Physics 8463: Space Physics Topical Past Paper Questions

The Universe contains many stars. 1 The Sun is the star at the centre of our solar system. Give three other types of object that form our solar system. [3 marks] 1_____ 2_____ 3 Some main sequence stars will eventually form black holes. Table 3 gives the mass of four stars. Table…

Figure 15 shows the Hubble Space Telescope orbiting the Earth. Figure 15 1) What name is given to objects that orbit a planet? 2 A space telescope uses microwaves to communicate with the Earth. A microwave has a wavelength of 12.5 cm. The speed of microwaves through space is $ 3.…

Galaxies contain billions of stars. 1 Compare the formation and life cycles of stars with a similar mass to the Sun to stars with a much greater mass than the Sun. [6 marks] The points on Figure 11 represent galaxies that are moving away from the Milky Way. Figure 11 Each arrow r…