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ISP 203 Final Exam || All Questions & Answers (Rated A+) ISP 203 Final Exam || All Questions & Answers (Rated A+) How has the world population changed since the beginning of agriculture? Since the industrial revolution? - ANSWER - Very small at beginning of agriculture, exploded since industrial revolution What is the first step of the scientific method? - ANSWER - Observe, ask a question What happens after a scientist formulates a hypothesis to explain some observation? - ANSWER - Tes...

What were the early ideas of how the Sun shines? Why were these ideas incorrect? Why does the Sun shine? - Answer-Chemical burning was what humans thought made the sun shine. However, if this was true- the sun would be like a campfire that would need a fuel source and to be "fed" periodically. The Sun shines due to nuclear fusion Be able to name the Sun's layers from inside to outside and be able to know the importance of each layer (e.g. what type of light does the chromosphere emit?) -...

A high luminosity star - correct answer Emits more light than a low-luminosity star If a red giant appears the same brightness as a red main sequence star, which one is farther away? - correct answer The red giant The heaviest nuclei of all are formed... - correct answer During a supernova explosion Hydrogen-2 + proton = ____ + energy: - correct answer Helium-3 Which of the following has the smallest radius? - correct answer Neutron star Why does the main sequence part of a star'...

A hydrogen atom that has been photoionized is _____. - ️️An ion, a proton, and positively charged. A main sequence O star will have a ___ temperature, a ____ radius, a ____ luminosity and a ____ absolute magnitude than a main sequence G star like the Sun. - ️️larger, larger, larger, smaller A star that is 50 pc away will show a parallax of _____. - ️️.02 arc secs A star with T=10,000 K (spectral type A) shows strong absorption lines from _______. - ️️neutral hydrogen (H I) ac...

___________ and _________ are inversely proportional; _________ and _______ are directly proportional - frequency and wavelength ; frequency and energy 1st Law of Thermodynamics - delta-U = q + W heat transferred + work done by system on surroundings - W is positive if work is done on the system (by surrounding) - W is negative if work is done by the system A system doing work pushes back on surroundings, it ___________. When surroundings do work, pushes back on system, it _________ . - e...

GIZMOS STUDENT EXPLORATION: BIG BANG THEORY – HUBBLE’S LAW 2021 THE BEST EXAM Student Exploration: Big Bang Theory – Hubble’s Law Vocabulary: absolute brightness, absorption spectrum, apparent brightness, Big Bang theory, blueshift, Cepheid variable, Doppler shift, Hubble constant, Hubble’s law, luminosity, megaparsec, period, redshift, spectrograph Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) Standing by the side of a lonely highway at night, you see two moto...

Apparent and Absolute Magnitude Test Questions and Answers Absolute Magnitude cont... more - Answer-Stars more than 32.6 LY away appear dimmer than they are High apparent magnitude and low absolute magnitude If a star is 32.6 LY away, its absolute and apparent magnitudes will be the same. Hertzsprung-Russell (H-R) Diagram - Answer-Shows relationships between absolute magnitude and temperature of stars. Can also show the relationship between temperature and luminosity As temperature incre...

Astronomy 102 Final Exam Study Guide | 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version Which layer of the sun does nuclear fusion take place? - Core Which layer of the sun is between the photosphere and the radiation zone? - Convection zone What two forces in the sun balance to determine the physical size of the sun? - Gravity and Radiation pressure How does the density of the sun change as the distance from the center of the sun increases? - decreases How does the tem...

What are the types and locations of traditional flower retailers? Types: professional full-service floral shops specialty flower businesses limited-service flower stores flower merchandisers Locations and Websites: free-standing flower shop strip-center flower shop shopping mall business complex downtown location floral department The majority of floral shops are considered what type of floral shop? full-service flower shops: the florist provides everything a customer needs...

Which layer of the sun does nuclear fusion take place? - Core Which layer of the sun is between the photosphere and the radiation zone? - Convection zone What two forces in the sun balance to determine the physical size of the sun? - Gravity and Radiation pressure How does the density of the sun change as the distance from the center of the sun increases? - decreases How does the temperature of the sun change as the distance from the center of the sun increases? - decreases How does ener...