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Astro 101 Final Exam&Period; Questions With 100&Percnt; Correct Answers
From center outward, which of the following lists the "layers" of the Sun in the correct order? 
A) core, corona, radiation zone, convection zone, photosphere, chromosphere 
B) core, radiation zone, convection zone, corona, chromosphere, photosphere 
C) core, convection zone, radiation zone, corona, chromosphere, photosphere 
D) core, radiation zone, convection zone, photosphere, chromosphere, corona 
 
 
 
Compared to spiral galaxies, elliptical galaxies have are 
A) redder and flatter 
B...
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Astro 101 Final Exam&Period; Questions With 100&Percnt; Correct Answers&Period;
The processes of plate tectonics are most active on 
a. Mercury. 
b. Venus. 
c. the Earth. 
d. the Moon. 
 
 
Analysis of lunar samples shows that 
a. lava flooding in the maria has occurred throughout lunar history. 
b. lava flooding in the maria occurred only early in lunar history. 
c. as many impacts occur now as ever have in the past. 
d. its composition is chemically identical to the Earth's crust. 
 
 
The current best scheme for explaining the Moon's origin involves 
a. a giant imp...
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Astro 101 Final Exam&Period; Questions With 100&Percnt; Correct Answers&Period;
The ocean tides of the earth are? 
attracted to the moon by its gravitational pull 
- Highest when the moon is full or new 
 
 
Red stars are _____ than blue stars 
cooler 
 
 
Red stars are 
supergiant’s 
 
 
Blue stars are 
hotter than red stars 
 
 
Modern telescopes use mirrors made of glass because 
glass can be "zero expansion" and doesn't change shape 
 
 
the size of mountains on earth is limited by? 
Gravity 
 
 
Earth is not a perfect sphere because? 
its rotation 
 
 
what ...
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Astro 101 Exam 2&Period; Questions With 100&Percnt; Correct Answers&Period;
From lecture, how often does the Moon rotate on its axis? 
The moon completes a revolution every 27.3 days, which is the time it takes for the moon to go through all of its phases. 
-From lecture, draw and label the Earth, Sun and Moon, indicate the direction of the Moon's orbit, and label New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waning Crescent. 
 
 
 
From lecture, explain the difference between the sidereal and solar month. Which one is lo...
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Astro 101 Exam 2&Period; Questions With 100&Percnt; Correct Answers
The light from the dust tail... 
is reflected sunlight from the dust. 
 
 
The source material for a meteor shower is usually... 
the debris left behind by a comet. 
 
 
The name of a meteor shower comes from... 
the constellation closest to the radiant. 
 
 
The asteroid that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs was believed to have 6.8×10^15 kg of mass and a speed of 12 km/s. 
What is the impact energy associated with the collision with Earth? 
4.9x10^23 J 
 
 
The dwarf planet Ceres has a ...
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Astro 101 Exam 2&Period; Questions With 100&Percnt; Verified Answers&Period;
Which of the following studies is best suited to astronomical observations that fall into the category called time monitoring? 
-Studying how a star's brightness varies over a period of 3 years. 
-Measuring the rotation rate of a distant star. 
-Studying how different planets differ in their surface compositions. 
-Determining the age of the solar system. 
 
 
 
Which of the following is not a reason why telescopes tend to be built on mountaintops that are relatively far from cities and are in r...
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Cwru Astro 101 Exam 1&Period; Questions With 100&Percnt; Correct Answers&Period;
The Sun has an angular diameter of about 0.5◦ and an average distance of about 150 million km. What is the Sun's approximate physical diameter? Compare your answer to the actual value of 1 390 000 km. 
Given that the Sun has an angular diameter of about 0.5◦ and an average distance of about 150 million kilometers, we can use the angular diameter equation from Mathematical Insight 2.1: 
θ = d × 
360◦ 
2πD 
,where θ is the angular diameter, d is the physical diameter, and D is the phy...
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Astro 101 Exam 1&Period; Questions With 100&Percnt; Correct Answers
Asteroid belt 
between mars and jupiter 
 
 
Meteors 
shooting stars 
tiny dust particles or grains 
less than a centimeter in size 
occur when asteroid crosses earths orbit 
 
 
Meteorite 
a piece of meteor that survives atmospheric entry 
 
 
Jupiter 
less dense but 300x the size of earth 
small ring system 
 
 
Great red spot 
giant storm larger than earth that has lasted for 300 years 
 
 
Jupiter's moons 
more 50 moons 
Io, europa, ganymede, callisto 
 
 
Terrestrial planets 
Mercury, Ve...
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Astro 101 Exam 1&Period; Questions With 100&Percnt; Correct Answers
Local Group 
The group of about 40 galaxies to which the Milky Way Galaxy belongs. 
 
