Unit 2: Constellations Review

Unit 2: Constellations Review

by Monica McClure

Multiple Choice

A certain photon of light has a wavelength of 4.22x10^-7nm. What is the frequency? (v=c/λ)

• 7.11x10¹⁴ Hz

• 7.11Hz

• 1.41x10^-15

• -1.41x10¹⁵

Multiple Choice

A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy

• high, low

• high, high

• low, high

• low, low

Multiple Choice

Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy

• Gamma Rays

• Radio Waves

• Visible Light

• Infrared rays

Multiple Choice

Light behaves like both a particle and a ______.

• Mass

• Wave

• Current

Multiple Choice

What does the letter 'h' represent in the formula E = hv?

• Planck's constant

• Hydrogen

• Energy

Multiple Choice

Name the point directly above an observers head

• North Celestial Pole

• Nadir

• Zenith

• Polaris

Multiple Choice

The Celestial Sphere spins around two points in the sky known as the.....

• North and South Poles.

• Celestial North and Celestial South Poles.

• East and West Points of Light.

• Arctic and Antarctic Points.

Multiple Choice

The Celestial Sphere's coordinates are related to what Earth system of coordinates?

• Arctic & Antarctic Circles

• Longitude & Latitude

• Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer

• Sonar systems

Multiple Choice

Which statement correctly describes the rising and setting of the Sun？

• the Sun rises in the east and sets in the west

• the Sun rises in the west and sets in the east

• the Sun rises in the north and sets in the south

• the Sun rises in the west and sets in the north

Multiple Choice

An imaginary dome of the sky onto which all celestial objects such as stars, moons and planets can be plotted.

• Sun

• Celestial Sphere

• Apparent Motion

• Real Motion

Multiple Choice

Constellations that are visible year round (they do not rise or set), are known as:

• Ecliptical

• Celestial

• Circumpolar

• Seasonal

​Questions?