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Select one:
a. an absorption spectrum
b. Any of the choices listed, depending on the chemical composition of the gas.
c. an emission spectrum
d. a continuous spectrum
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Suppose that you have a (good) reflecting telescope and a (good) refracting telescope with the
same diameter objective. Which one has an objective that did not require correction for
chromatic aberration as it was constructed?
Select one:
a. No general statement can be made.
b. Both
c. Neither
d. The reflector
e. The refractor
What keeps the Sun from collapsing due to its strong gravitational field?
Select one:
a. The Suns interior is cooler than its surface.
b. The Suns interior cannot be compressed.
c. Pressure at each part of the Sun balances the weight of the material above it.
The sun emits most of its visible light in the_____ region of the electromagnetic spectrum?
Select one:
a. violet
b. radiowave
c. yellow
d. x-ray
e. blue
The frequency at which a star emits the most light depends on the stars
Select one:
a. temperature.
b. brightness.
c. eccentricity.
d. velocity toward or away from us.
e. distance from us.
The primary source of energy for the Sun is a series of nuclear reactions in which
Select one:
a. a helium nucleus fissions to form four hydrogen nuclei.
b. four hydrogen nuclei fuse to form a helium nucleus.
c. two nuclei fuse to form uranium or plutonium.
d. oxygen nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei.
e. uranium nuclei fission to form several other elements.