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Timing Analysis Quiz - Level 1
Timing Analysis Quiz
Accurate measurements of how a star's apparent brightness changes as a function of time allows
[A] a determination of the temperature of an object
[B] a determination of the orbital period in a binary system
[C] a determination of the mass of the Universe
[D] all of the above
The early calendars were developed based on
[A] repeating patterns in the movement of the Sun and stars
[B] mathematical calculation
[C] motion of a neutron star around its normal star companion
[D] myths about the constellations
Who created a great data bank of observations of the positions of objects in the sky as a function of time?
[A] Newton
[B] Jupiter
[C] Kepler
[D] Brahe
When a pulsar is moving toward the Earth, its pulse
[A] appears shorter
[B] appears longer
[C] appears to disappear
[D] appears stronger