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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) In Bohr's model of the atom, electrons A) only make transitions between orbitals of specific energies. B) move from orbit to orbit in many small steps. C) are not confined to specific orbits. D) are spread uniformly through a large, positive mass. E) can be halfway between orbits. 2) Medium A blocks more of a certain wavelength of radiation than medium B. Medium A has a higher A) albedo. B) seeing. C) clarity. D) opacity. E) transparency. 3) In astronomy, an interferometer can be used to A) yield better seeing conditions with optical telescopes. B) speed up the processing of CCD images. C) improve the angular resolution of radio telescopes. D) increase the sensitivity of infrared telescopes to longer wavelengths. E) decrease the effects of light pollution in getting darker sky backgrounds. 4) Increasing the temperature of a blackbody by a factor of 3 will increase its energy by a factor of A) 81 B) 12 C) 3 D) 6 E) 9 5) The amount of diffraction and thus the resolution of the scope depends upon A) the brightness of the object. B) the wavelength used and the size of the main telescope objective lens or mirror. C) whether the telescope is a reflector or refractor. D) the design of the telescope. E) the size and sensitivity of the CCD chip used for imaging. 6) The speed of light in a vacuum is A) 768 km/hour. B) h = E/c. C) 186,000 miles per hour. D) not given. E) 300,000 km/sec. 7) The primary purpose of a telescope is to A) separate light into its component wavelengths. B) make distant objects appear nearby. C) measure the brightness of stars very accurately. D) collect a large amount of light and bring it into focus. E) magnify distant objects. 1 1)

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8) Most radio telescopes are laid out like which optical telescope design? A) grazing incidence reflector B) Cassegrain reflector C) Coude reflector D) prime focus reflector E) Newtonian reflector 9) The observed spectral lines of a star are all shifted towards the red end of the spectrum. Which statement is true? A) This is an example of the Doppler effect. B) The second law of Kirchhoff explains this. C) The star is not rotating. D) This is an example of the photoelectric effect. E) The star has a radial velocity towards us. 10) Green light has a shorter wavelength than orange light. In a 5 inch telescope, green light will A) provide better angular resolution than orange light. B) allow dimmer stars to be observed. C) reduce the effects of atmospheric turbulence. D) provide worse angular resolution than orange light. E) come to the same exact focus as orange light. 11) What is the light-gathering power of an 8 inch telescope compared to a 4 inch telescope? A) 2 better B) 32 better C) 16 better D) 4 better E) 8 better 12) The angular resolution of an 8 inch diameter telescope is ________ greater than that of a 2 inch diameter telescope. A) 8 B) 2 C) 9 D) 4 E) 16 13) If a wave's frequency doubles and its speed stays constant, its wavelength A) is also doubled. B) becomes 16 longer. C) is now 4 longer. D) is unchanged, as c is constant. E) is halved. 14) A jar filled with gas is placed directly in front of a second jar filled with gas. Using a spectroscope to look at one jar through the other you observe dark spectral lines. The jar closest to you contains A) the hotter gas. B) gas at the same temperature as the other jar. C) gas at very high pressure. D) the exact same gas as the other jar. E) the cooler gas. 15) Which of these is not a form of electromagnetic radiation? A) television signals B) ultraviolet causing a suntan C) light from your camp fire D) X-rays in the doctor's office E) DC current from your car battery

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16) The two forms of electromagnetic (E-M) radiation that experience the least atmospheric opacity are A) ultraviolet and infrared waves. B) light and infrared waves. C) light and radio waves. D) microwaves and television waves. E) X and gamma radiation. 17) What is the resolution of a telescope? A) its ability to see very faint objects B) its ability to focus more than just visible light for imaging C) its ability to distinguish two adjacent objects close together in the sky D) its ability to make distant objects appear much closer to us E) its ability to separate light into its component colors for analysis 18) Compared to a 5 inch prime focus reflector, a 5 inch Newtonian reflector will A) have the same light gathering power. B) will have a larger hole in the center of its mirror. C) have more light gathering power. D) will have more chromatic aberration. E) be easier to build. 19) In the Kelvin scale, absolute zero lies at A) -373 degrees C. B) zero K. C) 273 degrees C D) Both A and B are correct. E) Both A and C are correct. 20) Which of these is the same for all forms of electromagnetic (E-M) radiation in a vacuum? A) speed B) amplitude C) frequency D) photon energy E) wavelength 21) Consider this diagram. Which statement is true?

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A) The amplitude is 4 and the wavelength is 12. B) The amplitude is 6 and the wavelength is 4. C) The amplitude is 8 and the wavelength is 12. D) The amplitude is 4 and the wavelength is 6. E) The amplitude is 8 and the wavelength is 6.

22) What problem does adaptive optics correct? A) defects in the optics of the telescope, such as the original Hubble mirror B) the opacity of the Earth's atmosphere to some wavelengths of light C) the light pollution of urban areas D) chromatic aberration due to use of only a single lens objective E) turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere that creates twinkling 23) The Sun's observed spectrum is A) a continuum with absorption lines. B) only absorption lines on a black background. C) a continuum with emission lines. D) a continuum with no lines, as shown by the rainbow. E) only emission lines on a black background. 24) In general, the spectral lines of molecules are A) only absorption lines. B) less complex than those of atoms. C) nonexistent. D) more complex than those of atoms. E) the same as the atoms they contain.

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