊙) Temperature(T⊙)

Star A 3 1
Star B 16 2
Star C ½ 2

26. Write short notes using relevant diagrams about

a. Eclipsing binaries
b. Difference between apparent magnitude and absolute magnitude
c. Difference between luminosity and brightness of a star.
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