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EXAM II Physics 1302- Stars and Galaxies Spring 2020
What effect does dust have on visible light passing through it? a. It dims and reddens it. b. It completely blocks all visible light from passing through. c. All light is turned bluish in color. d. the light coming from stars appears to twinkle e. no effect; light just passes right through.
Which of the following describes the shape of dust particles, based on polarization of light? a. diamonds b. cubes c. spheres d. disks e. rodlike
The single most abundant element in the Sun is a. hydrogen b. helium c. lithium d. carbon e. oxygen
Which is a correct list of layers of the Sun, from inside out? a. corona, chromosphere, photosphere, convective zone, radiative zone, core b. core, convective zone, radiative zone, photosphere, corona, chromosphere c. core, radiative zone, convective zone, chromosphere, corona, photosphere d. core, radiative zone, convective zone, photosphere, chromosphere, corona e. none of the above
Sunspots appear dark because they are a. hotter than the rest of the Sun’s photosphere. b. cooler than the rest of the Sun’s photosphere. c. higher than the rest of the Sun’s photosphere. d. lower than the rest of the Sun’s photosphere. e. actual holes in the Sun’s surface.
The two layers of the Sun that we see only during total solar eclipses are a. corona and photosphere. b. photosphere and chromosphere. c. chromosphere and corona. d. corona and core. e. none of the above
On February 17, 2020, the Sun had a. multiple sunspots, evenly distributed across the Sun’s disk. b. a line of sunspots across the Sun’s equator. c. sunspots arranged in a circle. d. only a few sunspots, near the limb (edge) of the Sun’s disk. e. no sunspots that we could see.