ASTR 1P01/02: Introduction to Astronomy I/II Practice Exam #6 |
Please solve the following questions. This is not a real exam, it will not be graded, and you do not need to submit your solutions to anyone. The questions are simply intended to help you practice for the real exam. These questions will not appear in the exam itself. Students who don't genuinely attempt to solve the questions on their own, and only memorize the solutions, will have a very hard time in the actual exam! This sample exam is online, but the real exam will be given in person, at a time and place indicated on the course website. THIS IS NOT THE ACTUAL EXAM! If you need any clarifications for these questions, you can ask for them on the course Teams channel. |
Question 1The expansion of the universe is... Question 2What is an Einstein ring? Question 3Which of the following objects bends spacetime the least? Question 4How did LIGO provide evidence for gravitational waves in 2015? Question 5What is the difference between the weak equivalence principle and the Einstein equivalence principle? Question 6The relative velocity between Alice and Bob corresponds to a Lorentz factor of 5. Alice measures a proper time of 2 seconds between two events. How much time does Bob measure? Question 7Which of the following was observed by the Event Horizon Telescope? Question 8What is the Einstein cross? Question 9The general-relativistic prediction for the perihelion precession of Mercury was... Question 10What will be the advantage of putting a gravitational wave detector in space compared to detectors on Earth? Question 11In the Eddington experiment, why was it important to measure the position of the stars during an eclipse? Question 12What was the significance of the gravitational wave event GW150914? Question 13Why don't we notice special-relativistic effects like time dilation in our daily lives? Question 14What was the source of the gravitational wave event GW150914? Question 15You are jumping from a tree down to the ground. According to Newtonian mechanics, while you are falling, you're... Question 16The Schwarzschild radius of a black hole with 10 solar masses is around 30 km. What is the Schwarzschild radius of a black hole with 30 solar masses? Question 17According to Kepler's second law, stars farther from the center of a galaxy should rotate... Question 18Galaxy A is half as far from us compared to Galaxy B. According to Hubble's law, this means that Galaxy A... Question 19When the cosmic microwave background was released, the universe became... Question 20Geodesics outside the event horizon... Question 21In Einstein's special theory of relativity, the speed of light in vacuum... Question 22I live on the 23rd floor, and my friend lives on the 15th floor. If I send a radio wave to my friend, the wave will be... Question 23How did the Hulse-Taylor pulsar provide evidence for gravitational waves in 1974? Question 24Which of the following is a stellar black hole? Question 25I live on the 4th floor. Compared to my friend who lives on the 12th floor, I experience time...
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