Astronomy/Quiz

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This is the dome of the Zeiss telescope at Merate Astronomical Observatory, Merate (LC), Italy. Credit: CAV.

Astronomy is the first and introductory lecture/article of the course on the principles of radiation astronomy.

It is the flagship lecture for the astronomy department of the school of physics and astronomy.

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Quiz

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1. True or False, A sunrise may be detected by listening for bird song.

TRUE
FALSE

2. The first source of odor when the terminator passes at the beginning of daylight may be which of the following?

the Sun
a meteorite impact
flowers that open their blooms at sunrise
a late-summer rainstorm
the Moon

3. True or False, A dominant group associated with astronomy differs from a control group in that it rules the treatment of the control group.

TRUE
FALSE

4. The science of physical and logical laws is called

5. True or False, A control group may be used in astronomy to demonstrate no effect or a standard effect versus a novel effort applied to a treatment group.

TRUE
FALSE

6. Chemistry phenomena associated with astronomy are

at least three-quarters of the human genome
molecules
atmospheres
pressure
ions
plastic

7. True or False, Pure astronomy involves no doing apart from itself.

TRUE
FALSE

8. Complete the text:

Lens-shaped , have long been known from Age contexts.

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

TRUE
FALSE

10. A natural rocky source of chemicals from the sky to the ground may originate from what astronomical source?

Jupiter
the solar wind
the diffuse X-ray background
Mount Redoubt in Alaska
the asteroid belt
the International Space Station

11. True or False, A professional astronomer holding a digital camera in their hands while working on the International Space Station is a primary astronomical visual source.

TRUE
FALSE

12. The use of the principle of line of sight allows what phenomenon to be determined?

the Moon is closer to the Earth than the Sun
the planet Mercury is nearer to the Earth than Venus
any cumulus cloud overhead follows the Sun across the sky
the plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun is in the plane of the galaxy
the surface of the photosphere of the Sun is hotter than the surface of Mars
lightning always precedes rain

13. True or False, The average value of the radius of the Earth's orbit around the Sun is a displacement.

TRUE
FALSE

14. Which of the following is not an electron volt?

the angular momentum of the planet Mercury around the Sun
a unit of energy
a quantity that denotes the ability to do work
1.2 PeV
a unit dimensioned in mass, distance, and time
a unit not based on the Coulomb

15. True or False, The force of gravity is a major portion of the strong nuclear force.

TRUE
FALSE

16. Which of the following is not an astronomical entity?

Johannes Kepler
the coronal cloud very near the Sun
the Moon
the question mark (?)
the Barrington Meteor Crater
Johannes Hevelius

17. True or False, Optical telescopes use domes as a form of shelter.

TRUE
FALSE

18. Which of the following is a natural satellite of the Earth?

the Sun
a meteor
the Moon
a cloud within the Earth's atmosphere
the Zodiacal Light
the International Space Station

19. True or False, The purpose of a treatment group in astronomy is to describe natural processes or phenomena for the first time relative to a control group.

TRUE
FALSE

20. Evidence that demonstrates that a model or idea with respect to astronomy versus a control group is feasible is called a

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21. Complete the text:

A short or realization of a certain or idea to a treament's feasibility is called a proof of .

22. Complete the text:

A proof-of-concept structure, including a control group, consists of , procedures, findings, and .

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Research

Hypothesis:

  1. Questions about pure astronomy may be most about early astronomy.

Control groups

This is an image of a Lewis rat. Credit: Charles River Laboratories.

The findings demonstrate a statistically systematic change from the status quo or the control group.

“In the design of experiments, treatments [or special properties or characteristics] are applied to [or observed in] experimental units in the treatment group(s).[1] In comparative experiments, members of the complementary group, the control group, receive either no treatment or a standard treatment.[2]"[3]

Proof of concept

Def. a “short and/or incomplete realization of a certain method or idea to demonstrate its feasibility"[4] is called a proof of concept.

Def. evidence that demonstrates that a concept is possible is called proof of concept.

The proof-of-concept structure consists of

  1. background,
  2. procedures,
  3. findings, and
  4. interpretation.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Klaus Hinkelmann, Oscar Kempthorne (2008). Design and Analysis of Experiments, Volume I: Introduction to Experimental Design (2nd ed.). Wiley. ISBN 978-0-471-72756-9. http://books.google.com/?id=T3wWj2kVYZgC&printsec=frontcover.
  2. ↑ R. A. Bailey (2008). Design of comparative experiments. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-68357-9. http://www.cambridge.org/uk/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521683579.
  3. ↑ "Treatment and control groups, In: Wikipedia". San Francisco, California: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. May 18, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
  4. ↑ "proof of concept, In: Wiktionary". San Francisco, California: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. November 10, 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
  5. ↑ Ginger Lehrman and Ian B Hogue, Sarah Palmer, Cheryl Jennings, Celsa A Spina, Ann Wiegand, Alan L Landay, Robert W Coombs, Douglas D Richman, John W Mellors, John M Coffin, Ronald J Bosch, David M Margolis (August 13, 2005). "Depletion of latent HIV-1 infection in vivo: a proof-of-concept study". Lancet 366 (9485): 549-55. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67098-5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1894952/. Retrieved 2012-05-09.

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