ASTR 90479

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subject Authors Eric Chaisson, Steve McMillan

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Why are type O, A, and M stars considered poor candidates to find a technological
civilization?
In going from Sa to Sc, the size of the ________ reduces significantly.
According to Newton's third law, the Voyager probes pulled just as hard on Jupiter as it
did on them when they flew past it. Why were they accelerated enough to leave the
solar system but Jupiter still is in orbit about the Sun?
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Contrast open and globular star clusters.
The lakes on Titan have not been observed to have any waves. What does this suggest?
Flares and prominences are more numerous during ________.
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If a binary is detected by periodic shifts in its spectral lines, it is a ________ binary.
A mirror must be ________ in shape to reflect the light back to a focus.
Europa is covered with an ocean of ________.
Why are star clusters ideal sites to study stellar evolution?
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Why was the discovery of a substantial magnetic field around Mercury a surprise? How
was it detected?
According to Wein's law, the wavelength of the peak energy will be ________ if the
temperature of the blackbody is doubled.
The helium flash converts helium into ________.
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What stage of star formation is the zero-age main sequence?
Discuss several disadvantages of refractor versus reflector telescopes.
Exoplanets having masses between 2 and 10 Earth masses are called ________.
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How does the light from active galaxies differ from that of a normal galaxy?

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