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Earth Science 3
Test 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| NAME TWO TYPES OF GALAXIES | SPIRAL AND IRREGULAR |
| NAME TWO KINDS OF RADIATION THAAT STARS OMIT OTHER THAN LIGHT | ULTAVIOLET, gamma |
| NAME TWO MEASURES NEEDED TO LOCATE A STAR USING CELESTIAL COORDINATES | DECLINATION, RIGHT ASCENTION |
| THE FIRST ASTRONMICAL TELESCOPE WAS MADE BY THIS PERSON | GALILEO |
| WHAT KIND OF TELESCOPE DID GALILEO MAKE? | A REFRACTOR TELESCOPE USING LENSES |
| WHAT KIND OF TELESCOPE DID NEWTON MAKE? | A REFLECTOR TELESCOPE THAT USED MIRRORS |
| WHAT DID PEOPLE IN ANCIENT TIMES USE TO MEASURE TIME AND SEASONS? | GNOMON |
| THE MEASURE OF A STAR'S BRIGHTNESS | MAGNITUDE |
| WHAT DOES MAGNITUDE DEPEND ON? | DISTANCE FROM THE EARTH AND THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT THE STAR EMITS- ACTUAL BRIGHTNESS |
| WHICH GALAXY CONTAINS THE EARTH'S SUN | MILKY WAY, G2 IN SPECTURAL CLASS |
| WHAT COLOR ARE THE HOTTEST STARS? | BLUE |
| WHAT IS A GROUP OF MILLIONS OF STARS CALLED? | GALAXY |
| AN EXTREMELY DENSE OBJECT THAT CAN TRAP EVEN LIGHT IS CALLED WHAT? | BLACK HOLE |
| A VERY HOT, BLUE WHITE STAR THAT IS HALF THE EARTH'S DIAMETER IS CALLED WHAT? | WHITE DWARF |
| A RED STAR THAT IS 500 TIMES LARGER THAN THE SUN IS CALLED WHAT? | SUPERGIANT |
| A STAR THAT SOMETIMES INCREASES MANY TIMES IN BRIGHTNESS THEN RETURNS TO ITS NORMAL BRIGHTNESS | NOVA |
| A STAR THAT EXPLODES AND SOMETIMES LEAVES BEHIND A NEUTRON STAR IS CALLED WHAT? | SUPERNOVA |
| A LARGE MASS OF DUST AND GAS IN SPACE IS CALLED WHAT? | NEBULA |
| A STAR THAT CHANGES IN BRIGHTNESS BECAUSE IT EXPANDS AND CONTRACTS REGULARLY IS CALLED WHAT? | CEPHEID VARIABLE |
| A SPINNING NEUTRON STAR THAT GIVES OUT STRONG RADIO SIGNALS IS CALLED A WHAT? | PULSAR |
| A DISTANCE THAT LIGHT EMITTED FROM A STAR TRAVELS IN A YEAR IS CALLED WHAT? | LIGHT YEAR & RED SHIFT |
| TRUE OR FALSE. A STAR WITH A LOWER MAGNITUDE IS BRIGHTER THAN A STAR WITH A HIGHER MAGNITUDE | TRUE |
| WHO INVENTED THE SCALE OF MAGNITUDE | HIPPARACHUS |
| THE ABILITY TO SEE DETAIL | RESOLUTION |
| INVENTED THE SYSTEM OF NAMING STARS IN A CONSTELLATION USING GREEK AND ROMAN LETTERS SUCH AS ALPHA URSA MAJORIS | BAYER |
| HOW MANY MODERN CONSTELLATIONS ARE THERE? | 88 |
| THE DISTORTION OF COLOR AROUND AN IMAGE | CHROMATIC OBERRATION |
| THE INSTRUMENT THAT HAS DONE MORE TO REVEAL THE MAGNIFICENCE OF THE HEAVEN'S THAN ANY OTHER IS WHAT? | HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE |
| WHAT TELESCOPE USES BOTH LENSES AND MIRRORS TO GATHER LIGHT? | COMPOSITE |
| WHY CAN THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE DETECT STARS BETTER THAN OTHER TELESCOPES ON THE EARTH? | OUTSIDE OF THE ATMOSPHERE, LOTS OF LENSES |
| NAME 2 ADVANTAGES OF A RADIO TELESCOPE | SEND AND RECIEVE WAVES, WORKS WITH OTHER RADIO TELESCOPES |
| A VERY UNUSUAL OBJECT IN THE UNIVERSE | QUASAR: SHORT FOR QUASI-STELLAR |
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