ASTRO 1102 Midterm: AST 102 Cornell PracticeExam1
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Astro 102 spring 2008 sample prelim 1 exam. A formula sheet & physical constants are provided. Not everything on the formula sheet will be relevant or needed. Possibly useful equations: p 2 " m1 + m 2. E = mc 2 p 2 = a 3. Gm1m 2 r 2 f = c /" E = hc /" v c v esc = Possibly useful constants: c = 2. 99 x 108 m/s h = 6. 63 x 10-34 j s. G = 6. 67 x 10-11 m2/kg/s2 g = 9. 8 m/s2. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question: this is version a of the exam. 1: this is the correct answer, this is wrong, this is wrong, this is wrong, this is wrong, given that one of the goals of apollo 8 was to photograph the far side of the moon, Damaging radiation would still be blocked by the ozone layer.
