Astro 1 Exam 1 PSU Questions With All
Correct Answers 2025
How much more light does a 12 meter telescope collect than a 6 meter telescope?
CORRECT ANSWERS 4 times more
In the spectroscopy game, what did you do to produce emission lines in the spectrum?
CORRECT ANSWERS excite the gas in the box
What type of light does not get through earth's atmosphere? CORRECT ANSWERS x-
ray
is light a particle or a wave? CORRECT ANSWERS both
if a telescope in space is only 1/4 the diameter of a telescope on earth, which of the
following is true? CORRECT ANSWERS the space telescope has a higher
magnification than the larger telescope on the ground
lower-energy radiation has CORRECT ANSWERS longer wavelengths
from earth, which constellation might you find the planet saturn? CORRECT ANSWERS
taurus
two weeks after the 3rd quarter moon is the CORRECT ANSWERS first quarter moon
for a star close to the north star, how long does it take to move in a circle the whole way
around the north star? CORRECT ANSWERS 24 hours
An electron in a sodium atom absorbs a photon of light and moves to the next highest
energy level, what will happen? CORRECT ANSWERS the electron will eventually emit
a photon with the same energy as the one it absorbed
how many constellations are not zodiac constellations? CORRECT ANSWERS 75 or 76
A star is a hot dense gas surrounded by a cooler, low density atmosphere. What type of
spectrum will a star create? CORRECT ANSWERS absorption spectrum
What did Newton's law of universal gravitation tell us about how gravity works?
CORRECT ANSWERS the force of gravity from the sun will be stronger on a larger
mass object
how often is the sun in front of a zodiac constellation? CORRECT ANSWERS always
Correct Answers 2025
How much more light does a 12 meter telescope collect than a 6 meter telescope?
CORRECT ANSWERS 4 times more
In the spectroscopy game, what did you do to produce emission lines in the spectrum?
CORRECT ANSWERS excite the gas in the box
What type of light does not get through earth's atmosphere? CORRECT ANSWERS x-
ray
is light a particle or a wave? CORRECT ANSWERS both
if a telescope in space is only 1/4 the diameter of a telescope on earth, which of the
following is true? CORRECT ANSWERS the space telescope has a higher
magnification than the larger telescope on the ground
lower-energy radiation has CORRECT ANSWERS longer wavelengths
from earth, which constellation might you find the planet saturn? CORRECT ANSWERS
taurus
two weeks after the 3rd quarter moon is the CORRECT ANSWERS first quarter moon
for a star close to the north star, how long does it take to move in a circle the whole way
around the north star? CORRECT ANSWERS 24 hours
An electron in a sodium atom absorbs a photon of light and moves to the next highest
energy level, what will happen? CORRECT ANSWERS the electron will eventually emit
a photon with the same energy as the one it absorbed
how many constellations are not zodiac constellations? CORRECT ANSWERS 75 or 76
A star is a hot dense gas surrounded by a cooler, low density atmosphere. What type of
spectrum will a star create? CORRECT ANSWERS absorption spectrum
What did Newton's law of universal gravitation tell us about how gravity works?
CORRECT ANSWERS the force of gravity from the sun will be stronger on a larger
mass object
how often is the sun in front of a zodiac constellation? CORRECT ANSWERS always
