RES Midterm Review

Based on the ESRTs, what color of the visible light spectrum has the longest wavelength?

• blue
• green
• white
• red

What electromagnetic spectrum part of the is on either side of the visible light spectrum?

• gamma rays
• infrared rays
• radio waves
• X-rays

What is the most massive type of stars?

• White Dwarfs
• Main Sequence
• Red Giants
• Super Giants

How many times more luminous is Aldebaran than our Sun?

• 20
• 700
• 300
• 1000

What is Saturn's density?

• 1.3 g/cm³
• 5.5 g/cm³
• 0.7 g/cm³
• 1.8 g/cm³

About how many times brighter is Betelgeuse than our Sun?

• 100
• 10,000
• 100,000
• 1000

What is the period of rotation of the Sun ?

• 1 year
• 27 days
• 365 days 
• 24 hours

What motion is represented in this diagram?

• gravity
• rotation
• revolution
• spinning

What event is shown in this diagram?

• An eclipse of the sun
• An eclipse of the earth
• An eclipse of the moon
• An eclipse of the a star

Which planet has the most eccentric orbit?

• Neptune
• Jupiter
• Earth
• Mercury