Question 1

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 2

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 3

Humanity is very new to the Universe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are only located at a distance of 1 AU or less from the Sun.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The most widely accepted system of measurement is the metric system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is the scientific method?

Accepted Answer

The scientific method is a process of te

Question 8

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

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

Question 10

The Universe consists of the Sun, its family of planets, and some smaller bodies such as moons, asteroids, and comets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Why do we study astronomy?

Accepted Answer

Astronomy is important to you because it

Question 12

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 13

Jupiter is located approximately 5.2 AU away from the Sun. What is the distance in kilometers?

Accepted Answer

A)  3.7 x 107 km 
B)  5.2 x 108 km 
C)  1.4x 109 km 
D)  7.8 x 108 km 
E)  8.0 x 108 km 
A)  3.7 x 107 km 
B)  5.2 x 108 km 
C)  1.4x 109 km 
D)  7.8 x 108 km 
E)  8.0 x 108 km

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

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

Question 16

What did the International Astronomical Union classify Pluto as in 2006?

Accepted Answer

A)  asteroid 
B)  comet 
C)  planet 
D)  dwarf planet 
E)  meteor 
A)  asteroid 
B)  comet 
C)  planet 
D)  dwarf planet 
E)  meteor

Question 17

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 18

Explain the difference between a galaxy and a solar system.

Accepted Answer

The Solar System is your local

Question 19

Astronomers use _______________ to express distance from the Sun.

Accepted Answer

astronomic

Question 20

Figure 1-11 (for the following questions)
What does the above image 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

Exam 1: Here and Now

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

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?

Humanity is very new to the Universe.

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

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are only located at a distance of 1 AU or less from the Sun.

The most widely accepted system of measurement is the metric system.

What is the scientific method?

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

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

The Universe consists of the Sun, its family of planets, and some smaller bodies such as moons, asteroids, and comets.

Why do we study astronomy?

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

Jupiter is located approximately 5.2 AU away from the Sun. What is the distance in kilometers?

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

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

What did the International Astronomical Union classify Pluto as in 2006?

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

Explain the difference between a galaxy and a solar system.

Astronomers use _______________ to express distance from the Sun.

Figure 1-11 (for the following questions) What does the above image represent?

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

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