ASTRO 001 Final - 100 Sample Final Exam
Questions and Verified Answers
1. When does the New Moon set?
A) never
B) midnight
C) sunrise
D) sunset
E) noon Correct Answer: D) sunset
2. How many constellations ARE NOT Zodiac constellations?
A) 75 or 76
B) none, all constellations are Zodiac constellations
C) 44
D) 12 or 13
E) 88 Correct Answer: A) 75 or 76
3. What happens when the electrons in atoms of a particular chemical element
jump from higher to lower energy levels?
A) protons in the atoms jump from lower to higher energy levels to compensate
B) photons are absorbed by the atoms at those particular energies
C) dark lines appear in the spectrum at particular energy levels
,D) a continuous spectrum is produced
E) bright lines appear in the spectrum at particular energy levels Correct Answer: E) bright lines appear
in the spectrum at particular energy levels
4. Compare the frequency and wavelength of a gamma ray with that of visible
light:
A) gamma ray frequency and wavelength is the same as visible light
B) gamma ray frequency is lower and its wavelength is lower
C) gamma ray frequency is lower and its wavelength is higher
D) gamma ray frequency is higher and its wavelength is lower
E) gamma ray frequency is higher and its wavelength is higher Correct Answer: D) gamma ray frequency
is higher and its wavelength is lower
5. How much more light does a 9 meter telescope collect than a 3 meter
telescope?
A) 3 times more
B) 36 times more
C) 27 times more
D) 9 times more
E) 81 times more Correct Answer: D) 9 times more
6. Which would have the shortest day and the longest year?
A) The rotation speed of a planet and its orbital speed around the Sun have
nothing to do with the length of its days or years.
,B) A planet that rotates rapidly on its axis and orbits slowly around the Sun.
C) A planet that rotates slowly on its axis and orbits rapidly around the Sun.
D) A planet that rotates slowly on its axis and orbits slowly around the Sun.
E) A planet that rotates rapidly on its axis and orbits rapidly around the Sun. Correct Answer: B) A planet
that rotates rapidly on its axis and orbits slowly around the Sun.
7. Consider a planet whose rotation axis is NOT tilted with respect to its orbital
plane. What are the seasons like on this planet?
A) there are no seasons.
B) Reversed from those on Earth (winter, fall, summer, spring).
C) longer than those on Earth.
D) shorter than those on Earth.
E) the same as those on Earth. Correct Answer: A) there are no seasons.
8. At what time will the Moon set on the day of a Solar eclipse?
A) Sunset
B) It will not set at all. It will be up for 24 hours.
C) Sunrise
D) Noon
E) Midnight Correct Answer: A) Sunset
9. Which of the following is FALSE?
A) Room temperature is about 30000 degrees Kelvin, which is in the ultraviolet
, part of the spectrum.
B) The Sun is 5800 degrees Kelvin and its spectrum peaks in the visible light
region (around green-yellow).
C) A prism splits light into different colors by bending different wavelengths by
different angles.
D) A higher temperature black body peaks at a shorter wavelength than a lower
temperature blackbody.
E) All forms of radiation travel at the speed of light. Correct Answer: A) Room temperature is about
30000 degrees Kelvin, which is in the ultraviolet part of the spectrum.
10. When you magnify an object with a telescope, what else happens to your
view of the sky?
A) Your field of view gets larger, so you can see a larger area of sky.
B) Your field of view gets distorted, similar to the effect of a fish eye lens.
C) Your field of view gets smaller, so you can only see a small area of sky.
D) All the objects in the field of view will appear closer to each other.
E) The objects change color and appear redder. Correct Answer: C) Your field of view gets smaller, so
you can only see a small area of sky.
11. How long would one need to observe a star on a 10 meter telescope to
collect the same amount of light as one collects in one hour on a 5 meter
telescope?
A) 2.5 hours
Questions and Verified Answers
1. When does the New Moon set?
A) never
B) midnight
C) sunrise
D) sunset
E) noon Correct Answer: D) sunset
2. How many constellations ARE NOT Zodiac constellations?
A) 75 or 76
B) none, all constellations are Zodiac constellations
C) 44
D) 12 or 13
E) 88 Correct Answer: A) 75 or 76
3. What happens when the electrons in atoms of a particular chemical element
jump from higher to lower energy levels?
A) protons in the atoms jump from lower to higher energy levels to compensate
B) photons are absorbed by the atoms at those particular energies
C) dark lines appear in the spectrum at particular energy levels
,D) a continuous spectrum is produced
E) bright lines appear in the spectrum at particular energy levels Correct Answer: E) bright lines appear
in the spectrum at particular energy levels
4. Compare the frequency and wavelength of a gamma ray with that of visible
light:
A) gamma ray frequency and wavelength is the same as visible light
B) gamma ray frequency is lower and its wavelength is lower
C) gamma ray frequency is lower and its wavelength is higher
D) gamma ray frequency is higher and its wavelength is lower
E) gamma ray frequency is higher and its wavelength is higher Correct Answer: D) gamma ray frequency
is higher and its wavelength is lower
5. How much more light does a 9 meter telescope collect than a 3 meter
telescope?
A) 3 times more
B) 36 times more
C) 27 times more
D) 9 times more
E) 81 times more Correct Answer: D) 9 times more
6. Which would have the shortest day and the longest year?
A) The rotation speed of a planet and its orbital speed around the Sun have
nothing to do with the length of its days or years.
,B) A planet that rotates rapidly on its axis and orbits slowly around the Sun.
C) A planet that rotates slowly on its axis and orbits rapidly around the Sun.
D) A planet that rotates slowly on its axis and orbits slowly around the Sun.
E) A planet that rotates rapidly on its axis and orbits rapidly around the Sun. Correct Answer: B) A planet
that rotates rapidly on its axis and orbits slowly around the Sun.
7. Consider a planet whose rotation axis is NOT tilted with respect to its orbital
plane. What are the seasons like on this planet?
A) there are no seasons.
B) Reversed from those on Earth (winter, fall, summer, spring).
C) longer than those on Earth.
D) shorter than those on Earth.
E) the same as those on Earth. Correct Answer: A) there are no seasons.
8. At what time will the Moon set on the day of a Solar eclipse?
A) Sunset
B) It will not set at all. It will be up for 24 hours.
C) Sunrise
D) Noon
E) Midnight Correct Answer: A) Sunset
9. Which of the following is FALSE?
A) Room temperature is about 30000 degrees Kelvin, which is in the ultraviolet
, part of the spectrum.
B) The Sun is 5800 degrees Kelvin and its spectrum peaks in the visible light
region (around green-yellow).
C) A prism splits light into different colors by bending different wavelengths by
different angles.
D) A higher temperature black body peaks at a shorter wavelength than a lower
temperature blackbody.
E) All forms of radiation travel at the speed of light. Correct Answer: A) Room temperature is about
30000 degrees Kelvin, which is in the ultraviolet part of the spectrum.
10. When you magnify an object with a telescope, what else happens to your
view of the sky?
A) Your field of view gets larger, so you can see a larger area of sky.
B) Your field of view gets distorted, similar to the effect of a fish eye lens.
C) Your field of view gets smaller, so you can only see a small area of sky.
D) All the objects in the field of view will appear closer to each other.
E) The objects change color and appear redder. Correct Answer: C) Your field of view gets smaller, so
you can only see a small area of sky.
11. How long would one need to observe a star on a 10 meter telescope to
collect the same amount of light as one collects in one hour on a 5 meter
telescope?
A) 2.5 hours
