Radiation astronomy/Colors/Quiz

Gases above Io's surface produced a ghostly glow that could be seen at visible wavelengths (red, green, and violet). Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona.

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1

Which of the following are or likely to be relatively common red minerals?

	crocoite
	rhodolite
	cinnabar
	hematite
	eudialyte

2

True or False, MACHO is a general name for any kind of astronomical body that might explain the apparent presence of dark matter in galaxy halos.

	TRUE
	FALSE

3

Soil samples from the mare of the Moon reflect primarily cyan due to the presence in the soils of what?

4

Historically, orange astronomy is not known for which of the following?

	Alpha Centauri B
	Epsilon Eridani
	Saturn
	K spectral type stars
	the Bayer designation for a star
	the Indian city of Pondicherry in December 1689

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True or False, Neon has an emission line in the blue.

	TRUE
	FALSE

6

Complete the text:

Match up the violet or violet containing image with the object letter:

Sun - A

Venus - B

Earth - C

Moon - D

Mars - E

Jupiter - F

Ganymede - G

Io - H

Saturn - I

Dione - J

Titan - K

Uranus - L

Ariel - M

Miranda - N

Triton - O

Eta Carinae - P

NGC 5584 - Q

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True or False, Beryllium has an emission line in the cyan.

	TRUE
	FALSE

8

Which of the following are green radiation astronomy phenomena associated with the Sun?

	the color of the upper rim as seen from Earth
	an excess brightness at or near the edge of the Sun
	the iron XIV green line
	neutron emission
	polar coronal holes
	meteor emission
	changes in the line-blanketing

9

True or False, The Hubble Space Telescope currently uses the Wide Field Planetary Camera (PC-2) with its F492M filter among others for green astronomy.

	TRUE
	FALSE

10

Which orange astronomy phenomena are associated with globular clusters?

	a yellow-orange filter (F606W)
	many older K-type stars
	spherical collection of stars
	orbit the cores of galaxies
	some of the more ancient stars

11

True or False, Of some 824 red giant stars, lithium is detected in several stars.

	TRUE
	FALSE

12

One of the substances discovered in the tail of Halley's comet by spectroscopic analysis is the toxic gas

13

Yes or No, Violet astronomy is the radiation astronomy over the wavelength band 380-450 nm.

	Yes
	No

14

Which of the following is not a characteristic of green astronomy?

	boron
	wavelength range of 495-570 nm
	chlorophyll
	greenstones
	phytoplankton

15

True or False, Fluorine has an emission line in the blue.

	TRUE
	FALSE

16

Which of the following are radiation astronomy phenomena associated with the rocky-object Io?

	surface regions reflecting or emitting violet or purple
	an excess brightness at or near the edge
	red regions that may be phosphorus
	neutron emission
	polar coronal holes
	meteor emission
	rotation

17

True or False, Boron has an emission line in the blue.

	TRUE
	FALSE

18

Why is much of the surface of Mars covered with red iron oxide dust when the rocks that compose much of its surface are blue or violet?

	Mars has been systematically bombarded with small iron-nickel meteorites or micrometeorites that oxidize in its atmosphere
	Mars has been frequently bombarded with hematite containing micrometeorites
	asteroid impacts on Mars may have forced iron from near its core into the atmosphere and onto the surface as hematite dust that oxidized
	Mars is like Earth in surface hematite composition, but Earth has much more water
	precipitation from iron-rich water

19

True or False, The orange portion of the visible spectrum is from 590 to 620 nm in wavelength.

	TRUE
	FALSE

20

Which of the following are phenomena associated with the orange system?

	titanium
	yttrium
	navels
	a number of emission lines very close together
	many impact craters on Io
	ScO

21

True or False, Hydrogen has an emission line in the yellow.

	TRUE
	FALSE

22

Before the current era and perhaps before 6,000 b2k which classical planet may have been green?

23

True or False, Fluorine has a number of lines in the orange.

	TRUE
	FALSE

24

Which of the following is not a prominent feature associated with the yellowness response?

