PHYS 1010 Midterm 1 (Units 1-3), PHYS 1010 Final Exam (Units 8-11), astro Final Exam (Units
8-11) COMPLETE GUIDE EXAM WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Organic molecules have been located in giant clouds of dust and gas in between stars out in
space
a) True
b) False - ANSWER-True
The basic functional units that carry the genetic, or hereditary material in a cell are known as:
a) Genes
b) Proteins
c) Polymerases
d) Nucleic acids
e) Amino acids - ANSWER-Genes
__________ are organic compounds that are the molecular building blocks for ____________ -
ANSWER-Amino acids; proteins
Proteins are composed of:
a) Amino acids
,b) Lipids
c) Carbohydrates
d) Silicon
e) Helium - ANSWER-Amino acids
It has been discovered that there was an abundance of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere 2.4 billion
years ago. This means that life on Earth was already using _____________ before that time -
ANSWER-Photosynthesis
The study of life in the universe is known as _________________ - ANSWER-Astrobiology
What moon was discovered to have icy plumes containing salts venting from the surface?
a) Enceladus
b) Europa
c) Titan
d) Io
e) All the moons listed in this question - ANSWER-Enceladus
A continuous spectrum is
a) A band with most of the colours
b) A solid line of one colour
c) A spectrum of all the wavelengths in the rainbow
d) A solid black band
e) None of these answers - ANSWER-A spectrum of all the wavelengths in the rainbow
,The simplest atom is
a) Carbon
b) An alpha particle
c) Hydrogen
d) Argon
e) Helium - ANSWER-Hydrogen
Visible light takes up most of the electromagnetic spectrum
a) True
b) False - ANSWER-False
We call a light particle a ___________ - ANSWER-Photon/Photons
Electromagnetic radiations gets _________ as it moves away from its source
a) Weaker
b) Lower in frequency
c) More intense
d) Brighter
e) Slower - ANSWER-Weaker
If 11 waves takes 13 seconds to hit the shore, what is the frequency of the waves? Round to one
decimal place
, F = waves/time (s) - ANSWER-0.8
The ___________ of a source determines the type of radiation emitted - ANSWER-Temperature
An emission spectrum is a pattern of
a) Bright lines against a black background
b) Black lines against a continuous spectrum background
c) Bright lines of a single colour specifying the emission type
d) Coloured lines against a white background
e) All the colours of the rainbow - ANSWER-Bright lines against a black background
The number of wavelengths that pass by each second is called the _____________ - ANSWER-
Frequency
Light can act as a particle or a wave
a) True
b) False - ANSWER-True
When there are missing colours seen as dark lines on a spectrum they are called
a) Absorption spectrum
b) Continuous spectrum
c) Emission lines
8-11) COMPLETE GUIDE EXAM WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Organic molecules have been located in giant clouds of dust and gas in between stars out in
space
a) True
b) False - ANSWER-True
The basic functional units that carry the genetic, or hereditary material in a cell are known as:
a) Genes
b) Proteins
c) Polymerases
d) Nucleic acids
e) Amino acids - ANSWER-Genes
__________ are organic compounds that are the molecular building blocks for ____________ -
ANSWER-Amino acids; proteins
Proteins are composed of:
a) Amino acids
,b) Lipids
c) Carbohydrates
d) Silicon
e) Helium - ANSWER-Amino acids
It has been discovered that there was an abundance of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere 2.4 billion
years ago. This means that life on Earth was already using _____________ before that time -
ANSWER-Photosynthesis
The study of life in the universe is known as _________________ - ANSWER-Astrobiology
What moon was discovered to have icy plumes containing salts venting from the surface?
a) Enceladus
b) Europa
c) Titan
d) Io
e) All the moons listed in this question - ANSWER-Enceladus
A continuous spectrum is
a) A band with most of the colours
b) A solid line of one colour
c) A spectrum of all the wavelengths in the rainbow
d) A solid black band
e) None of these answers - ANSWER-A spectrum of all the wavelengths in the rainbow
,The simplest atom is
a) Carbon
b) An alpha particle
c) Hydrogen
d) Argon
e) Helium - ANSWER-Hydrogen
Visible light takes up most of the electromagnetic spectrum
a) True
b) False - ANSWER-False
We call a light particle a ___________ - ANSWER-Photon/Photons
Electromagnetic radiations gets _________ as it moves away from its source
a) Weaker
b) Lower in frequency
c) More intense
d) Brighter
e) Slower - ANSWER-Weaker
If 11 waves takes 13 seconds to hit the shore, what is the frequency of the waves? Round to one
decimal place
, F = waves/time (s) - ANSWER-0.8
The ___________ of a source determines the type of radiation emitted - ANSWER-Temperature
An emission spectrum is a pattern of
a) Bright lines against a black background
b) Black lines against a continuous spectrum background
c) Bright lines of a single colour specifying the emission type
d) Coloured lines against a white background
e) All the colours of the rainbow - ANSWER-Bright lines against a black background
The number of wavelengths that pass by each second is called the _____________ - ANSWER-
Frequency
Light can act as a particle or a wave
a) True
b) False - ANSWER-True
When there are missing colours seen as dark lines on a spectrum they are called
a) Absorption spectrum
b) Continuous spectrum
c) Emission lines
