PHYS 1403 Week 3 Quiz | Assignment Help | Central Texas College


PHYS 1403 Week 3 Quiz | Assignment Help | Central Texas College

•             Question 1

               

                Calculate the distance to a star in parsecs that has a known parallax of 0.02 arcseconds. Enter the number only. The distance would be ________ pc.                                             

               

                                               

•             Question 2

               

                If a binary star system is orientated in such a way that one of the stars passes in front of the other (and vice versa) as viewed from Earth astronomers can use this data to determine stars:                                              

               

                                               

•             Question 3

               

                The part of the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram where most stars spend the bulk of their lives burning hydrogen into helium is known as the:                                               

               

                                               

•             Question 4

               

                Astronomers study the orbits of stars that orbit the same center of mass (binary star systems). By analyzing these orbits astronomers can determine each star ________.                                               

               

                                               

•             Question 5

               

                Variable stars such as Cepheid and RR Lyrae stars can be used to accurately determine a star _____________.                                

               

                                               

•             Question 6

               

                One evening you observe a star at night that appears to be very bright as compared to others. From this you can determine:                                        

               

                                               

•             Question 7

               

                True or False: A stars Apparent magnitude is the same as a star Absolute magnitude:                                     

               

                                               

•             Question 8

               

                Astronomers typically measure the color of stars at multiple wavelengths. The difference in the magnitude of the stars as measured in two parts of the spectrum is known as its:                                

               

                                               

•             Question 9

               

                The Hertzsprung–Russell diagram in its most basic form is a graph that plots the relationship between stars:                                       

               

                                               

•             Question 10

               

                Arrange the following Apparent Magnitude values from brightest to dimmest:                                 

                               

•             Question 11

               

                Two stars are observed to have two different colors. One appears Red and one appears Blue. The star with the higher temperature is the ____________ star.                                

               

                                               

•             Question 12

               

                The rate at which a star or other object emits electromagnetic energy into space is called its:                                     

               

 

 

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