Astronomy Quiz 08

Which combination describes the violet end of the visible light spectrum?

• high energy, short wavelength

• low energy, short wavelength

• high energy, long wavelength

• low energy, long wavelength

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Which of the following shows the correct order of colors, from shorter to longer wavelength?

• blue, yellow, red

• yellow, red, blue

• blue, red, yellow

• red, yellow, blue

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What kind of radiation is most likely to be emitted from a low temperature nebula?

• x-rays

• radio waves

• gamma rays

• ultraviolet rays

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Which of the following color of stars is the hottest?

• red

• white

• blue

• yellow

The characteristic of a star that can NOT be found by studying the color or spectrum of a star is:

• temperature.

• motion (toward or away).

• size.

• type of gases.

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Which of the two elements below are in the star Bruinatour 2011xb?

• both elements

• only element #1

• only element #2

• neither element

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One summer night you notice there is a red star along with all the white stars. What can you accurately say about the red star compared to the others?

• It is larger.

• It is smaller.

• It is hotter.

• It is cooler.

If the wave diagrams represent part of the electromagnetic spectrum, which letter represents x-rays, infrared and gamma rays?

• A is infrared, B is gamma rays, C is x-rays.

• A is x-rays, B is gamma rays, C is infrared.

• A is gamma rays, B is infrared, C is x-rays.

• A is gamma rays, B is x-rays, C is infrared.

• A is infrared, B is x-rays, C is gamma rays.

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How do we know what stars are made of?

• We analyze stone pictographs found in ancient Mayan ruins.

• We capture gas samples and analyze the samples with the Hubble space telescope.

• We analyze the lines of the star’s spectrum with a spectroscope.

• We use multiwavelength astronomy to analyze the spectral energy.

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What could we conclude about a distant object in space that was emitting mostly radio and infrared waves?

• The object is probably very small, like a white dwarf star.

• The object is mostly high energy, probably a supernova or other explosion.

• The object is probably very large, like a whole galaxy.

• The object is mostly low energy, probably a nebula or cloud of gas and dust.

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