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Review Quiz No. 11 Question 1: Explosive events related to the acceleration of high-energy particles near the sun which can reach Earth and interfere with the Earth’s magnetosphere are known as … 0% 1 0% 2 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. coronal mass ejections. spicules. looped prominences. sun spots. convection events. :60 0% 0% 3 4 0% 5 Question 2: If a star has an apparent magnitude of mV = 3.5 and an absolute magnitude of MV = 4.9, we know that its distance from Earth must be … 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. more than 10 pc. :45 equal to 10 pc. less than 10 pc. equal to 10 light years. … That doesn’t tell us anything about its distance! 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 1 2 3 4 5 Question 3: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. :45 For the star Canopus, we measure a trigonometric parallax of 0.033 arc seconds. What is Canopus’ distance from Earth? 0.033 parsec. 0.033 light years. 30 parsec. 30 light years. 9.2 light years. 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 1 2 3 4 5 Question 4: The method of the trigonometric parallax to measure distances to nearby stars uses the distance between … as a base line for triangulation. :45 the astronomer’s two eyes two telescopes on opposite sides of the Earth the Earth and the moon the Earth and the sun the sun and Alpha Centauri 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 0% 1 0% 2 0% 0% 3 4 0% 5