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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^ 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