	M cone cells
	a green light source
	L cones
	"bluish green" 493-498 nm
	"yellowish green" 530-559 nm
	"yellow green" 559-570 nm

25

True or False, To date, all of the reported hypervelocity stars (HVSs), which are believed to be ejected from the Galactic center, are blue.

	TRUE
	FALSE

26

Which of the following is not a phenomenon associated with violet astronomy?

	photographs of the planet Venus taken in 1927
	the purple haze within a few arcseconds of the central star of the Homunculus
	the faintness of carbon stars
	the stellar abundance of aluminum
	adaptive optics
	the helium beta line

27

True or False, The Hβ emission line does not appear when the F492M filter is used on the Hubble Space Telescope because its wavelength is 486.1 nm.

	TRUE
	FALSE

28

Complete the text:

Match up the radiation letter with each of the detector possibilities below:

Optical rays - L

Visual rays - M

Violet rays - N

Blue rays - O

Cyan rays - P

Green rays - Q

Yellow rays - R

Orange rays - S

Red rays - T

multialkali (Na-K-Sb-Cs) photocathode materials .

F547M .

F675W .

broad-band filter centered at 404 nm .

F588N .

thallium bromide (TlBr) crystals .

F606W .

18 micrometers FWHM at 490 nm .

wide-gap II-VI semiconductor ZnO doped with Co2+ (Zn1-xCoxO) .

29

True or False, Carbon has an emission line in the blue.

	TRUE
	FALSE

30

Alpha Centauri A as a star has what green astronomy property?

	it's a primordial population III star
	it passes once a year across the Lockman Hole
	silicates have been discovered in its interior structure
	it has a surface temperature of 5790 K
	optical reflectance studies have found evidence of magnesium
	it has a surface temperature of ~700 K

31

Light at the extreme red end of the visible spectrum, between red and infra-red light is called

light.

32

True or False, An aurora seen from Australia may be a first blue radiation source.

	TRUE
	FALSE

33

Which of the following are the differences between a star and an astronomical yellow source?

	a star may emit predominantly green rays
	an astronomical yellow source is spherical
	a yellow star is an astronomical yellow source
	a star with nuclear fusion in its chromosphere emits neutrinos, but a yellow source with no nuclear fusion ongoing does not
	a yellow source may be cloud like
	an astronomical yellow source my be a rocky object

34

Yes or No, In 1926 there were no national observatories (except the Naval Observatory), very little chance for guest observing elsewhere, no radio astronomy, no X-ray astronomy, no satellite astronomy, and very little infrared or even red astronomy!

	Yes
	No

35

Complete the text:

Capella B has a surface temperature of approximately , is spectral type , has an orbital period with Capella A of about , and is a variable.

36

True or False, The XRS aboard the MESSENGER spacecraft maps mineral composition.

	TRUE
	FALSE

37

Tarapacaite is a natural mineral pigment composed of what likely source of yellow?

38

Purpurite is a natural mineral pigment composed of what likely source of violet or purple?

39

True or False, Any small luminous green dot appearing in the cloudless portion of the night sky, especially with a fixed location relative to other such dots is most likely to be an active galactic nucleus.

	TRUE
	FALSE

40

When ionization cones are present, what green characteristics are usually readily observed?

	O III green emission line
	green continua
	biconical structure
	a common cone axis and apex
	ionized gas
	neon clouds

41

True or False, Nitrogen has an emission line in the blue.

	TRUE
	FALSE

42

Which of the following are radiation astronomy phenomena associated with the gaseous-object Neptune?

	Voyager 2
	blue rays
	clouds
	neutron emission
	polar coronal holes
	meteor emission
	rotation

43

Red-giant stars have (or theoretically may have) these in common:

	potential 22Ne
	helium-burning shells
	non-standard neutrino losses
	Lithium red line
	N stars display F abundances up to 30 times the solar system value
	RGB and AGB stars
	a radius between 200 and 800 times that of the Sun

44

True or False, Any small luminous blue dot appearing in the cloudless portion of the night sky, especially with a fixed location relative to other such dots is most likely to be an active galactic nucleus.

