Exam- Astonomy Flashcards
Type of visible light with the shortest wavelength
Violet
Type of visible spectrum were all wavelengths of light are visible
Continuous
Type of EM energy used in cooking
Microwave
Type of electromagnetic energy with the shortest wave length
Gamma ray
Energy produced by Hydrogen fusion
Electromagnetic
Colors of the visible spectrum
ROYGBIV
Type of visible spectrum or only certain wavelengths of light are visible
Bright line
Number of ways to pass a point every second
Frequency
Type of EM energy that causes sunburns
Ultraviolet
Distance between two wave tops
Wave length
Certain wavelengths absorbed in show is darkness in an otherwise continuous spectrum
Dark line
The study of all matter and energy of the universe
Astronomy
How are distance is measured in the universe
Light years
where is the best location for an Earth-based telescope
Mountain peaks
Dry climates
Away from ground light sources
Lost the purposes of a telescope
Collect and concentrate light
Magnify an image so detail can be seen
Is 1 of two stars revolving around a common center of mass under their mutual gravitational attraction
Binary star
Is this like shifting of the apparent position of a start due to the orbital rotation of the earth
Parallel
What can we determined by using parallax
Distance to stars
The brightness of a star when viewed from earth
Apparent magnitude
True brightness the apparent brightness of a star if it were viewed from a distance of 32.8 light years
Absolute magnitude
How fast EM energy types all travel
Speed of light
Learn about composition
Spectra
Learn about the movement of stars
Doppler
Learn about the temperature of stars
Color
