Question 1

Explain the difference between a galaxy and a solar system.

Accepted Answer

The Solar System is your local

Question 2

Approximately how long does it take light to reach the Earth from the Sun?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 min 
B)  8 min 
C)  1 ly 
D)  8 ly 
E)  1 AU 
A)  1 min 
B)  8 min 
C)  1 ly 
D)  8 ly 
E)  1 AU

Question 3

The star Wolf 359 is 7.7 light years away. What is that distance in kilometers?

Accepted Answer

A)  7.7 × 108 km 
B)  14 × 1013 km 
C)  0.78 × 108 km 
D)  7.28 × 1013 km 
E)  7.28 × 1012 km 
A)  7.7 × 108 km 
B)  14 × 1013 km 
C)  0.78 × 108 km 
D)  7.28 × 1013 km 
E)  7.28 × 1012 km

Question 4

Which is the correct order of the planets, moving from closest to the Sun to farthest from the Sun?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mercury, Venus, Earth, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus 
B)  Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune 
C)  Venus, Mercury, Mars, Earth, Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus 
D)  Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune 
E)  Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus 
A)  Mercury, Venus, Earth, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus 
B)  Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune 
C)  Venus, Mercury, Mars, Earth, Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus 
D)  Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune 
E)  Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

Question 5

Galaxies are held together by the ___________ force acting on its matter.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Galaxies are held together by the ___________...

Question 6

You need to drive to a research site to collect some samples. The site is 250 miles away. What is the approximate distance in kilometers?

Accepted Answer

A)  250 km 
B)  106 km 
C)  400 km 
D)  500 km 
E)  156 km 
A)  250 km 
B)  106 km 
C)  400 km 
D)  500 km 
E)  156 km

Question 7

Scientists try to form hypotheses that explain how nature works.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Earth is approximately 13,000 km in diameter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

You discover a new star that is 352,800 AU away. What is the distance in light years?

Accepted Answer

A)  5.6 ly 
B)  2.3 ly 
C)  63 ly 
D)  3.53 ly 
E)  2.22 × 102 ly 
A)  5.6 ly 
B)  2.3 ly 
C)  63 ly 
D)  3.53 ly 
E)  2.22 × 102 ly

Question 10

You are analyzing driveway lengths within your neighborhood and surrounding neighborhoods, and your data is to be presented to the city council. Which would be the most appropriate unit of measurement?

Accepted Answer

A)  miles 
B)  kilometers 
C)  meters 
D)  inches 
E)  feet millimeters 
A)  miles 
B)  kilometers 
C)  meters 
D)  inches 
E)  feet millimeters

Question 11

Which of these planets is just 0.39 AU from the Sun?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jupiter 
B)  Mars 
C)  Earth 
D)  Venus 
E)  Mercury 
A)  Jupiter 
B)  Mars 
C)  Earth 
D)  Venus 
E)  Mercury

Question 12

What is the Sun made up of?

Accepted Answer

A)  rock 
B)  metal 
C)  ice 
D)  hot gas 
E)  water 
A)  rock 
B)  metal 
C)  ice 
D)  hot gas 
E)  water

Question 13

The size of a star's image in a photo tells you how _______________ the star appears.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The size of a star's image in...

Question 14

When did life first appear on Earth?

Accepted Answer

A)  14 billion years ago 
B)  400 million years ago 
C)  4.6 billion years ago 
D)  65 million years ago 
E)  3.4 billion years ago 
A)  14 billion years ago 
B)  400 million years ago 
C)  4.6 billion years ago 
D)  65 million years ago 
E)  3.4 billion years ago

Question 15

Figure 1
What does the above image (Figure 1) represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Universe 
B)  galaxy 
C)  planet 
D)  Solar System 
E)  extrasolar planet 
A)  Universe 
B)  galaxy 
C)  planet 
D)  Solar System 
E)  extrasolar planet

Explain the difference between a galaxy and a solar system.

Approximately how long does it take light to reach the Earth from the Sun?

The star Wolf 359 is 7.7 light years away. What is that distance in kilometers?

Which is the correct order of the planets, moving from closest to the Sun to farthest from the Sun?

Galaxies are held together by the ___________ force acting on its matter.

You need to drive to a research site to collect some samples. The site is 250 miles away. What is the approximate distance in kilometers?

Scientists try to form hypotheses that explain how nature works.

Earth is approximately 13,000 km in diameter.

You discover a new star that is 352,800 AU away. What is the distance in light years?

You are analyzing driveway lengths within your neighborhood and surrounding neighborhoods, and your data is to be presented to the city council. Which would be the most appropriate unit of measurement?

Which of these planets is just 0.39 AU from the Sun?

What is the Sun made up of?

The size of a star's image in a photo tells you how _______________ the star appears.

When did life first appear on Earth?

Figure 1 What does the above image (Figure 1) represent?

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Explain the difference between a galaxy and a solar system.

Approximately how long does it take light to reach the Earth from the Sun?

The star Wolf 359 is 7.7 light years away. What is that distance in kilometers?

Which is the correct order of the planets, moving from closest to the Sun to farthest from the Sun?

Galaxies are held together by the ___________ force acting on its matter.

You need to drive to a research site to collect some samples. The site is 250 miles away. What is the approximate distance in kilometers?

Scientists try to form hypotheses that explain how nature works.

Earth is approximately 13,000 km in diameter.

You discover a new star that is 352,800 AU away. What is the distance in light years?

You are analyzing driveway lengths within your neighborhood and surrounding neighborhoods, and your data is to be presented to the city council. Which would be the most appropriate unit of measurement?

Which of these planets is just 0.39 AU from the Sun?

What is the Sun made up of?

The size of a star's image in a photo tells you how _______________ the star appears.

When did life first appear on Earth?

Figure 1 What does the above image (Figure 1) represent?

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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