# Astronomy college course/Astronomy (wikipedia)/Quiz02

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## WP Astronomy Q2_Study

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### WP Astronomy Q2_Study-v1s1

    ___ a) the magnetic field of Venus
    ___ b) a dying star
    ___ c) colliding galaxies
    ___ d) a supernovae remnant
    ___ e) the magnetic field of Saturn
2. Wihlem Conrad Rontgen, a pioneer in X-rays is famous for his photo of
    ___ a) The Sun
    ___ b) his wife
    ___ c) Barnard's star
    ___ d) a supernovae
    ___ e) a double star
3. Earth based infrared observatories tend to be located in
    ___ a) underground
    ___ b) near the north and south poles
    ___ c) near the equator
    ___ d) where the air is dry
    ___ e) where the air is cold
4. The shortest wavelength of electromagnetic radiation is associated with
    ___ a) ultra violet
    ___ b) X-rays
    ___ c) blue light
    ___ d) gamma rays
    ___ e) infrared
    ___ a) none of these is correct
    ___ b) one galaxy
    ___ c) a globular cluster
    ___ d) a cluster of galaxy
    ___ e) an open cluster of stars
6. Most of the ______ that astronomers observe from Earth is seen in the form of synchrotron radiation, which is produced when electrons oscillate around magnetic fields.
    ___ a) radio waves
    ___ b) energy
    ___ c) photons
    ___ d) meteors
    ___ e) meteorites
7. Most gamma rays are
    ___ a) in bursts
    ___ b) from cold stars
    ___ c) from the Sun
    ___ d) from hot stars
    ___ e) the Andromeda galaxy
8. Studies in the infrared are useful for objects that are
    ___ a) associated with supernovae
    ___ b) cold
    ___ c) in our own galaxy
    ___ d) in other galaxies
    ___ e) inside the solar system
9. The best place to observe neutrinos is
    ___ a) where the air is dry
    ___ b) underground
    ___ c) where the air is cold
    ___ d) near the equator
    ___ e) near the north and south poles
10. An active galaxy is emitting a significant amount of its energy from _____
    ___ a) magnetism
    ___ b) nuclear fusion
    ___ c) gravity
    ___ d) exploding stars
    ___ e) nuclear fission

#### Key to WP Astronomy Q2_Study-v1s1

    - a) the magnetic field of Venus
    + b) a dying star
    - c) colliding galaxies
    - d) a supernovae remnant
    - e) the magnetic field of Saturn
2. Wihlem Conrad Rontgen, a pioneer in X-rays is famous for his photo of
    - a) The Sun
    + b) his wife
    - c) Barnard's star
    - d) a supernovae
    - e) a double star
3. Earth based infrared observatories tend to be located in
    - a) underground
    - b) near the north and south poles
    - c) near the equator
    + d) where the air is dry
    - e) where the air is cold
4. The shortest wavelength of electromagnetic radiation is associated with
    - a) ultra violet
    - b) X-rays
    - c) blue light
    + d) gamma rays
    - e) infrared
    - a) none of these is correct
    + b) one galaxy
    - c) a globular cluster
    - d) a cluster of galaxy
    - e) an open cluster of stars
6. Most of the ______ that astronomers observe from Earth is seen in the form of synchrotron radiation, which is produced when electrons oscillate around magnetic fields.
    + a) radio waves
    - b) energy
    - c) photons
    - d) meteors
    - e) meteorites
7. Most gamma rays are
    + a) in bursts
    - b) from cold stars
    - c) from the Sun
    - d) from hot stars
    - e) the Andromeda galaxy
8. Studies in the infrared are useful for objects that are
    - a) associated with supernovae
    + b) cold
    - c) in our own galaxy
    - d) in other galaxies
    - e) inside the solar system
9. The best place to observe neutrinos is
    - a) where the air is dry
    + b) underground
    - c) where the air is cold
    - d) near the equator
    - e) near the north and south poles
10. An active galaxy is emitting a significant amount of its energy from _____
    - a) magnetism
    - b) nuclear fusion
    + c) gravity
    - d) exploding stars
    - e) nuclear fission

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