	TRUE
	FALSE

45

For web colors the RGB decimal code (0 255 0) is what color?

46

True or False, Cosmological redshift is seen due to the expansion of the universe, and sufficiently distant light sources (generally more than a few million light years away) show redshift corresponding to the rate of increase of their distance from Earth.

	TRUE
	FALSE

47

Complete the text:

Match up the radiation type with the satellite:

meteor - A

cosmic ray - B

neutral atoms - C

neutron - D

proton - E

electron - F

positron - G

neutrino - H

gamma ray - I

X-ray - J

ultraviolet - K

optical - L

visual - M

violet - N

blue - O

cyan - P

green - Q

yellow - R

orange - S

red - T

infrared - U

submillimeter - V

microwave - W

radio - X

radar - Y

superluminal - Z

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48

Complete the text:

Match up the item letter with each of the possibilities below:

superluminals - A

radios - B

radars - C

microwaves - D

submillimeters - E

infrareds - F

reds - G

oranges - H

deuterium enrichment of cometary water

interstellar-comet connection .

a macroscopic superstring .

force of life .

rings of Saturn .

volcanic activity throughout Vesta .

a silicon composite bolometer fed by a Winston cone .

present-day fluctuations an order of magnitude larger .

49

True or False, In hexadecimal code, a hex triplet, #008000 or 00 80 00 is green.

	TRUE
	FALSE

50

Which of the following is not a prominent feature associated with the greenness response?

	M cone cells
	a green light source
	L cones
	"bluish green" 493-498 nm
	"yellowish green" 530-559 nm
	"yellow green" 559-570 nm

51

Green earth is a natural pigment composed of what likely source of green?

52

True or False, The planet Saturn exhibits a pale yellow hue due to ammonia crystals in its upper atmosphere.

	TRUE
	FALSE

53

Which of the following are associated with lunar red glasses?

	produced in a volcanic fire-fountain
	composed of three chemical groups
	lthe presence of crocoite
	the most Mg-rich group (A) was produced by partial melting of Ti-rich cumulates at a depth of about 480 km
	derived from a magma by fractional crystallization

54

True or False, In 1866, after the new observatory had been completed, Schjellerup assembled a catalog of red stars.

	TRUE
	FALSE

55

The extent of the Hα absorption trough along the major axes of quenched spirals is what?

	more truncated than the distribution of the Hα emission line for H I deficient galaxies
	contributed to by the new stellar population
	less truncated than the distribution of the Hα emission line for H I deficient galaxies
	due to the quenching
	disks building up from the outside in

56

Complete the text:

Match up the radiation object with the likely source:

- L

- M

- N

- O

- P

- Q

- R

- S

- T

a Craters of the Moon volcano .

violet image of Venus .

active galactic nuclear region of NGC 5728 .

cosmic-ray bombardment of the Moon's surface .

blue lights from Io .

neutrino profile of the solar octant .

planetary nebula NGC 7048 .

ultraviolet image of the Earth .

a neutron star in a binary system .

57

True or False, There are green or green mineral containing meteorites.

	TRUE
	FALSE

58

Which of the following is not a phenomenon usually associated with solar wanderers?

	green aurora
	oxygen
	production of 7Be
	carbon or C2
	airglow
	nitrogen
	olivine

59

Complete the text:

"In the green, the of the pure composition qualitatively appears a better to the shape of the observed polarization curves."

60

True or False, The silicates used to model the cometary coma dust are olivene (Mg-rich is green) and the pyroxene, asbestos.

	TRUE
	FALSE

61

Which of the following is not a phenomenon associated with a comet?

	airglow
	elongated dust particles
	high albedo
	olivine
	Rayleighs
	coronal mass ejection

62

True or False, The V 2 rocket was first used as a sounding rocket for yellow astronomy before being converted to a weapon.

