CLAYTON STATE UNIVERSITY
Astronomy 1010 Exam 2 Review Questions
1- The wavelength of light is related to:
The number of photons in the light beam.
2- The ability to tell apart things in the sky that are close together is called:
Aperture
3- One-star glows blue and another star glows red. They both have thermal, continuous spectra.
Which is true?
The blue star is hotter
4- Most scientists think the solar system formed:
From a cloud of gas and dust.
5- Which is not an example of electromagnetic radiation?
Sound waves.
6- In the diagram above, which is the absorption line spectrum?
C
8- In the diagram above, which is the emission line spectrum?
B
9- In the diagram above, which is the continuous line spectrum?
A
10- In the diagram above, which spectrum or spectra could allow you to measure the temperature
of a thick (non-see through) object?
Just A
11- In the diagram above, which spectrum or spectra could allow you to find out what something
is made of?
B and C
12- Which planet has many moons?
Saturn
