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Question 1:

What remains of a massive star after it explodes as a supernova?

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 A Neutron Star, A Plusar or a Black Hole

Question 2:

What causes the granular structure on the Sun’s photosphere?

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 Convection currents carrying hot material to the star’s surface.

Question 3:

What type of electromagnetic wave comes from the lowest temperature sources?

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 Radio

Question 4:

A Pulsar is

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  A Neutron star that is emitting beams of electromagnetic radiation while rapidly rotating.

Question 5:

On the H-R diagram, __________________ stars are hot, but dim.

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 White Dwarf

Question 6:

What is the defining characteristic of a Main Sequence star?

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 It is fusing hydrogen into helium in its core.

Question 7:

Radio waves are

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 a form of light.

Question 8:

What objects are considered the ‘birthplace’ of stars?

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 Nebulae composed primarily of hydrogen gas and dust.

Question 9:

Which of the following elements was created in the Big Bang?

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 Hydrogen

Question 10:

Which stars in in table 10.1 in the textbook (Fundamentals of College Astronomy, 3rd Edition by
LoPresto) are among the hottest?

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 Spica and Hadar

Question 11:

Which type of spectrum is produced by nebulae consisting of atoms that release photons when
electrons jump from high-energy states to lower-energy states?

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 Emission

Question 12:

An eclipsing binary system consists of

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 two stars whose combined light output towards Earth varies regularly as one star moves
in front of the other periodically.
Question 13:

Which of the following is NOT one of the advantages provided by telescopes?

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 They help us get closer to astronomical objects.

Question 14:

What is true regarding the actual brightness of most of the stars in table 10.2 in the textbook
(Fundamentals of College Astronomy 3rd Edition, by LoPresto)?

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 Most actually are very dim.

Question 15:

How do we know what processes are occurring at the center of the Sun?

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 We construct an explanation by applying physical laws and theories and we check these
theories by performing experiments in the laboratory as well as analyzing data from Solar
observations.

Question 16:

Which type of electromagnetic wave travels through the vacuum of space the fastest?

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 All electromagnetic waves travel through space at the same speed.

Question 17:

On the H-R diagram, __________________ stars are cool and dim.

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 Red Dwarf

Question 18:

Two stars in our sky have the same apparent magnitude. We know that

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 they may be at different distances, in which case the farther one must have the greater
luminosity.

Question 19:

A _____________ is a massive object that forms inside a gravitationally collapsing nebula. The
object will eventually become a star.

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 Protostar

Question 20:

Of the following types of electromagnetic waves, which has the longest wavelength?

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 Radio
Question 21:

A brown dwarf is

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 an object intermediate between a planet and a star, with not enough mass to begin nuclear
reactions in its core.

Question 22:

On the H-R diagram, __________________ stars are hot and bright.

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 Blue Giant

Question 23:

Which stars in table 10.1 in the textbook (Fundamentals of College Astronomy, 3rd Edition by
LoPresto) are among the coolest?

Question 24:

A star of apparent magnitude +1 appears

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 brighter than a star of apparent magnitude +2.

Question 25:

About how many Earths could fit across the diameter of the Sun?
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 100

Question 26:

Which of the following lists the three named stars in order of increasing mass (lowest mass
first)? Use the data in tables 10.1 and 10.2 in the textbook (Fundamentals of College Astronomy
3rd Edition, by LoPresto) to answer this question.

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 Barnard’s Star, Altair, Spica

Question 27:

Of the following types of electromagnetic waves, which has the shortest wavelength?

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 X-Rays

Question 28:

Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of spectra?

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 Photon

Question 29:

What is the energy source for Main Sequence stars?

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 Thermonuclear fusion of Hydrogen into Helium.

Question 30:

Sunspots appear darker than the surrounding regions of the Sun because

Type: Multiple Choice

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 they are cooler than the surrounding surface.

Question 31:

Now refer to table 10.2 in the textbook (Fundamentals of College Astronomy, 3rd Edition by
LoPresto). What is true regarding the apparent brightness of most of the stars in table 10.2?

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 Most appear very dim.

Question 32:

Regarding the lifetime of the Sun…

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 The Sun is half-way through a 10 billion year lifespan.

Question 33:

Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic types of binary star systems?
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 Planetary

Question 34:

Find the stars Wolf 359 and Procyon B in table 10.2 in the textbook (Fundamentals of College
Astronomy 3rd Edition, by LoPresto). Which is likely smaller?

Question 35:

Which of the following lists five stellar corpses (objects that are the final stage of a stars life).

Type: Multiple Choice

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 White Dwarf, Black Dwarf, Neutron Star, Pulsar, Black Hole

Question 36:

Which of the following lists the layers of the Sun in order from innermost to outermost.

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 Core, Radiation Zone, Convection Zone, Photosphere, Chromosphere, Corona.

Question 37:

The state in which a star’s gravitational collapse is balanced between gravity pushing inward and
gas pressure pushing outward is called

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  Hydrostatic equilibrium

Question 38:

Which type of telescope utilizes Mirrors?

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 Reflector Telescope

Question 39:

Where are the most massive stars to be found in the main sequence of a Hertzsprung-Russell
diagram?

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 The upper, left end.

Question 40:

What is meant by the ‘size’ of a telescope?

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 The diameter of the objective lens or primary mirror.

Question 41:

On what does the color of light depend?

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 Wavelength and, therefore, frequency.

Question 43:

Which of the following types of electromagnetic waves penetrate our atmosphere the best?

Type: Multiple Choice

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 Radio

Question 44:

Which of the following lists the four most common colors of stars in order from the hottest to the
coolest?

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 Blue, White, Yellow, Red

Question 45:

Which type of instrument is more commonly used by professional astronomers?

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 Reflecting Telescope

Question 46:

The light-gathering power of a telescope is related directly to

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 the area of its primary mirror or lens.

Question 47:

Proxima Centauri has a parallax angle of 0.772 seconds of arc. What should be true about the
parallax angles of all other stars in table 10.2 in the textbook (Fundamentals of College
Astronomy, 3rd Edition, by LoPresto)?

The relationship between mass and luminosity for main sequence stars is such that

Type: Multiple Choice

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 The greater the stellar mass, the higher the luminosity.

Question 49:

What type of star is the Sun?

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 Main Sequence.

Question 50:

The eventual fate of our Sun is to

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 become a steadily cooling white dwarf.