Sample Exam #2 Questions

    Sample Exam #2 Questions

  1. In the following outer layers of the Sun, we find the highest temperatures in the:
    1. a. ptolemae
    2. b. corona
    3. c. photosphere
    4. d. chromosphere.
    5. e. Fruit punch layer

 

  1. The Proton-Proton Cycle:
    • a. converts 4 Helium nuclei into 1 Hydrogen nuclei
    • b. describe the Sun's Sunspot Cycle
    • c. occur in Red Giant stars only
    • d. is currently on-going in the Sun
    • e. is the evil plan of Dred-Morden and her evil henchmen

 

  1. The Sun is continually losing material from its surface layers – this behavior we call:
    • a. corona spikes
    • b. solar sunspots
    • c. spicules
    • d. solar wind
    • e. melting

 

  1. An astronomer collects light coming from a low-density, hot, and nearly transparent, cloud of gas and breaks the light up into a spectra. What type of spectra does the astronomer see?
    • a. A continuous spectra
    • b. An emission spectra
    • c. An absorption spectra
    • d. A Hertzsprung spectra
    • e. A deadly poison dart spectra frog

 

  1. Star Freddie-666 has an absolute magnitude of 5.0, while star Krueger-13 has an absolute magnitude of 2.0. Which of the following is true?
    • a. Freddie-666 is brighter than Krueger-13
    • b. Freddie-666 is dimmer than Krueger-13
    • c. Freddie-666 is closer to Earth than Krueger-13
    • d. Krueger-13 has no apparent magnitude
    • e. Krueger-13 should not haunt Freddie-666

 

  1. A M-Type main sequence star is:
    • a. hotter than an B-Type main sequence star
    • b. larger in diameter than an F-Type Red Giant
    • c. smaller in diameter than a white dwarf
    • d. redder than an O-Type main sequence star
    • e. bluer than a G-Type Supergiant star

 

  1. Most stars are:
    • a. red giants
    • b. supergiants
    • c. main sequence stars
    • d. not on the Oujgi Board Diagram
    • e. lost in the 5th Dimension

 

  1. Which of the following has the highest average density?
    • a. a red giant star
    • b. a white dwarf star
    • c. the human body
    • d. the sun
    • e. a supergiant star

 

  1. Why does a star leaving the main sequence to become a red giant become brighter and redder?
    • a. the surface temperature increases and the star expands.
    • b. the surface temperature decreases and the star expands.
    • c. the surface temperature increases and the whole star collapses.
    • d. the surface temperature decreases and the whole star collapses.
    • e. their electric bills decrease.

 

  1. When a star like the Sun ends its life it ejects a structure called:
    • a. a planetary nebula
    • b. a solar remnant
    • c. an HII Region
    • d. a whooshing gas ring
    • e. a werewolf's nose.

 

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