EAPS 105 Exam 1 Questions With || || || || || ||
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What is a hot Jupiter?
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A) The name given to Jupiter when it was very young and
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much hotter than it is today.
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B) The name given to a Jupiter-sized exoplanet that orbits
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very close to its star.
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C) A reference to the fact that, unlike Earth, Jupiter gives
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off heat.
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D) Any gas giant planet where fusion takes place. -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔B) The name given to a Jupiter-
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sized exoplanet that orbits very close to its star.
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According to Kepler's 3rd Law, which of the following
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influences the time it takes a planet to orbit the Sun?
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A) Its mass
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B) Its density
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C) Its orbital radius
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D) Its spin rate - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔C) Its orbital
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radius
,Why do Mercury and Venus spin so slowly?
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A) Because they have no moons
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B) Because of gravitational interactions with other planets
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C) They are close to being tidally locked by the Sun.
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D) All the above - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔C) They are
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close to being tidally locked by the Sun.
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Which type of nebula is comprised of hot hydrogen ions
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(H+) and glow?
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A) Emission nebula
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B) Molecular clouds
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C) Dark nebula
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D) All the above - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔A) Emission
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nebula
What do planetary nebulae have to do with planets?
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A) Planets form from them
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B) They are made from the destruction of planets
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C) They are similar to gas giants
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, D) Nothing - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔D) Nothing
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What do supernovas do that fusion in the cores of stars
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cannot?
A) Create the heaviest elements in the universe
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B) Create heat and light
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C) Create iron
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D) All the above - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔A) Create the
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heaviest elements in the universe || || || ||
Which is a possible consequences of the future flyby of
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the star Gliese 710?
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A) Showers of comets will head into the inner Solar
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System from the Oort Cloud. || || || ||
B) The orbits of the planets will be significantly altered.
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C) Several dwarf planets from the Kuiper Belt will be
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kicked out of the Solar System.
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D) All the above - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔A) Showers of
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comets will head into the inner Solar System from the
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Oort Cloud. ||
Correct Answers || ||
What is a hot Jupiter?
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A) The name given to Jupiter when it was very young and
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much hotter than it is today.
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B) The name given to a Jupiter-sized exoplanet that orbits
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very close to its star.
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C) A reference to the fact that, unlike Earth, Jupiter gives
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off heat.
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D) Any gas giant planet where fusion takes place. -
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CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔B) The name given to a Jupiter-
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sized exoplanet that orbits very close to its star.
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According to Kepler's 3rd Law, which of the following
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influences the time it takes a planet to orbit the Sun?
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A) Its mass
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B) Its density
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C) Its orbital radius
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D) Its spin rate - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔C) Its orbital
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radius
,Why do Mercury and Venus spin so slowly?
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A) Because they have no moons
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B) Because of gravitational interactions with other planets
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C) They are close to being tidally locked by the Sun.
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D) All the above - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔C) They are
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close to being tidally locked by the Sun.
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Which type of nebula is comprised of hot hydrogen ions
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(H+) and glow?
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A) Emission nebula
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B) Molecular clouds
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C) Dark nebula
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D) All the above - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔A) Emission
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nebula
What do planetary nebulae have to do with planets?
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A) Planets form from them
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B) They are made from the destruction of planets
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C) They are similar to gas giants
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, D) Nothing - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔D) Nothing
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What do supernovas do that fusion in the cores of stars
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cannot?
A) Create the heaviest elements in the universe
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B) Create heat and light
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C) Create iron
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D) All the above - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔A) Create the
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heaviest elements in the universe || || || ||
Which is a possible consequences of the future flyby of
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the star Gliese 710?
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A) Showers of comets will head into the inner Solar
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System from the Oort Cloud. || || || ||
B) The orbits of the planets will be significantly altered.
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C) Several dwarf planets from the Kuiper Belt will be
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kicked out of the Solar System.
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D) All the above - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔A) Showers of
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comets will head into the inner Solar System from the
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Oort Cloud. ||