	TRUE
	FALSE

63

Using the equation ${\frac {c2}{\lambda T}}{\frac {1}{e^{\frac {c2}{\lambda T}}-1}}e^{\frac {c2}{\lambda T}}-5=0$ what temperature corresponds approximately to a Planckian peak wavelength of 476 nm (Use c2 = 1.438833 cm K.)?

	6440 K
	6300 K
	5170 K
	6100 K
	5870 K
	6250 K

64

True or False, Oxygen has an emission line in the blue.

	TRUE
	FALSE

65

With respect to protoplanetary disks what green mineral has been found?

66

Which of the following are theoretical radiation astronomy phenomena associated with the Earth?

	a core which emits neutrinos
	a charged particle wind which emanates out the polar ionosphere holes
	gravity
	near the barycenter for the Earth-Moon system
	the swirls of tan, green, blue, and white are most likely sediment in the water
	coronal clouds
	chlorophyll-containing phytoplankton aloft in the upper atmosphere

67

True or False, A green light coming from a nebula may be due to oxygen illuminated by a stellar wind.

	TRUE
	FALSE

68

Using the equation ${\frac {c2}{\lambda T}}{\frac {1}{e^{\frac {c2}{\lambda T}}-1}}e^{\frac {c2}{\lambda T}}-5=0$ what temperature corresponds approximately to a Planckian peak wavelength of 580 nm?

	5140 K
	5800 K
	5170 K
	6000 K
	5870 K
	5250 K

69

Which of the following emission/absorption phenomena are associated with green astronomy?

	Helium lines at 501 and 505 nm
	the strong C2 (1,2) band
	nitrogen emission in plasmas at 566.934 nm from N VIII
	Helium emission line at 5876 Å
	neutral iron line at 526.96 nm
	Calcium yellow line at 569.4 nm

70

Green astronomy observation is performed all around the surface of the Earth by?

71

True or False, Bremsstrahlung radiation may be a source of the green continuum.

	TRUE
	FALSE

72

Which of the following are phenomena usually associated with fluorine emission?

	fluorine emission lines in the green are relatively weak
	fluorine lines in the near infrared are usually much stronger than the green lines
	F I has lines in the green
	F II has lines in the green
	F III has at least one line in the green
	the Fraunhofer E line

73

The chromium +1 ion has an emission line often observed in solar what?

74

True or False, Ground-based observations around the solar limb of the Fe 530.3 line vary greatly among themselves.

	TRUE
	FALSE

75

Which of the following are likely associated with a green emission line control group?

	rocky objects
	high peak to background
	plasma objects
	a G2V photosphere
	rotation
	watery surface
	spots

76

An emission line occurring in the solar corona at 511.603 nm is likely to be from what?

77

Which of the following are minerals that can readily or often occur orange, or yellow-orange in color?

	orpiment
	crocoite
	malachite
	realgar
	magnetite
	calcite

78

True or False, The striking absence of green emission above both polar regions at activity minimum is likely due to iron deficiency.

	TRUE
	FALSE

79

Which of the following are characteristic of solar green astronomy?

	limb faculae
	polar coronal holes
	black body temperature of the photosphere
	the electron neutrino
	iron (Fe XIV) green line
	neutrons

80

Venus at times shows the oxygen green line emission with an intensity equal to what?

81

True or False, Airglow is the emission of light by atoms and molecules in the upper atmosphere after they are excited by X-ray radiation.

	TRUE
	FALSE

82

Which geographical phenomena are associated with Iapetus?

	dark territory of Cassini Regio
	manifesting intense magnetic fields
	equatorial ridge that bisects Cassini Regio
	global "color dichotomy"
	global brightness dichotomy
	different color hues
	leading vs. the trailing side color hues

83

A fine spray of small, icy particles detected in green light is emanating from what surrounding, warm, geologically unique province of Enceladus?

84

True or False, A plume of water ice particles emanating from Enceladus is reaching altitudes as high as 400 km above the surface.

	TRUE
	FALSE

85

Phenomena associated with the green vapor above Io are?

	collisions with energetic charged particles
	Jupiter's magnetic field
	aurora-like behavior
	dense plumes of volcanic vapor
	Galileo spacecraft
	Io is in eclipse

86

The Na I green lines at 568.2 and 568.8 nm arise in the what?

