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Earth Science 101 Practice Test: Light, Astronomical Observations, and the Sun
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Earth Science 101 Practice Test: Light, Astronomical Observations, and the Sun
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1. Nearly all large optical telescopes built today are ________.
2. Which of the following is NOT considered a form of electromagnetic radiation?
3. As the temperature of a radiating surface is increased ________.
4. Which of the following is NOT an advantage that radio telescopes have over optical telescopes?
5. The first person to use a telescope for astronomical observations was ________.
6. The study of spectroscopy was begun by ________.
7. The first person to use a telescope for astronomical observations was ________.
8. During periods of high solar activity, huge cloudlike structures that appear as great arches extending from the Sun are often produced. These solar features are called ________.
9. During periods of high solar activity, huge cloudlike structures that appear as great arches extending from the Sun are often produced. These solar features are called ________.
10. To determine whether a celestial body is approaching or receding from Earth, astronomers employ ________.
11. The outermost layer of the Sun is called the ________.
12. The Sun produces energy by converting ________.
13. Streams of protons and electrons emitted from the Sun produce ________.
14. As the temperature of a radiating surface is increased ________.
15. Which of the following colors has the longest wavelength?
16. Streams of protons and electrons emitted from the Sun produce ________.
17. The source of the Sun's energy is ________.
18. The layer of the Sun that radiates most of the light that reaches Earth is called the ________.
19. The spectra of most stars are of this type.
20. The most conspicuous features on the surface of the Sun are dark areas called ________.
21. The amount of energy released during a nuclear reaction was established by ________.
22. Which of the following is NOT an advantage that radio telescopes have over optical telescopes?
23. The outermost layer of the Sun is called the ________.

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