Astronomy Exam Taker
It will be available from July 31st to August 7th. There is a 3 hour time limit once you begin the test, and it will automatically submit once those three hours are up, even if you have not completed all answers.
Textbook
Title: Discovering the Universe
Author: Comins and Kaufmann
Publisher: W.H. Freeman
Edition: 9th
There are 90 questions on the test:
– 60 multiple choice, worth 1 point each
– 20 true/false, worth 1 point each
– 10 matching, worth 2 points each
Here are some topics you may want to study!
- Kepler’s Laws
- Differences between Jovian and Terrestrial planets
- Characteristics of specific planets and their moons
- H-R Diagram
- Cepheid variable stars
- Spectral type classifcation of stars
- Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation
Here are some specific definitions that may help you as well:
- Synodic / Sidereal period
- Supermassive black holes
- Quasars
- Astronomical unit (AU)
- Solstice
- Spectroscopic parallax
- Planetary nebula
- Event horizon
- Escape velocity
- Apparent / Absolute magnitude
- Blue / Red shift
- Hydrostatic equilibrium
- Neutrino
- Luminosity