87

True or False, Stars of spectral classes F and G, such as our sun, have color temperatures that make them look "greenish".

	TRUE
	FALSE

88

Which of the following are green observatories in orbit around the Earth?

	Chandra X-ray Observatory
	Big Bear
	TRACE
	Kodaikanal
	the Hubble
	Lomnický štít
	McMath-Pierce
	SOFIA
	Rosetta

89

True or False, The orange color of the Namib Desert develops over time as iron in the sand is oxidized.

	TRUE
	FALSE

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McDonald Observatory is located in.

91

True or False, Some observed properties of the Sun still defy explanation, such as the degree of Li depletion: the solar Li abundance is roughly a factor of 200 below the meteoritic abundance. This has been confirmed using the lithium 555.2 nm line.

	TRUE
	FALSE

92

Which of the following are associated with the McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope?

	a launch location
	Fabry-Perot interferometer
	a heliostat
	a distinctive diagonal shaft that continues underground
	a theoretical resolution of 0.07"
	NOAA designations

93

Complete the text:

Methane possesses prominent in the visible and near-infrared (IR) making aquamarine or in color.

94

"Carroll et al. (1976) detected a number of coincidences between laboratory lines of FeH and weak unidentified what?

95

True or False, The pale green patterns tinting the water along the Namibian coast in late February 2012 indicated high concentrations of sulfur.

	TRUE
	FALSE

96

The auroral green line at 557.7 nm has been suggested as originating from which of the following elemental emission lines?

	solid nitrogen
	mixtures of oxygen and helium
	pure helium
	pure oxygen
	neon and oxygen mixtures
	mercury
	iron

97

What are pale green when viewed through the water of the Persian Gulf fringing the shoreline and islands of the UAE in a Landsat image?

98

True or False, From a satellite's vantage point, the wash of green that appears across the forests of the eastern United States is one of the most noticeable signs of winter's passing.

	TRUE
	FALSE

99

Which of the following strongly influence phytoplankton blooms in the northern Arabian Sea?

	seasonal wind shifts
	the monsoon
	southwesterly winds
	large-scale ocean circulation
	northeast winds in winter
	landlocked to the north

100

What underwater events are the milky green swirls in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of El Hierro due to?

101

True or False, The Mauna Kea Observatories are used for scientific research across the electromagnetic spectrum from visible light to radio, and comprise the largest such facility in the world.

	TRUE
	FALSE

102

Which of the following are associated with greenstone belts?

	metamorphosed mafic sequences
	ultramafic volcanic sequences
	Archaean and Proterozoic cratons
	chlorite
	Humphreys series
	Rydberg series
	green hue of metamorphic minerals

103

True or False, The O I 557.7 nm line occurs in some meteor wake spectra generally confined to the height interval of 80 - 90 km.

	TRUE
	FALSE

104

Which of the following phenomena are associated with earthshine?

	reflected earthlight
	the Moon's night side
	the tachocline
	a test of vegetation
	the Pacific Ocean
	ashen light

105

True or False, The zodiacal light has components in the green that are linearly polarized.

	TRUE
	FALSE

106

Which of the following are characteristic of interstellar extinction?

	redder color indices
	closer stars more affected
	color excess
	observed color index minus intrinsic color index
	red shift
	blue shift

107

True or False, There are clear trends in the significant day-to-day and month-to-month changes in the zodiacal light.

	TRUE
	FALSE

108

Which of the following is not a characteristic of radiation?

	throwing a beam
	a stream of charged or neutral particles
	the process of calculating the energy of a beam
	sending out a traveling ray
	a secondary hazard

109

True or False, A principle is a law or rule that has to be followed.

	TRUE
	FALSE

110

Using the equation ${\frac {c2}{\lambda T}}{\frac {1}{e^{\frac {c2}{\lambda T}}-1}}e^{\frac {c2}{\lambda T}}-5=0$ what temperature corresponds approximately to a Planckian peak wavelength of 510 nm?

