Question 1

Life and human life are the same thing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of these is NOT a common misconception

Accepted Answer

A) A light year is a unit of time. 
B) Stars look like disks when seen through a telescope 
C) A galaxy is a star plus its planets. 
D) All of the other choices are misconceptions. 
A) A light year is a unit of time. 
B) Stars look like disks when seen through a telescope 
C) A galaxy is a star plus its planets. 
D) All of the other choices are misconceptions.

Question 3

A kilometer contains 1 million meters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A(n) ____________________ is the largest known structure in the universe.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) ____________________ is the largest known structure...

Question 5

The Big Bang is a point in space.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The average distance from Earth to the Sun is 1 AU.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which sequence is correct when ordered by increasing size

Accepted Answer

A) Earth, Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy, clusters of galaxies 
B) Solar System, Earth, galaxy clusters, Milky Way Galaxy 
C) Earth, Milky Way Galaxy, Solar System, galaxy clusters 
D) Galaxy clusters, Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy, Earth 
A) Earth, Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy, clusters of galaxies 
B) Solar System, Earth, galaxy clusters, Milky Way Galaxy 
C) Earth, Milky Way Galaxy, Solar System, galaxy clusters 
D) Galaxy clusters, Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy, Earth

Question 8

The solar system is larger than the Milky Way Galaxy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A(n) ____________________ is a collection of billions of stars.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) ____________________ is a collection of billions...

Question 10

The metric system is a decimal system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The radius of the Moon's orbit is about ____ times larger than the radius of Earth.

Accepted Answer

A) 0.6 
B) 6 
C) 60 
D) 600 
E) 6000 
A) 0.6 
B) 6 
C) 60 
D) 600 
E) 6000

Question 12

How long does light take to reach us from Proxima Centuri

Accepted Answer

A) 4.2 ly 
B) 4.2 years 
C) 8.4 AU 
D) 8.4 km 
A) 4.2 ly 
B) 4.2 years 
C) 8.4 AU 
D) 8.4 km

Question 13

The ____________________ contains a large amount of gas and dust and a great number of stars, and our Sun is one of those stars.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ contains a large amount of...

Question 14

Using the scale in the diagram below, what is the diameter of Jupiter

Accepted Answer

A) about $7.0 × 10^4$ km 
B) about $7.0 × 10^5$ km 
C) about $1.4 × 10^4$ km 
D) about $1.4 × 10^5$ km 
E) about $3.5 × 10^6$ km 
A) about $7.0 × 10^4$ km 
B) about $7.0 × 10^5$ km 
C) about $1.4 × 10^4$ km 
D) about $1.4 × 10^5$ km 
E) about $3.5 × 10^6$ km

Question 15

If the distance to the nearest star is 4.2 light-years, then

Accepted Answer

A) the star is 4.2 million AU away. 
B) the light we see left the star 4.2 years ago. 
C) the star must have formed 4.2 billion years ago. 
D) the star must be very young. 
E) the star must be very old. 
A) the star is 4.2 million AU away. 
B) the light we see left the star 4.2 years ago. 
C) the star must have formed 4.2 billion years ago. 
D) the star must be very young. 
E) the star must be very old.

Question 16

$3.0 × 10^5$ times $1.5 × 10^9$ is equal to

Accepted Answer

A) $4.5 × 10^{45}$. 
B) $4.5 × 10^{14}$ 
C) $2.0 × 10^4$. 
D) $2.0 × 10^{14}$. 
E) $2.0 × 10^{45}$. 
A) $4.5 × 10^{45}$. 
B) $4.5 × 10^{14}$ 
C) $2.0 × 10^4$. 
D) $2.0 × 10^{14}$. 
E) $2.0 × 10^{45}$.

Question 17

The nearest star is 1 ly from the solar system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Earth is located about ____________ of the way out from the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.

Accepted Answer

A) 1/2 
B) 1/3 
C) 2/3 
D) 3/2 
A) 1/2 
B) 1/3 
C) 2/3 
D) 3/2

Question 19

Briefly describe the scientific method.

Accepted Answer

The scientific method is a process scien

Question 20

Earth has a radius of about 6400 km, the Sun has a radius of about$ 7.0×10^5$ km, and a rubber ball has a radius of 6.4 cm. If you were to construct a scale model of the solar system using the rubber ball to represent Earth, what is the radius of a ball needed to represent the Sun in your model

Accepted Answer

A) $7.0 × 10^5$ cm 
B) 7.0 cm 
C) 700 cm 
D) 70 cm 
E) 7000 cm 
A) $7.0 × 10^5$ cm 
B) 7.0 cm 
C) 700 cm 
D) 70 cm 
E) 7000 cm

Life and human life are the same thing.

Which of these is NOT a common misconception

A kilometer contains 1 million meters.

A(n) ____________________ is the largest known structure in the universe.

The Big Bang is a point in space.

The average distance from Earth to the Sun is 1 AU.

Which sequence is correct when ordered by increasing size

The solar system is larger than the Milky Way Galaxy.

A(n) ____________________ is a collection of billions of stars.

The metric system is a decimal system.

The radius of the Moon's orbit is about ____ times larger than the radius of Earth.

How long does light take to reach us from Proxima Centuri

The ____________________ contains a large amount of gas and dust and a great number of stars, and our Sun is one of those stars.

Using the scale in the diagram below, what is the diameter of Jupiter

If the distance to the nearest star is 4.2 light-years, then

$3.0 × 10^5$ times $1.5 × 10^9$ is equal to

The nearest star is 1 ly from the solar system.

Earth is located about ____________ of the way out from the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.

Briefly describe the scientific method.

Earth has a radius of about 6400 km, the Sun has a radius of about $7.0×10^5$ km, and a rubber ball has a radius of 6.4 cm. If you were to construct a scale model of the solar system using the rubber ball to represent Earth, what is the radius of a ball needed to represent the Sun in your model

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Life and human life are the same thing.

Which of these is NOT a common misconception

A kilometer contains 1 million meters.

A(n) ____________________ is the largest known structure in the universe.

The Big Bang is a point in space.

The average distance from Earth to the Sun is 1 AU.

Which sequence is correct when ordered by increasing size

The solar system is larger than the Milky Way Galaxy.

A(n) ____________________ is a collection of billions of stars.

The metric system is a decimal system.

The radius of the Moon's orbit is about ____ times larger than the radius of Earth.

How long does light take to reach us from Proxima Centuri

The ____________________ contains a large amount of gas and dust and a great number of stars, and our Sun is one of those stars.

Using the scale in the diagram below, what is the diameter of Jupiter

If the distance to the nearest star is 4.2 light-years, then

3.0×1053.0 × 10^53.0×105 times 1.5×1091.5 × 10^91.5×109 is equal to

The nearest star is 1 ly from the solar system.

Earth is located about ____________ of the way out from the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.

Briefly describe the scientific method.

A Users Guide to the Sky

Cycles of the Sun and Moon

The Origin of Modern Astronomy

Light and Telescopes

Atoms and Spectra

The Sun

The Family of Stars

The Formation and Structure of Stars

The Deaths of Stars

Neutron Stars and Black Holes

The Milky Way Galaxy

Galaxies: Normal and Active

Modern Cosmology

The Origin of the Solar System

Earth and Moon: Bases for Comparative Planetology

Mercury, Venus, and Mars

The Outer Solar System

Meteorites, Asteroids, and Comets

Astrobiology: Life on Other Worlds

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$3.0 × 10^5$ times $1.5 × 10^9$ is equal to