Astronomy 104, Spring 2018: Test 1
Astronomy 104, Spring 2018: Test 1
Astronomy 104, Spring 2018: Test 1
Test 1
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
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Make sure your scantron has your name and code on it.
How
far
is
the
Andromeda
galaxy?
(A
ballpark
number
is
sufficient,
but
C
you
must
have
your
orders
of
magnitude
right.)
A:
600
million
km.
B:
100,000
light
years.
C:
2
million
light
years.
D:
14
billion
light
years.
E:
4
light
years.
The
whole
universe
is
build
up
of
…'s.
(Provide
the
name
of
the
type
of
D
objects.)
A:
Stars.
B:
Star
clusters.
C:
Gas
clouds.
D:
Galaxies.
E:
Planets.
4
C What
is
an
astronomical
unit,
and
how
many
km's
is
it?
A:
1
AU
is
the
distance
to
the
center
of
the
Galaxy,
equals
150,000,000
km.
B:
1
AU
is
the
distance
from
Earth
to
Moon,
equals
400,000
km.
C:
1
AU
is
the
distance
from
the
Sun
to
Earth,
equals
150,000,000
km.
D:
1
AU
is
the
size
of
the
observable
Universe,
14,000,000,000
light
years.
E:
1
AU
is
the
circumference
of
the
equator,
equals
150,000,000
km.
C Is
the
Milky
Way
visible
to
the
naked
eye
in
a
dark
loca_on?
A:
No.
We
need
large
telescopes
to
see
the
Milky
Way
at
all.
B:
No,
but
a
pair
of
binoculars
is
sufficient
to
see
it.
C:
Easily,
as
a
band
of
light
all
the
way
around
the
sky.
D:
As
a
faint
and
3ny
patch
of
glow.
E:
Barely.
E On
the
pictures,
which
object
is
not
part
of
our
Galaxy?
A:
3.
B:
5.
C:
1.
D:
6.
E:
2
6
A What
is
the
light
of
the
Milky
Way
in
actual
fact?
A:
The
light
of
a
few
billion
stars
washed
together.
B:
A
reflec3on
of
sunlight
on
dust
par3cles
in
the
Solar
System.
C:
The
glow
of
gas
le]
behind
when
the
Universe
was
born.
D:
The
glow
of
the
upper
atmosphere
due
to
cosmic
radia3on.
E:
A
reflec3on
of
sunlight
in
Earth's
atmosphere.
A What
object
must
M
42
be,
judged
only
by
its
name?
A:
A
deep-‐sky
object.
B:
A
moon
(satellite).
C:
A
meteorite.
D:
A
planet.
E:
A
bright
star.
Why
can
we
not
see
spectacular
views
of
nebulae
and
galaxies
in
a
E
telescope?
A:
Because
they
all
radiate
in
invisible
(IR)
light
only.
B:
Because
they
are
all
too
small.
C:
Because
they
are
all
too
far
to
see.
D:
Because
their
light
is
obscured
by
interstellar
dust.
E:
Because
they
are
all
exceedingly
faint.
Alpha
Orionis
is
much
brighter
than
Theta
Orionis.
Consequently,
Alpha
C
Ori
is
much
closer
than
Theta
Ori.
Is
this
so?
A:
Cannot
be.
They
are
in
the
same
galaxy,
so
they
must
be
at
the
same
distance
from
us.
B:
Cannot
be.
All
stars
are
at
the
same
distance
from
us.
C:
Not
necessarily.
Maybe
Alpha
Ori
is
a
larger
star.
D:
Surely.
That
is
why
Alpha
Ori
is
brighter.
E:
Cannot
be.
They
are
in
the
same
constella3on,
so
they
must
be
at
the
same
distance
from
us.
Knowing
the
absolute
magnitude
and
the
apparent
magnitude
of
a
star,
D
what
can
be
calculated?
A:
Its
age.
B:
Its
true
size.
C:
Its
apparent
size.
D:
Its
distance.
E:
Its
temperature.
The
object
Chi
Persei
is
an
open
cluster.
The
name
is
misleading,
because
E
such
a
name
should
indicate
a
…
A:
constella3on.
B:
meteor
shower.
C:
planet.
D:
gas
cloud.
E:
star.
D What
is
the
difference
between
an
open
cluster
and
a
constella_on?
A:
An
open
cluster
is
special
kind
of
galaxy,
and
constella3ons
are
all
in
our
Galaxy.
B:
Constella3ons
are
small
parts
of
clusters.
C:
An
open
cluster
is
a
random
collec3on
of
stars,
while
constella3ons
are
real
objects.
D:
A
constella3on
is
a
bunch
of
unrelated
stars
at
various
distances;
an
open
cluster
is
a
real
object.
E:
An
open
cluster
contains
much
fewer
stars
(only
~10)
than
a
constella3on,
which
is
a
system
of
~
100
billion
stars.
D When
we
say
'magnitude'
without
qualifica_on,
what
do
we
mean?
A:
The
apparent
diameter
of
the
star
in
arc
seconds.
B:
The
distance
to
the
star
in
parsecs.
C:
The
diameter
of
the
star.
D:
Apparent
magnitude.
E:
Absolute
magnitude.
Which
is
the
brightest
star
in
the
sky
and
how
bright
is
it?
(Exclude
the
D
Sun.)
A:
Polaris,
0
mg.
B:
Betelgeuse
(Alpha
Orionis),
9.2
mg.
C:
Proxima
Centauri,
11.7
mg.
D:
Sirius,
-‐1.6
mg.
E:
Polaris,
2
mg.
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C How
do
stars
look
in
the
largest
telescope
of
the
world?
A:
They
look
like
large
disks
but
there
is
not
much
detail
to
see,
although
telescopes
would
have
been
able
the
resolve
the
details.
B:
They
look
like
star-‐shaped
objects
with
rays
emana3ng
from
them.
C:
They
look
like
points
(no
details
visible).
D:
They
look
like
3ny
disks
but
few
or
no
details
can
be
seen
on
them.
E:
They
look
like
large
disks
and
we
can
see
a
lot
of
detail
on
them.
The
largest
refractor
is
1
m
diameter.
No
larger
one
has
been
built
because
A
…
A:
larger
lenses
cannot
be
held
up
by
the
edges.
B:
spectroscopy
can
be
done
beGer
with
CCD
than
with
refractors.
C:
even
a
1.5-‐meter
size
refractor
would
cost
billions
of
dollars.
D:
larger
mirrors
cannot
be
made
to
op3cal
precision.
E:
of
the
blurring
caused
by
the
atmosphere.