	5700 K
	5800 K
	5900 K
	6000 K
	5870 K
	5880 K

111

True or False, In the first derivative of Planck's equation to generate a wavelength, temperature pair like (495 nm, 6100 K), the constant c2 has units of nm K.

	TRUE
	FALSE

112

If Osiris in ancient Egyptian mythology/observational astronomy corresponds to Saturn, and Horus is the son of Osiris, what classical planet does Horus correspond to?

	the green planet
	Mercury
	Mars
	Uranus
	Venus
	Jupiter

113

A cyan color can result from a freshly excavated high-Ti?

114

True or False, Telluric mercury lines are light polution lines occurring in the Martian atmosphere.

	TRUE
	FALSE

115

Which of the following are characteristic of the telluric mercury green line?

	546.1 nm
	light pollution at the Calar Alto observatory
	a decay product of uranium
	mercury vapour lamps
	tropospheric scattering
	y-band of the ubvy Strömgren photometric system

116

True or False, Green radiation bursts are the most luminous electromagnetic events known to occur in the universe.

	TRUE
	FALSE

117

Which of the following is not a phenomenon associated with optical green astronomy?

	actuators may be a part of active optics
	the Spitzer satellite is the first device in space ever to detect optical green bursts
	the Moon
	an emission with a wavelength of 520 nm
	adaptive optics
	airglow emissions

118

Yes or No, Boron has an emission line in the yellow.

	Yes
	No

119

Cyanogen is a natural poisonous gas composed of what likely source of cyan?

120

True or False, The rocky surface of the planet Venus can be detected when Venus is observed using green astronomy.

	TRUE
	FALSE

121

Complete the text:

A filter of type F588N allows the transmission of rays.

122

Which of the following is not a phenomenon associated with green astronomy?

	photographs of the planet Venus taken in 1999
	Alpha Centauri A
	ionization cones
	a moderately intense aluminum line at 5593.302 Å
	a xenon emission line at 541.915 nm
	the lithium beta line

123

True or False, The dark green filter improves imaging of cloud patterns on Venus.

	TRUE
	FALSE

124

Which of the following are theoretical radiation astronomy phenomena associated with a satellite in orbit around the Earth?

	background radiation
	a charged particle wind which emanates out of a beam line
	gravity
	near the barycenter for the Earth-Moon system
	swirls of tan, green, blue, and white in the water
	electric arcs
	chlorophyll-containing phytoplankton aloft in the upper atmosphere

125

Observations of comets have benefited greatly from what phenomena of green astronomy?

	elongated dust particles
	the Rosetta spacecraft
	O (1S) metastable line
	methane possesses prominent absorption bands in the visible
	airglow
	the light of the neutral CN-radical

126

True or False, Ultraviolet radiation from young massive stars carves and heats the surfaces of cold hydrogen gas clouds. The warmed surfaces glow orange and red.

	TRUE
	FALSE

127

Which of the following is a phenomenon associated with yellow astronomy?

	Jupiter
	sodium line emission
	sunspots on the Sun
	an emission with a wavelength of 420 nm
	phosphorus
	TiO

128

The atmosphere of Titan which has a natural orange color is composed largely of?

129

True or False, Olivine is a silicate mineral that may be detected in cometary coma dust with green astronomy.

	TRUE
	FALSE

130

Which of the following is a phenomenon associated with nebulae?

	green light
	oxygen line emission
	297.2 nm line
	aboard HST the use of the PC-2 and F547M
	phosphorus
	TiO

131

True or False, The red shift cannot affect green stars.

	TRUE
	FALSE

132

Which of the following is not a phenomenon associated with green astronomy?

	a stellar class G dwarf
	the hydrogen Balmer beta line
	the photosphere of the Sun
	an emission with a wavelength of 618 nm
	"ionization cones"
	boron ion emission

133

True or False, The Earth's atmosphere does not transmit green radiation between 480 and 500 nm in wavelength because of water vapor.

