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Astronomy Chapter 4 Review Game
Jeopardy Astronomy Chapter 4 Review Game
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Select a Category 10 point 20 points 30 points 40 points 50 points
Light wiz Em Waves student The Atom pro Spectrum genius 10 point 20 points 30 points 40 points 50 points
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In materials like glass or water the speed of light is _________. A
In materials like glass or water the speed of light is _________. A. Reduced B. Increased C. The same as in vacuum D. Sometimes reduced and sometimes increased 10 point Check
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Energy Reduced 10 point Back to Category Slide
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An object is moving very fast perpendicularly to your line of sight
An object is moving very fast perpendicularly to your line of sight. What shift will you observe in its spectrum? A. Blue shift B. Red shift C. Yellow shift D. No shift 20 points Check
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No shift 20 points Back to Category Slide
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Work and Power 30 points Check
When astronomers study the light emitted from the Sun they notice that the light emitted from the east limb (edge) is blueshifted while the light emitted west limb is redshifted. The reason for this is that A. The Sun contains different chemicals that emit different colors. B. The distance between the Earth and the Sun is constantly changing. C. The Sun is rotating. D. The two opposing limbs have different surface temperatures. 30 points Check
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The Sun is rotating. 30 points Back to Category Slide
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40 points Check A night vision camera
A. Is just much more sensitive to visible light than your eyes. B. Uses a detector sensitive to infrared light, so you can see objects that are warmer than their surroundings. C. Can only detect green photons, which reflect well in the dark, but which our eyes have trouble seeing. D. Uses a detector sensitive to X-ray light, so you can see through the dark. 40 points Check
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Uses a detector sensitive to infrared light, so you can see objects that are warmer than their surroundings. 40 points Back to Category Slide
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________ range in wavelength from millimeters to hundreds of meters. A
________ range in wavelength from millimeters to hundreds of meters. A. X-rays B. Gamma rays C. Ultraviolet waves D. Visible light waves E. Radio waves 10 points Check
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Radio waves 10 points Back to Category Slide
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Star A is blue, Star B is yellow, and Star C is red
Star A is blue, Star B is yellow, and Star C is red. Which one of these is the hottest star? A. Star A. B. Star B. C. Star C. D. From color, temperature cannot be predicted. 10 point Check
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Star A 10 point Back to Category Slide
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The electrons are quantized in an atom. That means A
The electrons are quantized in an atom. That means A. The electrons are in bulk. B. The electrons can stay only in specific orbits. C. The quantity of electrons keep changing. D. All of the above. 20 points Check
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The electrons can stay only in specific orbits.
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Forms of Energy 30 points Check
________ occurs when an electron in an atom jumps from a lower energy orbital to a higher energy orbital. A. Ionization B. Acceleration C. Excitation D. Relaxation 30 points Check
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Excitation 30 points Back to Category Slide
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You are heating a jar full of hydrogen and observing its spectrum
You are heating a jar full of hydrogen and observing its spectrum. When you add more hydrogen to it, what happens to the spectral lines in the spectrum? A. The positions of emission lines will change. B. You will start seeing lots of absorption lines instead of emission lines. C. The positions of emission lines will remain the same but the lines will get broader and brighter. D. There will be no change in the spectrum. 40 points Check
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Forms of Energy The positions of emission lines will remain the same but the lines will get broader and brighter. 40 points Back to Category Slide
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50 points Check What is an atmospheric window?
A. A region in the atmosphere where light can get through. B. A region in the atmosphere where infrared radiation can penetrate. C. A range of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation which transmit through the Earth's atmosphere. D. A part of the upper atmosphere with depleted ozone. 50 points Check
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A range of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation which transmit through the Earth's atmosphere.
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Which of the following electromagnetic waves are completely blocked by the Earth's atmosphere? A. Radio waves B. Visible light C. Infrared D. X-rays 10 point Check
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X-rays 10 point Back to Category Slide
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A(n) ___________ spectrum has bright lines on dark background. A
A(n) ___________ spectrum has bright lines on dark background. A. Absorption B. Emission C. Continuous D. None of these 20 points Check
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Emission 20 points Back to Category Slide
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Energy Conversion 30 points Check
Wien's law allows astronomers to measure what property of a star? A. The surface temperature of the star. B. The chemical composition of the star. C. The distance to the star. D. All of the above. 30 points Check
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The surface temperature of the star.
Energy Conversion The surface temperature of the star. 30 points Back to Category Slide
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As a solid is heated (from a low to a high temperature) the radiated light will move through what sequence of colors? A. Red, yellow, blue. B. Blue, yellow, red. C. Yellow, red, blue. D. Blue, red, yellow. E. It depends on what solid is being heated. 40 points Check
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Red, yellow, blue. 40 points Back to Category Slide
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Conservation of energy requires that if an atom absorbs a photon. A
Conservation of energy requires that if an atom absorbs a photon. A. An electron ends up with an energy equal to that of the photon. B. The atom must emit an electron. C. The atom must emit a photon. D. An electron rises to a new orbital with an energy equal to that of the previous orbital plus the energy of the photon. 50 points Check
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An electron rises to a new orbital with an energy equal to that of the previous orbital plus the energy of the photon. 50 points Back to Category Slide
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If a photon's frequency increases its wavelength A. Will decrease. B
If a photon's frequency increases its wavelength A. Will decrease. B. Will increase. C. Will not change. 10 point Check
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Problems Will decrease. 10 point Back to Category Slide
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True / False 20 points Check
A temperature of 0 Kelvin means there is essentially no motion at the atomic level. 20 points Check
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True 20 points Back to Category Slide
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In the Orion constellation are stars Rigel, a blue supergiant, and Betelgeuse, a red supergiant. Which star has a greater surface temperature? A. Rigel. B. Betelgeuse. C. They have the same surface temperature. D. There is not enough information to tell. 30 points Check
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Rigel 30 points Back to Category Slide
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Spectral lines shifted toward higher frequencies are called _____.
A. Red-shifted B. Blue-shifted 40 points Check
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Blue-shifted 40 points Back to Category Slide
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What conclusion can we draw about the motion of a star that does not show any Doppler shift in its spectrum? A. The star is not moving. B. The star is spinning fast. C. The star does not have a magnetic field. D. The star may be moving perpendicular to our line of sight. E. We cannot draw any conclusions about the motion of this star. 50 points Check
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The star may be moving perpendicular to our line of sight.
50 points Back to Category Slide
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Congratulations! You have completed the game of Jeopardy.
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