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 we study astronomy?

Accepted Answer

Astronomy is important to you because it

Question 3

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 4

Why do scientists use the scientific method?

Accepted Answer

It is an ingrained way of thinking about

Question 5

What unit of measurement is used to describe extraordinary large distances, such as the distance of other stars from our own?

Accepted Answer

A)  AU 
B)  min 
C)  ly 
D)  km 
E)  mi 
A)  AU 
B)  min 
C)  ly 
D)  km 
E)  mi

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Mercury, Venus, Eart

Question 7

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 8

The formation of our _______________ occurred about 4.6 billion years ago.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The formation of our _______________ occurred about...

Question 9

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 10

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 11

Explain how the scientific notation of 4.52 × 10  8  is the same as 452 × 10  6  .

Accepted Answer

The decimal point has already

Question 12

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

Question 13

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 14

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 15

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

The Universe is too big to discuss distance without using _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Universe is too big to discuss...

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

Uranus is approximately 3 × 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 19

The Big Bang is a theory describing the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  birth of our Solar System 
B)  start of civilization on Earth 
C)  beginning of planet formation 
D)  beginning of the Universe 
E)  massive extinction of dinosaurs 
A)  birth of our Solar System 
B)  start of civilization on Earth 
C)  beginning of planet formation 
D)  beginning of the Universe 
E)  massive extinction of dinosaurs

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

The Answer of planet and star and galaxy and extrasolar is...

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

Why do we study astronomy?

What process do scientists use to determine how nature works?

Why do scientists use the scientific method?

What unit of measurement is used to describe extraordinary large distances, such as the distance of other stars from our own?

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?

The formation of our _______________ occurred about 4.6 billion years ago.

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?

What is the very first step of the scientific method?

Explain how the scientific notation of 4.52 × 10 ⁸ is the same as 452 × 10 ⁶ .

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

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

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?

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

The Universe is too big to discuss distance without using _______________.

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

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

The Big Bang is a theory describing the ____.

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

Astrobiology

Filters

Exam 1: Here and Now

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

Why do we study astronomy?

What process do scientists use to determine how nature works?

Why do scientists use the scientific method?

What unit of measurement is used to describe extraordinary large distances, such as the distance of other stars from our own?

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?

The formation of our _______________ occurred about 4.6 billion years ago.

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?

What is the very first step of the scientific method?

Explain how the scientific notation of 4.52 × 10 8 is the same as 452 × 10 6 .

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

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

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?

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

The Universe is too big to discuss distance without using _______________.

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

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

The Big Bang is a theory describing the ____.

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

Astrobiology

Filters

Explain how the scientific notation of 4.52 × 10 ⁸ is the same as 452 × 10 ⁶ .

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