Astro 1500 Trivia 2 - September 13, 2024
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Kepler's first law went against something both the Ptolemaic and Copernican models said. What was it?
Planets orbit the sun
Planets travel in circular orbits
Everything orbits the Earth
Planets sometimes move in retrograde loops
Answer explanation
Up until Kepler proposed his laws, every model of the solar system suggested that the planets have perfectly circular orbits. Kepler found that the planets actually traveled in elliptical orbits.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does Kepler's second law tell us, in essence?
Planets move in elliptical orbits
Objects closer to the Sun move faster
Planets have the Sun at one focus of their orbits
Answer explanation
Kepler's second law states in full that a line connecting a planet to the Sun will sweep out an equal area in an equal amount of time, no matter where it is in its elliptical orbit. An object in the part of its orbit closer to the Sun will move faster to sweep out an area equal to what it would sweep out when it is farther from the Sun in the same amount of time.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the four fundamental forces is responsible for light?
Gravitational
Strong Nuclear Force
Weak Nuclear Force
Electromagnetic
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Shorter wavelengths of light are _____ in color and ______ energetic.
Bluer; more
Redder; more
Bluer; less
Redder; less
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Astronomers can use light waves and what other kind of waves to study distant objects?
Radioactive decay waves
Dark energy waves
Water waves
Gravity waves
Answer explanation
Gravity waves are often formed when massive objects collide (like neutron stars and black holes). We've invented instruments that can detect these waves. Future lectures will discuss gravity waves more.
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6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What wavelengths do blackbodies emit light from?
None of them, that's why they are called blackbodies
Everything but visible light
Only Gamma and XRAY
All wavelengths
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7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a wavelength in light?
The number of waves passing a point in 1 second
The height of the waves peak (crest)
The distance the wave can travel in one year
The distance between successive peaks (crests)
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NGSS.HS-PS4-1
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