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Horizons
Ch. 8-11
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Astronomy
Undergraduate 1
11/13/2011

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Describe what an absorption spectrum looks like.
Definition
A continuous spectrum with specific colors of light missing.
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what is a characteristic of a blackbody?
Definition
they are very hot
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T/F A star has an emission spectrum, since it is a blackbody surrounded by a thinner atmosphere
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False: a star has an absorption spectrum
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Light and sound waves from a moving source are ________ in the direction of movement
Definition
compress
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The light or sound waves from a moving object increase in frequency when...
Definition
it's moving toward the person
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What does an observer moving at the same speed notice about the sound change?
Definition
the sound does not change (no change in wavelength or frequency)
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In the Bohr model, where are the electrons located?
Definition
orbiting in clouds surrounding the nucleus
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In atomic excitation, electrons jump between which two orbits?
Definition
From a lower orbit to a higher one
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In atomic excitation, electrons jump between which two orbits?
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From a lower orbit to a higher one
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A photon is emitted during which atomic process?
Definition
de-excitation
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T/F Heat flows from hot to cool regions.
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true
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T/F The temperature of a star can be roughly estimated from its color.
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true
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T/F Stars emit light mostly from their surfaces
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true
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T/F Stars emit light mostly from their surfaces
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true
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T/F Hotter stars radiate more energy at higher frequencies.
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true
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T/f Hotter stars have a longer maximum intensity wavelength
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false
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T/f Hotter stars have a longer maximum intensity wavelength
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false
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T/F Temperature is a measure of the heat produced by a star.
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false
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