	TRUE
	FALSE

134

Green astronomy may help to detect what type of astronomical object?

	a stellar class G dwarf
	the hydrogen Balmer alpha line
	the photosphere of the Sun
	extrasolar planets
	lithium
	the CMB

135

Yes or No, Boron has an emission line in the cyan.

	Yes
	No

136

Observations of comets have benefited greatly from what phenomenon of cyan astronomy?

	Cherenkov radiation
	the electric blue glow of lightning
	gas-expansion velocity decreases with increasing heliocentric distance
	methane possesses prominent absorption bands in the visible
	adaptive optics
	the light of the neutral CN-radical

137

Yes or No, Beryllium has an emission line in the blue.

	Yes
	No

138

Which of the following emission/absorption phenomena are associated with yellow astronomy?

	nitrogen emission line at 575.5 nm
	the strong C2 (1,2) band
	nitrogen emission in plasmas at 566.934 nm from N VIII
	helium emission line at 5876 Å
	neutral iron line at 526.96 nm
	calcium yellow line at 569.4 nm

139

True or False, The position of the Sun can be determined directly with the use of green astronomy.

	TRUE
	FALSE

140

Green astronomy has helped to verify what famous theories?

	Cherenkov radiation
	the universe consists primarily of perfect vacuum
	tachyonic gamma rays
	extrasolar planets
	warp drive
	general relativity
	quantum mechanics

141

True or False, A green metallic or stony object that is the remains of a meteor is called a meteoroid.

	TRUE
	FALSE

142

Various green radiation observatories occur at different altitudes and geographic locations due to what effect?

	the presence of oceans on the Earth
	locally available carving tools
	light pollution
	most astronomical objects are observed at night
	currently dormant volcanoes seldom erupt
	human habitation increases near an astronomical observatory

143

True or False, The V 2 rocket was first used as a sounding rocket for green astronomy before being converted to a weapon.

	TRUE
	FALSE

144

Moldavite is a mineral that may be associated with what green astronomy phenomenon?

	predicting the end of the Earth
	determine the accuracy of local computers
	meteorite impacts
	demonstrating that Venus was once a comet
	predict when currently dormant volcanoes will erupt
	green fireballs

145

True or False, The emission of synchrotron light from the Sun may more accurately fit the spectral radiance of the Sun than black body radiation.

	TRUE
	FALSE

146

What is the blue-radiation source [hint: planet] in the image at right?

147

Which of the following are theoretical radiation astronomy phenomena associated with a laboratory on Earth?

	a core which emits neutrinos
	a charged particle wind which emanates out of a beam line
	gravity
	near the barycenter for the Earth-Moon system
	swirls of tan, green, blue, and white in the water
	electric arcs
	chlorophyll-containing phytoplankton aloft in the upper atmosphere

148

True or False, Green Bremsstrahlung radiation is not detected from the Sun because the photosphere isn't ionized enough to produce it.

	TRUE
	FALSE

149

Which of the following is involved in planetary astronomy more so than planetary science?

	the occurrence of green rock types on the surface of rocky objects
	the Earth and other rocky objects have a green mineral containing mantle
	checking equations about complex systems
	the advantages of a 559 nm band pass
	digging holes in the surface of the Moon
	surface temperatures low enough to produce methane lakes

150

True or False, Lithium has an emission line in the blue.

	TRUE
	FALSE

151

What green astronomy phenomena are associated with Mars?

	it may help with faster-than-light travel
	O(1S) lines
	ice
	polar caps
	the Greenwich meridian
	it demonstrates that a power law is better than an exponential law

152

True or False, The Mars Exploration Rover uses its green filter to take panoramic mosaics.

	TRUE
	FALSE

153

Which of the following is not a green characteristic of solar active regions?

	iron
	green spectral lines are 1.4 % shallower at solar maximum
	coronal clouds
	spot central meridian passage
	a surface coverage of at least 95%.

154

Azurite is a natural pigment composed of what likely source of blue?

155

During the late 1600s the sunspot cycle lost its usual intensity and became what?

