Quiz 5: Stars

A ___ is used in astronomy to break down light like a prism.

• telescope

• spectroscope

• stethoscope

• microscope

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When you looked outside at the sky with the spectroscope, the sunlight appears to emit a ___ spectra.

• absorption

• dark-line

• continuous

• bright-line

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Each element on the periodic table can be identified by its

• classification as a solid, liquid or gas.

• color

• ability to react to form compounds.

• unique spectral "fingerprint" lines

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What is the unknown spectra?

• beryllium
• copper
• manganese
• strontium

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What kind of spectrum is this?

• absorption spectrum
• continuous spectrum
• emission spectrum

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Which element(s) is/are in Unknown W?

• Cadmium, Potassium, and Helium

• Hydrogen, Potassium, and Lithium

• Cadmium and Sodium

• Only Sodium

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The unknown emissions spectra belongs to the element

• Hydrogen

• Mercury

• Neon

• Sodium

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The unknown emissions spectra belongs to the element

• Hydrogen

• Mercury

• Neon

• Helium

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Stars, like our sun, are made primarily of which elements?

• Hydrogen only

• Helium and Carbon

• Carbon and Iron

• Hydrogen and Helium

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The temperature of a star is related to its...

• solar system
• luminosity
• absolute magnitude
• color