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Question 1
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How can the density of the Sun be measured?
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by using the density of hydrogen as measured on Earth
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by analyzing samples of the solar wind
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by using the amount of area covered by Venus during a transit
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by using Newton’s laws and the Sun’s diameter
Question 2
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What is the definition of Absolute Zero?
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zero degrees Celsius
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the temperature at which no thermal energy can be extracted from atoms
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the temperature at which water freezes
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the temperature at which molecules split into atoms
Question 3
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The temperature of an object is 273K. What is the temperature in degrees Celsius?
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273
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-273
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0
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373
Question 4
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The temperature of an object is 373K. What is the temperature in degrees Celsius?
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-273
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-173
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173
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273
Question 5
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What is the temperature of an object from which no heat energy can be extracted?
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0 Kelvin
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100 Kelvin
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100 Celsius
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Celsius
Question 6
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The surface temperature of the Sun is about 5800K. Based on this temperature, what is the expected peak wavelength of radiation?
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orange
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green
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yellow
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red
Question 7
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Which of the following measures the average speed of the particles (atoms or molecules) in a gas?
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Heat
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Composition
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Temperature
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Binding energy
Question 8
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A plot of the continuous spectra of four different stars is shown in the figure. Based on these spectra, which of the stars is the hottest?
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A
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B
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C
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D
Question 9
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A plot of the continuous spectra of four different stars is shown in the figure. Based on these spectra, which of the stars has the lowest temperature?
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A
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B
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C
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D
Question 10
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The Sun emits its maximum intensity of light at about 520 nm. According to Wien’s Law, at what wavelength would the maximum intensity be for a star with a surface temperature twice that of the Sun?
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260 nm
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1040 nm
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5800 nm
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11600 nm
Question 11
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What is the sequence of star colours in order of increasing temperature?
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red, yellow, blue
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red, blue, yellow
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yellow, blue, red
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blue, yellow, red
Question 12
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Is it possible for a red star to emit more energy than a blue star?
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No, because the red star has a lower temperature.
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Yes, if the red star has a larger area.
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Yes, if the red star has a larger wavelength of maximum intensity.
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No, because red stars are less massive than blue stars.
Question 13
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The Stefan-Boltzmann law says that hot objects emit energy proportional to the fourth power of their temperature. One star has a temperature of 30,000 K and another star has a temperature of 6,000 K. Compared to the cooler star, how much more energy per second will the hotter star radiate from each square meter of its surface? (Please see appendix)
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5 times
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25 times
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625 times
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10^15 times
Question 14
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What is the explanation for the pattern of granulation seen on the visible surface of the Sun?
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The granules form the base of a circulation pattern that extends from the photosphere to the outer corona.
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The granules are regions of nuclear energy generation in the Sun
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Each granule contains a strong magnetic field, which compresses and heats the gas underneath it.
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The granules are the tops of hot gases that have risen from the Sun's convective Zone
Question 15
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What is found in the centers of granules?
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hot material rising to the photosphere from below
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cool material falling from the photosphere to the regions below
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material that is fainter and hotter than its surroundings
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material that is brighter and cooler than its surroundings
Question 16
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What is responsible for binding the electrons to the nucleus?
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Kirchhoff's law
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Wien’s law
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Coulomb's Law
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Balmer series
Question 17
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Which of the following is a set of rules that describes how atoms and subatomic particles behave?
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Kirchhoff's law
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Wien’s law
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Quantum Mechanics
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General Relativity
Question 18
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What is the lowest energy level in an atom called?
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Ground State
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The absolute zero temperature
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The ionization level
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The energy level from which the Paschen series of hydrogen originates
Question 19
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The energy of the first level in an atom is 2.2×10-18 J, and the energy of the second energy level is 1.6×10-18 J. What is the energy of the photon that is emitted if an electron moves from the second level to the first?
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3.5×10^-36 J
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6.0×10^-19 J
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3.5×10^-18 J
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6.0×10^-18 J
Question 20
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The diagram illustrates a light source, a gas cloud, and three different lines of sight (the observer is located at the numbered positions). Along which line of sight would an observer see an absorption spectrum
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1
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2
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3
Question 21
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Which of the following can be determined from the spectrum of a star, without additional information?
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radial velocity
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core temperature
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distance
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velocity across the sky
Question 22
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Which of the following is a property of the Sun’s chromosphere?
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produces a coronal filtergram
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is below the visible surface of the Sun
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is above the corona
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hotter than the photosphere
Question 23
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A boy has mass equal to 35 kg on the surface of the Earth? What is his weight on the surface of the sun?
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2678 N
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350 N
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1589 N
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9620.8 N
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