Exploring the Cosmos - Degree Exam 2007 - Life and Death of Stars (Part 1)
1. The Lyman series of hydrogen lines are in the __________ part of the spectrum.
infrared
visible
ultraviolet
X-ray
2. A star's spectral type is most closely related to its
luminosity
mass
radius
temperature
3. The sun's visible surface is called the
lithosphere.
corona.
photosphere.
chromosphere.
4. Hydrogen burning converts slightly less than __________ of the rest mass into energy.
15%
10%
5%
1%
5. A typical stellar velocity with respect to the sun would be of order
2 km per second.
20 km per second.
2 000 km per second.
200 km per second.
6. The sun's angular diameter is approximately
30 arcminutes.
30 radians.
30 arcseconds.
30 degrees.
7. The sun is a star of luminosity class
IV
III
V
II
8. Short period binaries are almost always
astrometric
eclipsing
visual
spectroscopic
9. The star Algol is a famous example of a binary system which is
spectroscopic
astrometric
X-ray
eclipsing
10. The luminosity of a main sequence star increases with its mass approximately to the power
2.5
4.5
1.5
3.5
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