Mathematics/Astronomy/Quiz

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Mathematical astronomy is a lecture. It has been included in the astronomy course on the principles of radiation astronomy.

You are free to take this quiz based on mathematical astronomy at any time.

This should give you adequate background to get 100 %.

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Quiz

1 Yes or No, The symbol ${\displaystyle \odot }$  represents the Sun.

 Yes No

2 The symbol ${\displaystyle \odot }$  may also represent or have represented?

3 Evidence that demonstrates that a model or idea versus a control group is feasible for mathematical astronomy is called a

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

 TRUE FALSE

5 Astronomy is not purely mathematics because of which phenomena?

 the Sun displacements consist of a number plus a dimension such as kilometers time a late-summer rainstorm movement

6 True or False, The symbol π represents an irrational number encountered when calculating cyclical or circular celestial phenomena.

 TRUE FALSE

7 One use of mathematics with respect to an object in the sky is the calculation of its

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

 TRUE FALSE

9 An astronomical entity with no mathematics attached may be which of the following?

 the Sun a meteorite impact an astronomer a late-summer rainstorm the Moon

10 Complete the text:

 Scientific notation (more commonly known as standard form) is a way of writing that are too big or too small to be conveniently written in form.

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

 TRUE FALSE

12 Which of the following is not a real number?

 2 e c 4i 106 1.205 E -06

13 True or False, In the arrangement of symbols 40Ar, 40 is an atomic number.

 TRUE FALSE

14 Yes or No, In the symbol string K2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O, the · means multiplication.

 Yes No

Hypotheses

1. On a mathematics quiz the answers are the same, only the questions change.