Astro 1500 Trivia 2 - September 13, 2024

Astro 1500 Trivia 2 - September 13, 2024

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Astro 1500 Trivia 2 - September 13, 2024

Astro 1500 Trivia 2 - September 13, 2024

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Physics

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HS-PS4-1, HS-PS4-3, HS-ESS1-4

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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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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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which of the four fundamental forces is responsible for light?

Gravitational

Strong Nuclear Force

Weak Nuclear Force

Electromagnetic

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

NGSS.HS-PS4-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Shorter wavelengths of light are _____ in color and ______ energetic.

Bluer; more

Redder; more

Bluer; less

Redder; less

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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

NGSS.HS-PS4-5

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