Intro to Astronomy (Lessons 3-4)

Comparing two electromagnetic waves with different wavelength, which of them (if any) has higher frequency?

• The wave with longer wavelength has higher frequency

• The wave with shorter wavelength has higher frequency

• They both have the same frequency

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Which of the following kinds of radiation has the longest wavelength?

• Infrared

• Ultraviolet

• Gamma rays

• Radio waves

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All other things equal, a hotter source tends to emit light that has:

• Shorter wavelength than a colder source

• Longer wavelength than a colder source

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According to the Doppler effect, the spectrum of light emitted from a moving object is

• Redshifted no matter the direction of the motion

• Redshifted only if the object is moving towards us

• Redshifted only if the object is moving away from us

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The largest telescopes currently in use for research collect light through:

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

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Which of the following phenomena is a consequence of the Earth's magnetic field interacting with the solar wind?

• The centrifugal effect

• The Coriolis effect

• The greenhouse effect

• Aurora Borealis

Which of the following gases in the Earth's atmosphere absorbs much of the Sun's UV radiation?

• Nitrogen

• Hydrogen

• Ozone

• Carbon Dioxide

How long is the day/night cycle (the time it takes at a given location for daylight to become darkness and then daylight again) on the moon?

• One day

• One month

• One year

• One hour

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Craters on the moon are due to:

• Volcanoes

• Plate tectonics

• Impact from collisions

Disregarding any effects from the Sun or from local geography, when the ocean on the side of the Earth directly facing the Moon is at high tide, the ocean on the opposite side would be at:

• High tide

• Low tide

• Intermediate (average sea height level)

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