Question 1

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 2

Why do scientists use the scientific method?

Accepted Answer

It is an ingrained way of thinking about

Question 3

Scientists try to form hypotheses that explain how nature works.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What are the planets of our Solar System in order from closest to farthest from the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Mercury, Venus, Eart

Question 5

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 6

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 7

Using the example of a football field, indicate the beginning of the Universe, the beginning of our Solar System and the beginning of civilization as we know it along the field in whatever terminology you are familiar with.

Accepted Answer

The big bang is at the first g

Question 8

What is the very first step of the scientific method?

Accepted Answer

A)  Design an experiment. 
B)  Form a hypothesis. 
C)  Analyze results. 
D)  Generate a conclusion. 
E)  Perform an experiment. 
A)  Design an experiment. 
B)  Form a hypothesis. 
C)  Analyze results. 
D)  Generate a conclusion. 
E)  Perform an experiment.

Question 9

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 10

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

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?

Scientists try to form hypotheses that explain how nature works.

What are the planets of our Solar System in order from closest to farthest from the Sun?

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

What process do scientists use to determine how nature works?

Using the example of a football field, indicate the beginning of the Universe, the beginning of our Solar System and the beginning of civilization as we know it along the field in whatever terminology you are familiar with.

What is the very first step of the scientific method?

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

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?

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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?

Scientists try to form hypotheses that explain how nature works.

What are the planets of our Solar System in order from closest to farthest from the Sun?

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

What process do scientists use to determine how nature works?

Using the example of a football field, indicate the beginning of the Universe, the beginning of our Solar System and the beginning of civilization as we know it along the field in whatever terminology you are familiar with.

What is the very first step of the scientific method?

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

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?

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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