Test Bank for Astronomy Today 8th Edition by Eric Chaisson Steve McMillan All Chapters 1-28 Complete Guide A+

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1) Radiog waves,g visibleg light,g andg X-raysg areg allg typesg ofg electromagneticg radiation.
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2) Thegfrequencygofgag waterg waveg givesgusgitsgheight.
A) True
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3) Ifgag newgwaveg arrivesgongshoregeverygtwog seconds,gthengitsgfrequencygisg2gHz.
A) True
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B

4) Theggreaterg theg disturbanceg ofgthegmedium,g theg higherg thegamplitudeg ofg theg wave.
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5) Whileg gravityg isg alwaysg attractive,g electromagneticg forcesg areg alwaysg repulsive.
A) True
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6) Changinggthegelectricg fieldg willg haveg nogeffectgongtheg magneticg fieldsg ofg agbody.
A) True
B) False
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7) Asgtheygmovegthroughgspace,gthegvibratinggelectricalgandgmagneticgfieldsgofgaglightgwavegmustgm
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rter)gwavelengths,gsogforminggthegrainbowgofgcolors.
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10) Observationsg ing theg X-rayg portiong ofg theg spectrumg areg routinelyg doneg fromg theg surfaceg ofg theg Earth.
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B) False
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11) Ingblackbodygradiation,gthegenergygisgradiatedguniformlygingeverygregiongofgthegspectrum,gsogthegradiatinggb
odygappearsgblackgingcolor.
A) True
B) False
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B

12) AccordinggtogWein'sglaw,gtheglargerg thegblackbody,gthegshorterg itsgpeakgwavelength.
A) True
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13) Agblueg starg hasgag highergsurfacegtemperatureg thang ag redg star.
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14) AccordinggtogWein'sglaw,gtheghigherg theg surfacegtemperatureg ofgag star,gtheg redderg itsgcolor.
A) True
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15) Doublinggthegtemperatureg ofgag blackbodygwillg doubleg thegtotalg energygitgradiates.
A) True
B) False
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16) Asgag star'sg temperatureg increases,g theg frequencyg ofg peakg emissiong alsog increases.
A) True
B) False
gAnswer:g

A

17) Thegspectralglinesgofgeachgelementgaregdistinctivegtogthatgelement,gwhethergwegareglookinggatgemissio
ngorgabsorptionglines.
A) True
B) False
gAnswer:g

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