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What advantage do space telescopes have?
Cheap
not affected by Earth's atmosphere
Do not need lenses or mirrors
last longer
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The red wavelength indicates a
no shift
redshift
color of the star
blueshift
3
What movement of Earth is responsible for day & night?
rotation
precession
revolution
perigee
4
The force responsible for the formation of stars is
circular forces
electromagnetic forces
interstellar forces
gravitational forces
5
Season's are caused by
Earth's revolution
Earth's tilt
Earth's distance from sun
Earths rotation
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Formation of the solar system from dust & gases is callled
bing bang boom theory
planet theory
planetesimal theory
solar nebular theory
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Jovian planets are huge gas planets that contain large amounts of the gases
nitrogen & argon
hydrogen & oxygen
hydrogen & helium
oxygen & nitrogen
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Our sun is a
red giant
main sequence star
solar nebula
black dwarf
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Gamma rays, xrays, visible light & radio waves are all part of
UV light
electromagnetic spectrum
chromatic aberration
nuclear energy
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Why does the moon have more craters than Earth?
the moon has more volcanoes
weathering & erosion occur on Earth
they miss Earth
The moon has thicker atmospher
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A stars spectrum tells us
it's origin
it's age
it's size
it's chemical composition
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What does a prism do?
separates light into visible colors
combines colors
separates sunlight into UV light
changes electromagnetic waves
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One obvious difference between terrestrial & Jovian planets is
day length
velocity
color
size
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What is the shape of a planets orbit?
circular
irregular
elliptical
parabolic
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The apparent change in wavelength when an object moves toward or away form you is called
Doppler effect
spectum
wave theory
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