Quiz #14
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Quiz Submissions - Quiz #14: Eclipsing Binary Stars
Jason Adriaens (username: adriaens.jason)
Attempt 1
Written: Apr 6, 2022 8:38 PM - Apr 6, 2022 8:48 PM
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Question 1
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What is the term for a double star that appears close to one another but has no physical
connection?
Question 2
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Which of the following is a type of eclipsing binary?
Question 3
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Sirius is an example of what type of binary star?
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Ellipsoidal Binary Star
Optical Binary Star
Eclipsing Binary Star
Visual Binary Star
Beta Lyrae
Delta Cepheid
RR Lyrae
Optical binary
Question 4
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What type of binary system has two component stars that are so close to one another they
distort each others shape due to tidal forces?
Question 5
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Which of the following below is the most correct explanation of how to read the period of an
eclipsing binary light curve?
Question 6
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What does a light curve with rounded edges tell astronomers?
Optical Binary Star
Spectroscopic Binary Star
Spectrum Binary Star
Astrometric Binary Stay
Ellipsoidial Binary Spectrum Binary
Gravitational Binary
Algol Binary
The period can be found by half the primary eclipse time.
The period can be found by the difference in time between primary and (repeated) primary
eclipses.
The period can be found by the difference in magnitude for primary eclipses.
The period can be found by the difference in time between primary and secondary eclipses.
Question 7
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A light curve for an eclipsing binary that has flat bottoms indicates:
Question 8
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A light curve for an eclipsing binary that has spikes indicates:
Question 9
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What is a light curve?
At least one of the star of the system has limb darkening.
Nothing really it is probably just error in the image.
There are partial eclipse between two stars.
There are total eclipses between the two stars.
a partial eclipse is occurring.
a total eclipse is occurring.
that there is a variation in the light output.
there is limb darkening.
that a partial eclipse occurs.
that a total eclipse occurs.
that there is unequal variation in the light output.
that there is limb darkening.
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Question 10
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Which of the following stars was the first detected spectroscopic binary?
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A graph that shows the time it takes the star to die.
A graph that represents the intensity of light over all spectral classes.
A graph that shows the intensity of light over some temperature.
A graph that represents the intensity of light during a time interval.
Beta Lyrae
Mizar
Algol
W Ursa Majoris