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Unit 04: Lab 7
Procedure:
1.
You must first install your copy of Starry Night College
– unless you have already installed it.
2.
When you open Starry Night College, click on the home button near the top left.
3.
You should see the Starry Night Guide
on the left. If not, you may need to click on the Sky Guide
folder on the left, first.
4.
Choose Student Exercises
.
5.
Then Tutorial (Prerequisite)
– unless you have already completed the Tutorial.
6.
To answer the questions in Lab 1, you must complete the activities in the following:
E: Star Finding and Constellations
E2: The Magnitude Scale
F: The Stars
F1: Our Star, the Sun
F2: Stellar Parallax
F3: Proper Motion of the Stars
F4: Inverse-Square Law: Apparent Brightness and Luminosity
F5: The Solar Neighborhood
F6: The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
7.
The questions you will encounter are shown below (Breadcrumbs before each question help ensure you are completing the correct activities to answer the correct questions.). 8.
Answer the Questions on this worksheet by placing the letter of the choice you think is correct in
the blank at the left of each Question.
9.
When you are finished, save this document with your answer choices.
10.
Be sure to put your first and last name and “Lab 7” in the filename when you save it.
11.
Upload your newly completed document in the Lab 7 assignment from which you downloaded this document.
Student Exercises >> E: Star Finding and Constellations >> E2: The Magnitude Scale >> 1: Apparent Magnitude
B Question 1: A magnitude 2 star is brighter than a magnitude 4 star.
a.
2.512
b.
6.31
c.
15.85
d.
100
B Question 2: Which of the following four stars from the constellation Orion is the faintest?
a.
Bellatrix
b.
Mintaka
c.
Alnitak
d.
Saiph
Student Exercises >> E: Star Finding and Constellations >> E2: The Magnitude Scale >> 2: Magnitudes of Solar System Objects
__A__
Question 3: The Sun is the brightest object in the sky visible from Earth. What is the apparent magnitude of the Sun?
a.
26
b.
0
c.
– 12
d.
– 26
__C__
Question 4: What is the second brightest object in the sky?
a.
Full Moon
b.
First Quarter Moon
c.
Venus
d.
Sirius
Student Exercises >> E: Star Finding and Constellations >> E2: The Magnitude Scale >> 3: Comparing Brightness of Objects
__D__
Question 5: How much brighter is the planet Venus than the planet Mars on January 24, 2015?
a.
5.1 times brighter
b.
13 times brighter
c.
37 times brighter
d.
109 times brighter
Student Exercises >> E: Star Finding and Constellations >> E2: The Magnitude Scale >> 4: Absolute Magnitude
__C__
Question 6: What is the absolute magnitude of the star Deneb?
a.
8.75
b.
11.3
c.
– 8.75
d.
– 11.3
Student Exercises >> F: The Stars >> F1: Our Star, the Sun >> 1: The Sun’s Atmosphere
__C__
Question 1: Approximately how long does it take for the Sun to complete one rotation?
a.
10 days
b.
16 days
c.
26 days
d.
100 days
__A__
Question 2: Where on the Sun ar you located?
a.
The Sun’s equator.
b.
The Sun’s north pole.
c.
The Sun’s south pole.
d.
The Sun’s interior.
Student Exercises >> F: The Stars >> F1: Our Star, the Sun >> 2: The Sun’s Neighborhood
__D__
Question 3: About how far away are our neighboring stars?
a.
Billions to millions of light years away.
b.
Millions to thousands of light years away.
c.
Thousands to hundreds of light years away.
d.
Hundreds to tens of light years away.
Student Exercises >> F: The Stars >> F1: Our Star, the Sun >> 3: Our Star
__B _
Question 4: Sometimes, the solar images appear smooth and featureless. What does this tell us about the Sun?
a.
The Sun is at a peak of magnetic activity.
b.
The Sun’s magnetic activity is at a very low level.
c.
The imaging systems are not working.
d.
The solar corona is too thick for photospheric details to show.
Student Exercises >> F: The Stars >> F2: Stellar Parallax >> 1: Measuring Stellar Parallax
__D__
Question 1: What is the parallax of Alpha Centauri? Hint: Refer to the parallax diagram on the previous page.
a.
2 arc minutes
b.
2 arc seconds
c.
1 arc minute
d.
1 arc second
__C__
Question 2: What is Alpha Centauri’s approximate distance from Earth?
a.
0.008 parsecs
b.
0.05 parsecs
c.
1 parsec
d.
2 parsecs
Student Exercises >> F: The Stars >> F3: Proper Motion of the Stars >> 1: Proper Motion
__B__
Question 1: Which of the following stars shows the greatest proper motion?
a.
Sirius
b.
82 Eridani
c.
Procyon
d.
HIP 37853
Student Exercises >> F: The Stars >> F3: Proper Motion of the Stars >> 2: Barnard’s Star
__A__
Question 2: What is the average annual proper motion of Barnard’s star?
a.
10.3 arc seconds
b.
20.6 arc seconds
c.
5.15 arc seconds
d.
15.8 arc seconds
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