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 2Astronomers 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 3Our 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 4The 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 5Typical 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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