 
Galaxy Clusters 
A collection of a few dozen or more galaxies bound together by gravity; smaller collections of galaxies are simply called groups. 
 
 
Superclusters 
The largest known structures in the universe, consisting of many clusters of galaxies, groups of galaxies, and individual galaxies. 
 
 
Observable Universe 
The portion of the entire universe that can be seen from Earth, at least in principle. ...
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Astro 101 Exam 1&Period; Questions With 100&Percnt; Correct Answers&Period;
Each of the following diagrams shows a spaceship somewhere along the way between Earth and the Moon (not to scale); the midpoint of the distance is marked to make it easier to see how the locations compare. Rank the five positions of the spaceship from left to right based on the strength of the gravitational force that Earth exerts on the spaceship, from strongest to weakest. (Assume the spaceship has the same mass throughout the trip; that is, it is not burning any fuel.) 
Gravity follows an in...
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Astro 101 Exam 1&Period; Questions With 100&Percnt; Correct Answers
Two Laws of Thermal Radiation 
1) (Stefan-Boltzmann law) Each square meter of a hotter object's surface emits more light at all wavelengths 
2) (Wien's Law) Hotter objects emit photos with higher average energy. 
 
 
Magnification 
the ratio of an object's image size to its real size; can blur images if too high or too low 
 
 
Resolution of a telescope 
amount of detail a telescope allows us to see; the smallest angle over which we can tell that two dots (or two stars) are distinct 
 
...
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Astro 101 Exam 1&Period; Questions With 100&Percnt; Correct Answers&Period;
T/F 
The most abundant element in the Sun is hydrogen. 
True 
 
 
T/F 
Neutrinos have never been detected experimentally. 
False 
 
 
T/F 
The proton-proton chain releases energy because mass is created in the process. 
False 
 
 
T/F 
There are as many absorption lines in the solar spectrum as there are elements present in the Sun. 
False 
 
 
T/F 
The density and temperature in the solar corona are much higher than in the photosphere. 
False 
 
 
The Sun spins on its axis roughly once each 
a)...
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Astro 101 Exam 1&Period; Questions With 100&Percnt; Correct Answers&Period;
The amount of light that a telescope gathers is proportional to the square of its objective diameter. 
 
 
The two kinds of electromagnetic radiation that can easily be observed through the Earth's atmosphere are 
visible (optical) and radio. 
 
 
Emission spectrum is best described by which of the following? 
Only a few, separate colors 
 
 
A star's surface temperature is most accurately determined from: 
its color 
 
 
We can determine the chemical composition of an object most accurate...
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Astro 101 Exam 1&Period; Questions With 100&Percnt; Correct Answers
What happens when the earth blocks the sun's light from the moon 
lunar eclipse 
 
 
What phase is the moon in during a total lunar eclipse? 
 
 
 
Red moon 
lunar eclipse, must be a full moon, this eclipse is visible to the entire night side of earth 
 
 
Compared to the direction the sun rotates, most of the planets and their moons rotate in 
the same direction 
 
 
Density math problem 
 
 
 
Object A has density p1, object has the same shape and dimensions, but is 3x as massive. Object b ...
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Astro Test 1 Questions with Verified Answers Rated A
What two properties of a planet affect the gravity we feel 
on its surface? - -mass and radius 
Compared to blue light, red light has... - -longer 
wavelength, smaller frequency, less energy 
Which would have the longest day and the shortest year? 
- -a planet that rotated slowly on its axis and orbited 
the Sun ra
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Astro 1 Exam 1 2026 ‖ Complete Questions And Correct Answers ‖ Latest Version ‖ Verified Answers
Astro 1 Exam 1 2026 ‖ Complete Questions &Newline;And Correct Answers ‖ Latest Version ‖ &Newline;Verified Answers
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Astro Exam 3 Cc Exam 2025 Questions And Answers
Select the elements which are part of mise-en-scene. Choose all correct answers. 
a) the dialogue in the screen play 
b) props 
c) lighting 
d) smell of the movie theater 
e) placement of actors within the scene 
ASTRO EXAM 3 CC EXAM 2025 
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f) actor costuming 
g) set design - ANS b) props 
c) lighting 
e) placement of actors within the scene 
f) actor costuming 
g) set design 
What are two major visual components of mise-en-...
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Astronomy Exam 1 (Chapters 1-5) Questions With All Correct Answers 2025 Latest Update
Astronomy Exam 1 (Chapters 1-5) Questions With All Correct Answers 2025 Latest Update
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Astro 7N PSU Exam 1 Questions And Answers
Astro 7N PSU Exam 1 Questions And Answers
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Astro Final Exam Solved Correctly To Score A&Plus; 2025
Astro Final Exam Solved Correctly To Score A&Plus; 2025