Question 1

The _______________contains all of the galaxies, solar systems, stars, and planets.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _______________contains all of the galaxies, solar...

Question 2

A planet is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is Earth's distance from the Sun?

Accepted Answer

A)  0.39 AU 
B)  0.72 AU 
C)  1.0 AU 
D)  1.5 AU 
E)  2.8 AU 
A)  0.39 AU 
B)  0.72 AU 
C)  1.0 AU 
D)  1.5 AU 
E)  2.8 AU

Question 4

As Earth _______________ on its axis, it produces the cycle of day and night.

Accepted Answer

The answer of As Earth _______________ on its axis, it...

Question 5

It is a common misconception that a light-year is a unit of _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of It is a common misconception that a...

Question 6

What is the scientific method?

Accepted Answer

The scientific method is a process of te

Question 7

Our Solar System formed 14 billion years ago with the Big Bang.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Why do scientists use the scientific method?

Accepted Answer

It is an ingrained way of thinking about

Question 9

Explain how the scientific notation of 4.52 × 10  8  is the same as 452 × 10  6  .

Accepted Answer

The decimal point has already

Question 10

What process do scientists use to determine how nature works?

Accepted Answer

A)  The observational method 
B)  The scientific method 
C)  The brainstorming method 
D)  The laboratory method 
E)  The naturalistic method 
A)  The observational method 
B)  The scientific method 
C)  The brainstorming method 
D)  The laboratory method 
E)  The naturalistic method

Question 11

What unit of measurement is used to describe extraordinary large distances, such as the distance of other stars from our own?

Accepted Answer

A)  AU 
B)  min 
C)  ly 
D)  km 
E)  mi 
A)  AU 
B)  min 
C)  ly 
D)  km 
E)  mi

Question 12

Which of these planets is approximately the same size as Earth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Venus 
B)  Mars 
C)  Saturn 
D)  Mercury 
E)  Pluto 
A)  Venus 
B)  Mars 
C)  Saturn 
D)  Mercury 
E)  Pluto

Question 13

Our Solar System resides in the _______________ Galaxy.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Our Solar System resides in the _______________...

Question 14

Since Mars is 1.5 AU from the Sun, how long would it take for sunlight to reach the surface of Mars?

Accepted Answer

A)  4 min 
B)  8 min 
C)  12 min 
D)  1 hr 
E)  4 hr 
A)  4 min 
B)  8 min 
C)  12 min 
D)  1 hr 
E)  4 hr

Question 15

Uranus is approximately 3 × 109 km away from the Sun. What is the distance in astronomical units?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 AU 
B)  2 AU 
C)  10 AU 
D)  15 AU 
E)  20 AU 
A)  1 AU 
B)  2 AU 
C)  10 AU 
D)  15 AU 
E)  20 AU

Question 16

Why are extrasolar planets difficult to detect?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are generally small. 
B)  They are faint. 
C)  They are too close to the glare of their respective parent star. 
D)  all of these 
A)  They are generally small. 
B)  They are faint. 
C)  They are too close to the glare of their respective parent star. 
D)  all of these

Question 17

Humanity is very new to the Universe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Big Bang is a theory describing the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  birth of our Solar System 
B)  start of civilization on Earth 
C)  beginning of planet formation 
D)  beginning of the Universe 
E)  massive extinction of dinosaurs 
A)  birth of our Solar System 
B)  start of civilization on Earth 
C)  beginning of planet formation 
D)  beginning of the Universe 
E)  massive extinction of dinosaurs

Question 19

Match between columns
                        Premises: spherical, rocky, or gaseous bodies that orbit a star
consists of a star with orbiting planets
a great cloud of stars, gas, and dust held together by the combined gravity of all of its matter
a self-luminous ball of hot gas
a small object that orbits the Sun beyond Neptune
planets orbiting stars beyond our own solar system

Accepted Answer

The Answer of star and galaxy and extrasolar planet and is...

Question 20

The Universe is too big to discuss distance without using _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Universe is too big to discuss...

The _______________contains all of the galaxies, solar systems, stars, and planets.

A planet is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity.

What is Earth's distance from the Sun?

As Earth _______________ on its axis, it produces the cycle of day and night.

It is a common misconception that a light-year is a unit of _______________.

What is the scientific method?

Our Solar System formed 14 billion years ago with the Big Bang.

Why do scientists use the scientific method?

Explain how the scientific notation of 4.52 × 10 ⁸ is the same as 452 × 10 ⁶ .

What process do scientists use to determine how nature works?

What unit of measurement is used to describe extraordinary large distances, such as the distance of other stars from our own?

Which of these planets is approximately the same size as Earth?

Our Solar System resides in the _______________ Galaxy.

Since Mars is 1.5 AU from the Sun, how long would it take for sunlight to reach the surface of Mars?

Uranus is approximately 3 × 10⁹ km away from the Sun. What is the distance in astronomical units?

Why are extrasolar planets difficult to detect?

Humanity is very new to the Universe.

The Big Bang is a theory describing the ____.

The Universe is too big to discuss distance without using _______________.

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Moon Phases and Eclipses

Origins of Modern Astronomy

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Origin of the Solar System and Extrasolar Planets

Earth the Active Planet

The Moon and Mercury: Comparing Airless Worlds

Venus and Mars

Jupiter and Saturn

Uranus Neptune Pluto and the Kuiper Belt

Meteorites Asteroids and Comets

Astrobiology: Life on Other Worlds

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The _______________contains all of the galaxies, solar systems, stars, and planets.

A planet is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity.

What is Earth's distance from the Sun?

As Earth _______________ on its axis, it produces the cycle of day and night.

It is a common misconception that a light-year is a unit of _______________.

What is the scientific method?

Our Solar System formed 14 billion years ago with the Big Bang.

Why do scientists use the scientific method?

Explain how the scientific notation of 4.52 × 10 8 is the same as 452 × 10 6 .

What process do scientists use to determine how nature works?

What unit of measurement is used to describe extraordinary large distances, such as the distance of other stars from our own?

Which of these planets is approximately the same size as Earth?

Our Solar System resides in the _______________ Galaxy.

Since Mars is 1.5 AU from the Sun, how long would it take for sunlight to reach the surface of Mars?

Uranus is approximately 3 × 109 km away from the Sun. What is the distance in astronomical units?

Why are extrasolar planets difficult to detect?

Humanity is very new to the Universe.

The Big Bang is a theory describing the ____.

The Universe is too big to discuss distance without using _______________.

A User S Guide to the Sky

Moon Phases and Eclipses

Origins of Modern Astronomy

Gravity

Light and Telescopes

Atoms and Spectra

The Sun

Origin of the Solar System and Extrasolar Planets

Earth the Active Planet

The Moon and Mercury: Comparing Airless Worlds

Venus and Mars

Jupiter and Saturn

Uranus Neptune Pluto and the Kuiper Belt

Meteorites Asteroids and Comets

Astrobiology: Life on Other Worlds

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Explain how the scientific notation of 4.52 × 10 ⁸ is the same as 452 × 10 ⁶ .

Uranus is approximately 3 × 10⁹ km away from the Sun. What is the distance in astronomical units?