ASTRONOMY written test IESO 2011 Name__________________ Country ___________________________ 1.

Imagine that a new planet, named Pippo, is discovered beyond Pluto. Its revolution period is 320 years. What would be its average distance from the un in !stronomical "nits #!"$, assuming circular orbit% _/1 pt. a. 23.& !" b. 30.' !" c. &(.) !" d. *3.( !" 2. ! person weights '0 +g on ,arth, if he goes to the surface of the -oon and .upiter, he weights/ _/1 pt. a. more on the -oon and .upiter than on ,arth b. more on .upiter and less on the -oon than on ,arth c. more on the -oon and less on .upiter than on ,arth d. less on the -oon and .upiter than on ,arth 3. 0iven your passion for !stronomy, your friends have given you a sidereal watch as a present for your birthday. !t 10 a.m. you ad1ust it with the time of your cloc+. 2ollowing the time given by the sidereal watch, when arriving at the railway station ne3t day to catch the ).00 a.m. train, you find that the train is not there. What do you do% _/1. pt. a. b. c. d. I wait for the train because it will be there in few minutes I go home because the train has already left few minutes before my arrival I wait for the train because it will be there in some hours I guess the train has been cancelled today.

&. In a science fiction movie, the main character decides to loo+ for his friends4 spaceship, lost on -ars surface, using an optical telescope placed on the ,arth. 5he resolution of the telescope is 1 arcsec and -ars is at a distance of (0 million +m. What is the minimum si6e of the spacecraft to allow him to see it% _/1! pt. a. 2.*0 m b. 2*0.* +m c. 2*0.* m d. 2.*0 +m 7. 8oo+ing at the given stellar map, can you estimate the position of the un as seen from irius, using the same map% _/ 2 pt. a. yes, the un is diametrically opposed to irius in the constellation of 9ercules b. no, the un is not visible from irius 1

c. yes, the un is diametrically opposed to irius in the constellation of "rsa -inor d. yes, the un is diametrically opposed to irius in the constellation of the :ctans (. !ssume the diameter of the -oon to be 20; smaller than the reality, what should the average distance between the ,arth and the -oon be, in order to still have total solar eclipses on the ,arth% _/1. pt. a. 20; bigger than the reality b. )0; smaller than the reality c. 20; smaller than the reality d. )0; bigger than the reality '. 5he following illustration shows the 9ert6sprung<=ussell #9>=$ diagram for an evolutionary trac+ of our un. 5he un currently locates at position !, but it will to move to position ? after 7 billion years. #!ssume the un is a blac+body and its current radius is '3107+m. 1!"@1.7310)+m.$

#i$ When the un evolves to ?, what is its radius% Aalculate it by using the information of the diagram. _/1. pt. a$ 100 times larger b$ 7'.) times larger c$ 12(.& times larger d$ 17'.3 times larger #ii$ Write your process of calculation. _/1. pt. ). 5he synodic period of a certain asteroid is )B' years. !ssume the ,arth revolution speed is 30 +mBs. !nswer with the rounded>off figure below decimal point. In the assumption of circular orbit, find/ #i$ the period of the revolution of the asteroid #year$ _/1 pt. #ii$ the radius of the revolution orbit #!"$ _/1 pt. 2

#iii$ the speed of the asteroid #+mBs$ _/1 pt. TOTA" SCORE# 1$.