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Astronomy Review
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This is to review for the astronomy midterm.
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1
Which are the strongest tides?
Moon tides
Neap tides
Summer tides
Spring tides
2
Newton created the laws of motion. Who expanded on Newton's original ideas of gravity?
Albert Einstein
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Aristotle
Carl Sagan
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This dude was missing most of his nose. Also, he worked closely with Kepler.
Tycho Brahe
Johannes Kepler
Heinrich Hertz
Galileo
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"The Crab"
Capricorn
Virgo
Cancer
Pisces
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Which of the following is the oldest light in the universe? (leftover from the Big Bang)
Gamma Fall-out Radiation
Cosmic Microwave Background
Big Crunch Radio Waves
Galatic ES Waves
6
Who believed that all objects radiate their own light?
Aristotle
Hertz
Alhazen
Galileo
7
The following diagram shows what?
Destructive Wave Interference
Radioactive Wave Interference
Transform Wave Inteference
Constructive Wave Inteference
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A red apple is _________ all light except red.
Diffracting
Avoiding
Absorbing
Reflecting
9
Which of the following contains Pluto?
Kuiper Belt
Oort Cloud
Goldilocks Zone
Andromeda Ring
10
The zone that is just perfect for life and perfect for water to exist as liquid is the...
Perfect circle
Goldilocks zone
Oort cloud
Kuiper belt
11
In the star cycle, what comes after "Average star"?
Supernova
Red giant
White dwarf
Red supergiant
12
Which one will give you cancer the fastest?
Radio waves
Ultraviolet rays
Gamma rays
Infrared rays
13
Astrology: "The Ram"
Toro
Capricorn
Aries
Pisces
14
Which of the following appropriately describes Opiuchus?
The maiden
Serpent-Bearer
Crab
Seagoat
15
The image shows what kind of galaxy?
Barred Spiral Galaxy
Galilean Galaxy
Lenticular Galaxy
Spiral Galaxy
16
Which of the following do these words apply to: event horizon, singularity.
Neutron star
Black hole
Planetary nebula
Average star
17
This comprised 23% of the universe, but can only be observed by its gravitational effects.
Antimatter
Elementary particles
Dark Matter
Dark Energy
18
The two main pillars of Physics are Quantum Mechanics and...
Hawking's Black Hole Research
Kepler's Planetary Motion
Einstein's Theory of Relativity
Newton's Laws of Motion
19
Gases, like methane, are a typical component in comets. (true or false)
True
False
20
Stars are born here.
Neutron Star
Protostar
Stellar Nebula
Planetary Nebulas
21
As galaxies age, they go from left to right on the Hubble Tuning Fork, pictured below. (T/F)
True
False
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When this collides with normal matter, both are annihilated.
Dark energy
Elementary particles
Dark matter
Antimatter
