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- 1. Multiple ChoiceLight travels at a finite, but incredibly fast speed.TrueFalse
- 2. Multiple ChoiceVisible light is the only type of electromagnetic radiation.TrueFalse
- 3. Multiple ChoiceStoring and analyzing light from space is key to understanding the cosmos.TrueFalse
- 4. Multiple ChoiceTelescopes brighten, resolve, and magnify images.TrueFalse
- 5. Multiple ChoiceSpectral lines help scientists to determine the chemical composition of remote astronomical objects.TrueFalse
- 6. Multiple ChoiceScientists use what are known as "spectrometers" to view the atomic spectra of various gasses.TrueFalse
- 7. Multiple ChoiceEvery element has its own unique atomic spectra.TrueFalse
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe Sun emits a continuous spectra.TrueFalse
- 9. Multiple ChoiceBlue visible light has a shorter wavelength than red visible light.TrueFalse
- 10. Multiple ChoiceRed light is "hotter" than blue light.TrueFalse
- 11. Multiple ChoiceSpectroscopy can help scientists discover habitable exoplanets.TrueFalse
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWien's law states that the higher the temperature, the shorter the peak wavelength of a blackbody's radiation.TrueFalse
- 13. Multiple ChoiceStars closely approximate blackbodies, hypothetical objects that perfectly absorb all electromagnetic radiation.TrueFalse
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe possibility that other Earth-like worlds orbiting Sun-like stars is very likely given the size and scale of the known universe.TrueFalse
- 15. Multiple ChoiceIf the human race were to settle on another planet in our solar system, Mars, the red planet, would be the most likely place right now.TrueFalse
- 16. Multiple ChoiceSilicon is a key chemical component to all life on Earth.TrueFalse
- 17. Multiple ChoiceSolar spectra allow astronomers to learn many vital properties of celestial objects including which of the following?Chemical compositionTemperatureRotationAll of these can be determined using solar spectra
- 18. Multiple ChoiceSpectra occur because electrons emit and absorb photons with only certain ______.wavelengthsionsemissionsfunctions
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe wavelength of light is related to which of the following properties?ColorFrequencyColor AND frequencyNeither color NOR frequency
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the main function of a telescope?To collect as much light as possibleTo magnify an imageTo resolve (increase sharpness of) an imageAll of the above are equally important
- 21. Multiple ChoiceAbsorption lines create _____ spectral lines on a visible light spectra due to the electrons moving into their _____ state.dark; exciteddark; groundbright; excitedbright; ground
- 22. Multiple ChoiceEmission lines create _____ spectral lines on a visible light spectra due to the electrons moving into their _____ state.dark; exciteddark; groundbright; excitedbright; ground
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of electromagnetic radiation has the highest frequency and, thus, is most dangerous to life?X-RayInfraredUltra-violetMicrowave
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following type of EM radiation has wavelengths longer than visible light?MicrowaveUltravioletGamma RaysYellow Visible Light
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following types of EM radiation have wavelengths shorter than visible light?MicrowaveRadioUltravioletViolet Visible Light
- 26. Multiple ChoiceLight that spreads out into a band of rainbow colors without any spectral lines so that every wavelength has some amount of radiation is called what?An emission spectrumAn absorption spectrumA continuous spectrumA light spectrum
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThe peak wavelength of radiation emitted by a blackbody is inversely proportional to its temperature. This is known as ________.Hubble's LawThe law of lightWein's LawNone of these are correct.
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Which drawing represents the process by which an emission line is formed?ABCD - 29. Multiple ChoiceWhich drawing represents the process by which an absorption line is formed?ABCD
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich is the correct order of EM radiation, from highest to lowest frequency?radio, microwave, visible, X-ray, gammagamma, ultraviolet, visible, infrared, radiogamma, microwave, X-ray, visible, ultravioletmicrowave, visible, gamma, radio, infrared
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