Long wavelength visible light
a. will have a greater energy than short wavelength visible light.
b. will have a speed that is faster than short wavelength light.
c. has a higher frequency than short wavelength visible light.
d. will appear blue in color to the average human eye.
e. will appear red in color to the average human eye.
Question 2A star's luminosity depends only on the star's
a. distance and diameter.
b. temperature and distance.
c. distance.
d. temperature and diameter.
e. apparent magnitude.
Question 3The energy of a photon
a. is proportional to the wavelength of the light.
b. is inversely proportional to the wavelength of the light.
c. depends only on the speed of the light.
d. depends only on the mass of the photon.
e. depends on both the mass and speed of the photon.
Question 4Absolute visual magnitude is
a. the apparent magnitude of a star observed from Earth.
b. the luminosity of a star observed from a distance of 1000 pc.
c. the apparent magnitude of a star observed from a distance of 10 pc.
d. the luminosity of a star observed from Earth.
e. the apparent magnitude of a star observed from a distance of 10 pc and the luminosity of a star observed from Earth.
Question 5A telescope that suffers from chromatic aberration and has a low light-gathering power is most likely
a. a small-diameter reflecting telescope.
b. a small-diameter refracting telescope.
c. a large-diameter refracting telescope.
d. a large-diameter reflecting telescope.
e. an infrared telescope.
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