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1
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The motion of sunspots was observed by Galileo and is an indication that the Sun is:

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Spinning.

2
Q

The name of the process that keeps the Sun hot is called:

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Thermonuclear fusion.

3
Q

The solution of the missing neutrino problem from the Sun’s core was resolved by the discovery of:

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Neutrino oscillation and thus concluding that neutrinos have mass.

4
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If star A has an apparent magnitude of 2 and star B has an apparent magnitude of 5 which star will appear brighter in sky to an observer on Earth?

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Star A.

5
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Given two stars one blue and the other red, which star has a higher surface temperature?

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The blue star.

6
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The spectral class of stars predominantly tells us what about a star?

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The surface temperature of the star.

7
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Sunspots are primarily caused by:

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The Sun’s magnetic field.

8
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The effect that allows astronomers to measure the magnetic field strength on both the Sun and also around other stars is called:

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The Zeeman effect.

9
Q

The proper motion of a star measures what about a star?

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The star’s shift across the celestial sphere due to its motion in space.

10
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In Einstein’s fatuous equation E=mc^2 what does the E and m stand for?

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E is energy and m is mass.