Astronomy 10, Spring Semester 2008
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Astronomy 10 learning goal M1.4
Students were asked the following clicker question (Classroom Performance System, einstruction.com) at the end of their learning cycle:
[0.3 points.] Which one of the following choices best describes the least important consideration that astronomers look for when evaluating an observing site for a given electromagnetic radiation telescope?
(A) How clear the weather is at the site.
(B) How much atmospheric turbulence there is at the site.
(C) How far away the site is from Earth-based sources of that form of electromagnetic radiation.
(D) How transparent the atmosphere is to that form of electromagnetic radiation.
(E) How cold the temperature is at the site.
Correct answer: (E)
Students invariably make comments along the lines of, "astronomers can suck it up," when it comes through working in cold conditions.
Student responses
Section 4160
(A) : 0 students
(B) : 0 students
(C) : 0 students
(D) : 0 students
(E) : 30 students
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