Dr. Donald Luttermoser's ASTR-1020
Astronomy II
Solutions to Sample Final


Below are the answers for the Sample Final.


Question # Letter Answer Comments
1 (b) shorthand designation for the Magellanic Clouds
2 (d) E = m c2 is from special relativity
3 (a) this won't be on your test
4 (c) page XII-1 of the course notes
5 (3) 2.7 K rounds to 3 K
6 (a) page XII-1 of the course notes
7 (a) page XI-14 of the course notes
8 (b) assume Irregular II is the same thing as Irregular
9 (b) page XI-26 of the course notes
10 (d) page X-1 of the course notes
11 (d) page XI-18 of the course notes
12 (b) page 748 of the textbook
13 (d) pages X-13,14 of the course notes
14 (a) page X-1 of the course notes
15 (e) page X-12 of the course notes
16 (c) page IX-9 of the course notes
and discussed during lecture
17 (a) this question will not be on your test
18 (d) this question will not be on your test
19 (d) page XI-18 of the course notes
20 (a) page XI-1 of the course notes
21 (c) page X-4 of the course notes
22 (c) page X-9 of the course notes
23 (b) page X-14 of the course notes
24 (b) page 722 of the textbook
25 (c) page XII-7 of the course notes
26 (e) page XII-1 of the course notes
27 (d) page XII-8 of the course notes,
now called the habitable zone
28 (d) page XI-2 of the course notes
29 (b) page XI-27 of the course notes
30 (a) section XI.B of the course notes
31 (a) Doppler effect only gives velocity
32 (b) page V-5 of the course notes
33 (c) pages VII-2,3 of the course notes
34 (a) pages VII-13,14 of the course notes
35 (a) knowledge of the scietific method
36 (d) page IX-3 of the course notes
37 (c) page VIII-6 of the course notes
38 (c) page VI-3 of the course notes
39 (a) page II-5 of the course notes
40 (e) page II-6 of the course notes
41 (a) page VIII-2 of the course notes
42 (a) page VI-11 of the course notes
43 (b) page VI-7 of the course notes
44 (c) page I-14 of the course notes
45 (a) page I-13 of the course notes
46 (a) page I-10 of the course notes
47 (a) page VII-15 of the course notes
48 (d) page VI-1 of the course notes
49 (b) page VI-9 of the course notes
50 (b) page II-3 of the course notes
51 (c) page VII-15 of the course notes
52 (b) page II-5 of the course notes
53 (e) pages V-6,7 of the course notes
54 (b) page 418 of the textbook
55 (d) page IV-5 of the course notes
56 (c) page VIII-3 of the course notes
57 (b) page VI-11 of the course notes
58 (c) page III-7 of the course notes
59 (c) page VIII-2 of the course notes
60 (b) page VII-2 of the course notes
61 (d) page VII-16 of the course notes
62 (b) page VII-16 of the course notes
63 (c) page 537 of the textbook
64 (b) discussed in class on the first day
65 (a) page I-7 of the course notes
66 (d) page VIII-3 of the course notes
67 (a) page IX-8 of the course notes
68 (a) page II-2 of the course notes
69 (d) page II-5 of the course notes
70 (c) page VI-7 of the course notes
71 (b) discussed on first day of class
72 (d) distance has nothing to do with this
73 (c) page IX-7 of the course notes
74 (a) page VII-14 of the course notes
75 (a) page 541 of the textbook
76 (a) page IX-10 of the course notes
77 (b) page IX-4 of the course notes
78 (b) page VII-11 of the course notes
79 (e) page VIII-11 of the course notes
80 (d) page I-13 of the course notes
81 (e) page VII-16 of the course notes
82 (e) page I-10 of the course notes
83 (d) Figure 16.9 of the textbook
84 (d) white dwarfs are too faint to see at far distances
85 (e) page III-8 of the course notes
86 (d) page VII-14 of the course notes
87 (d) this question will not be on your test
88 (b) page V-5 of the course notes
89 (c) this question will not be on your test
90 (a) page I-9 of the course notes
91 (b) page I-11 of the course notes
92 (c) page IX-5 of the course notes
93 (e) page VI-11 of the course notes
94 (e) page VII-4 of the course notes
current lower limit is 4 solar masses
95 (c) page II-4 of the course notes
96 (e) page V-3 of the course notes
97 (a) page III-1 of the course notes
98 (b) page VI-1 of the course notes
99 (b) page X-10 of the course notes
100 (c) page VII-2 of the course notes


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Last modified: April 24, 2009 by D.G. Luttermoser