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Assignment 1 with Solution Manual - Astronomy |, Assignments of Astronomy

Material Type: Assignment; Class: Astronomy; Subject: Astronomy; University: Hazard Community and Technical College; Term: Forever 1989;

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Question 1
1 out of 1 points
What is the angular diameter of the moon as seen in the sky?
Answer
Selected Answer: 30 arcminutes
Correct Answer: 30 arcminutes
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
A celestial object has an angular diameter of 2000 arcseconds as seen in the sky.
If this object is 2.00 x 10^9 m away then what is its linear size?
Answer
Selected Answer: 1.94 x 10^7
m
Correct Answer: 1.94 x 10^7
m
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
How many arcseconds are in 2.5 degrees?
Answer
Selected Answer: 9000
Correct Answer: 9000
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
How long is a parsec?
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Question 1 1 out of 1 points What is the angular diameter of the moon as seen in the sky? Answer Selected Answer: (^) 30 arcminutes Correct Answer: (^) 30 arcminutes  Question 2 1 out of 1 points A celestial object has an angular diameter of 2000 arcseconds as seen in the sky. If this object is 2.00 x 10^9 m away then what is its linear size? Answer Selected Answer: (^) 1.94 x 10^ m Correct Answer: (^) 1.94 x 10^ m  Question 3 1 out of 1 points How many arcseconds are in 2.5 degrees? Answer Selected Answer: (^9000) Correct Answer: (^9000)  Question 4 1 out of 1 points How long is a parsec? Answer

Selected Answer: (^) 3.26 light years Correct Answer: (^) 3.26 light years  Question 5 0 out of 1 points A celestial object has an angular diameter of 2000 arcseconds as seen in the sky at a distance of 2 x 10^9 m. If the distance to the object is reduced to 1 x 10^9 m then what would be its angular diameter in the sky? Answer Selected Answer: (^) 800 arcseconds Correct Answer: (^) 4000 arcseconds  Question 6 1 out of 1 points The number 784 written in scientific notation would look like which of these? Answer Selected Answer: (^) 7.84 x 10^ Correct Answer: (^) 7.84 x 10^  Question 7 1 out of 1 points A scientist does an experiment by dropping masses and timing their fall to the ground. The scientist records the time of fall in seconds, the mass in grams and the distance fallen in feet. What if any changes should be made to make these results into SI results? Answer Selected Answer: (^) convert feet to meters and grams to kilograms Correct Answer: (^) convert feet to meters and grams to kilograms

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