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Which of these is the classic continuous spectrum?
 
  A) sunlight
  B) a rainbow
  C) a neon light
  D) a fluorescent light
  E) a glowing nebula, such as M-42

Question 2

Astronomers have decided that, rather than being a planet, Pluto is really just a large member of
 
  A) the asteroid belt.
  B) the Kuiper belt.
  C) the Oort cloud.
  D) the moon system around Neptune.
  E) an extrasolar planetary system.

Question 3

Our Sun, along with most of the stars in our neighborhood, probably formed:
 
  A) a few million years ago.
  B) about 10 million years ago.
  C) hundreds of millions of years ago.
  D) billions of years ago.
  E) at the beginning of the universe.

Question 4

The Harvard College Observatory Computers from c. 1880 into the early 20th century were:
 
  A) the first digital computers.
  B) not much different than cash registers.
  C) functionally similar to the modern 4- function calculator.
  D) a group of women who made important contributions to astronomy.
  E) mechanically operated adding machines.

Question 5

Typical stellar spectra appear as:
 
  A) a series of bright, colored lines.
  B) an unbroken rainbow of colors.
  C) a rainbow, but with some dark lines mixed in.
  D) a rainbow with some bright lines on top of the continuum.
  E) a very redshifted rainbow due to the expansion of the universe.

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