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This is a spinning neutron star that gives out strong, rapidly changing radio signals.
False.
True.
radial motion
pulsar
False.
True.
True.
nova
This is a star that sometimes increases many magnitudes in brilliance for a period of time, then returns to its normal brihgtness.
False.
True.
radial motion
pulsar
False.
True.
True.
nova
An eclipsing binary is actually two stars.
False.
True.
radial motion
pulsar
False.
True.
True.
nova
Refractor telescopes can have greater light-gathering ability than reflectors.
False.
True.
radial motion
pulsar
False.
True.
True.
nova
Astronomers determine a star's red shift in order to determine its temperature.
False.
True.
radial motion
pulsar
False.
True.
True.
nova
Sir Isaac Newton discovered that white light is made up of various colors.
False.
True.
radial motion
pulsar
False.
True.
True.
nova
This is star movement directly toward or away from the observer (parallel to the line of sight).
False.
True.
radial motion
pulsar
False.
True.
True.
nova
A star with a negative magnitude is brighter than a star with a positive magnitude.
False.
True.
radial motion
pulsar
False.
True.
True.
nova
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