Which of the following would an astronomer be most likely to study?

Question

a. a comet’s path through the solar system
b. the height of tides during a full moon
c. an iridium-laden rock layer produced by meteorites
d. the amount of solar energy absorbed by a tree

Answer 1

A

While the others are interesting astronomers always have their eyes looking into the sky. However, they do take the knowledge from other fields to form some of their opinions on what things are made of and what forms of life could exist on other worlds.

A ship's pilot would study the tides, as would an oceanographer.

Geologists know about iridium and astrogeologist know that it is a common metal found in asteroids. When those dinosaur guys found out about this they were able to theorize a dinosaur killing asteroid. Gene Shoemaker is a famous amateur astronomer and has discovered a lot of comets. He also taught the Apollo astronauts what to look for on the moon so they could do sound research.

Only an ecologist would care about the amount of solar energy absorbed by a tree. Engineers might be interested as well, but only as a though exercise after all they can't tap that energy except by burning it. Botanists would care a little about this, but not that much, they assume that trees get enough light to survive or they wouldn't be there.

Answer 2

a.

b is more geology i guess
c is also geology
d is biology