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Physics & Space Science - Introductory Astronomy Pre Quiz 1

1
What is the defining property of the Trojan asteroids?
2
An organism with an Encephalization Quotient (EQ) of 4 is expected to be of
3
Suppose a large flare is detected optically. How long until radio interference arrives?
4
Saturn is less dense than water
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The observable Universe changes with the usage of new and better telescopes like the current Hubble and the future James Webb
6
Which of the following is not produced by plate tectonics?
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This diagram shows the "tree of life" based on genetic studies of relationships between living organisms. Which statement about the tree of life is not true?
8
The carbon in your DNA was fused in the first few minutes of the Big Bang
9
Which of the following objects is obeying Newton's laws of motion?
10
There are 3,600 arc seconds in a degree
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As a main-sequence star, the Sun's hydrogen supply should last about 10 billion years from the zero-age main sequence until its evolution to the giant stages
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Nova explosions involve a binary system of a white dwarf and a companion star and can occur in the same system repeatedly.
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The actual slow rotation of Venus was first found by radar observations from Earth
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An observer on a planet sees a spaceship approaching at 0.5c. A beam of light projected by the ship would be measured by this observer to travel at:
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Which statement is true about asteroids? a. All asteroids are found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. b. Asteroids are also called dwarf planets
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Kepler's analysis of planetary motion showed that the planets move _______________ when close to the Sun and _______________ when farther away
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How does the heat Jupiter radiates compare to the energy it receives from the Sun?
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If life is to develop on a planet, the planet must lie well outside its star's habitable zone, where water is in its icy form
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Europa is one of the most promising of the bodies in the outer solar system for life in its salty seas
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In blackbody radiation, the energy is radiated uniformly in every region of the spectrum, so the radiating body appears black in color
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Almost all stars on the main sequence range from 1 to 10 solar luminosities
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The most accurate way to determine the surface temperature of a star is to study the pattern of emission lines from various atoms
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Joseph writes the numbers 100,000,000,000, 3,240,000,000, and 48,000,000,000 as 1011, 3.24 × 109, and 4.8 × 1010. In this case, Joseph has used _____ to express the numbers in a simple way
24
Which has the greatest effect on the flow of fluid through a pipe? That is, if you made a 10% change in each of the quantities below, which would cause the greatest change in the flow rate?
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What evidence suggests that the Milky Way contains dark matter?
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State Bernoulli's principle
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