156

True or False, Naked sunspots seen in Hβ which are devoid of plage are never associated with coronal holes.

	TRUE
	FALSE

157

Which of the following is not a prominent contributor associated with the bluish color of water on Earth?

	the blue sky
	chlorophyll
	dissolved organic matter
	cyanobacteria
	decomposition processes from dead organic matter such as plants
	highly organic soils

158

The Sun as a star has what green geographical property?

	it's a primordial population III star
	it passes once a year across the Lockman Hole
	silicates have been discovered in its interior structure
	optical reflectance studies have found evidence of magnesium
	it has a surface temperature of ~700 K
	polar coronal holes
	it has a longitude and latitude grid system for locating active regions

159

Complete the text:

Regarding a blue haze layer near the south polar region of Titan, the difference in color above and nearer the could be due to of the haze.

160

True or False, Helium has an emission line in the blue.

	TRUE
	FALSE

161

Complete the text:

"In 1999, observations of the Venus with the telescope showed that the 5577 Å oxygen green line was a ".

162

True or False, The PC-1 F502N is centered at 501.85 nm with a band pass of 2.97 nm.

	TRUE
	FALSE

163

A terrestrial planet is composed primarily of?

164

Complete the text:

Match up the blue object with the possibilities below:

Sun - H

Mercury - I

Venus - J

Earth - K

Meteorite on Mars - L

Pallas - M

Comet Holmes - N

Europa - O

Io - P

Saturn - Q

Enceladus - R

Tethys - S

Titan - T

Neptune - U

Abell 370 - V

SN 1987A - W

Crab Nebula - X

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165

When close binary stars are present, what characteristics are readily observed?

	iron XIV green line
	facular excess brightness
	starspots
	magnetic poles
	flares
	neon clouds

166

The population of coronal loops can be directly linked with the?

167

True or False, Coronal loops project into the coronal cloud, through the transition region and the chromosphere.

	TRUE
	FALSE

168

Which of the following is not a prominent contributor associated with a variable star?

	star spots
	chromospheric activity
	rotation
	brightness fluctuations
	flares
	iron XIV green line

169

Astronauts onboard the International Space Station used a Nikon digital camera to take pictures of what green astronomy phenomenon?

170

Yes or No, Hydrogen has an emission line in the cyan.

	Yes
	No

171

Which chemical phenomena are associated with the Earth?

	quartz is the second most abundant mineral
	an atmosphere containing CO2
	green, red, blue, and yellow airglow
	the production and escape of hot H+ ions
	oxygen emissions
	helium ions

172

True or False, Chemiluminescence caused mainly by oxygen and nitrogen reacting with hydroxyl ions at heights of a few hundred kilometers contributes to airglow.

	TRUE
	FALSE

173

Which of the following is not a phenomenon usually associated with regions?

	a connected part of a space
	a tract of green fields
	definite extent of a corn field
	Capella B
	temporal change in green radiation flux
	weather

174

Yes or No, Hydrogen has an emission line in the blue.

	Yes
	No

175

Complete the text:

"Auroras result from emissions of in the Earth's upper , above 80 km (50 mi), from ionized atoms regaining an electron, and and atoms returning from as excited state to state.

176

True or False, Oxygen emissions can be green or brownish-red depending on the amount of energy absorbed.

	TRUE
	FALSE

177

Complete the text:

The swirls of tan, green, blue, and white are most likely in the water. Some of the color may come from .

178

Phenomena associated with some brown dwarfs are which of the following?

	lithium
	a temperature well below the stellar range
	methane absorption
	the lithium test
	X-rays
	T dwarfs

Hypotheses

Main article: Hypotheses

1. Color astronomy studies all the astronomical objects of the Solar System.

See also

• Astronomy/Quiz
• First astronomical X-ray source/Quiz
• Planetary science/Quiz
• Radiation astronomy/Quiz
• Radiation chemistry/Quiz
• Radiation geography/Quiz
• Radiation history/Quiz
• Stellar active region/Quiz

External links

• NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database - NED
• The SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System
• SIMBAD Astronomical Database

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