Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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 3

A convenient method to write very large numbers is to use scientific notation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The scientific method is a simple, mechanical way of grinding facts into understanding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Match between columns
                        Premises: 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
consists of a star with orbiting planets
spherical, rocky, or gaseous bodies that orbit a star
a small object that orbits the Sun beyond Neptune
planets orbiting stars beyond our own solar system

Accepted Answer

The Answer of solar system and planet and star and is...

Question 6

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 7

Why do scientists use the scientific method?

Accepted Answer

It is an ingrained way of thinking about

Question 8

What is the scientific method?

Accepted Answer

The scientific method is a process of te

Question 9

Uranus is one of a group of dwarf planets and other small objects that have been discovered circling the Sun beyond Neptune.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Uranus is approximately 3 x 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

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

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

A convenient method to write very large numbers is to use scientific notation.

The scientific method is a simple, mechanical way of grinding facts into understanding.

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

Why do scientists use the scientific method?

What is the scientific method?

Uranus is one of a group of dwarf planets and other small objects that have been discovered circling the Sun beyond Neptune.

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

A Users Guide to the Sky

Moon Phases and Eclipses

Origins of Modern Astronomy

Gravity

Light and Telescopes

Atoms and Spectra

The Sun

The Family of Stars

The Interstellar Medium

Formation and Structure of Stars

Stellar Evolution

Deaths of Stars

Neutron Stars and Black Holes

The Milky Way Galaxy

Galaxies

Supermassive Black Holes and Active Galaxies

Modern Cosmology

Origin of the Solar System and Extrasolar Planets

Earth the Active Planet

The Moon and Mercury

Venus and Mars

Jupiter and Saturn

Uranus Neptune Pluto and the Kuiper Belt

Meteorites Asteroids and Comets

Astrobiology

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Exam 1: Here and Now

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

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

A convenient method to write very large numbers is to use scientific notation.

The scientific method is a simple, mechanical way of grinding facts into understanding.

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

Why do scientists use the scientific method?

What is the scientific method?

Uranus is one of a group of dwarf planets and other small objects that have been discovered circling the Sun beyond Neptune.

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

A Users Guide to the Sky

Moon Phases and Eclipses

Origins of Modern Astronomy

Gravity

Light and Telescopes

Atoms and Spectra

The Sun

The Family of Stars

The Interstellar Medium

Formation and Structure of Stars

Stellar Evolution

Deaths of Stars

Neutron Stars and Black Holes

The Milky Way Galaxy

Galaxies

Supermassive Black Holes and Active Galaxies

Modern Cosmology

Origin of the Solar System and Extrasolar Planets

Earth the Active Planet

The Moon and Mercury

Venus and Mars

Jupiter and Saturn

Uranus Neptune Pluto and the Kuiper Belt

Meteorites Asteroids and Comets

Astrobiology

Filters

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