Question 1

Arrange the following objects in order of increasing size: superclusters,dust,stars,planets,atoms,galaxies.

Accepted Answer

Atoms,dust

Question 2

Which of the following is closest to the diameter of our Galaxy?

Accepted Answer

A)  1021 m 
B)  1024 m 
C)  1027 m 
D)  1035 m 
A)  1021 m 
B)  1024 m 
C)  1027 m 
D)  1035 m

Question 3

A young child notices that a large rock falls faster than a small rock and tells his mother that large rocks always fall faster than small rocks.He gathers a large pile of rocks of varying sizes and compares them,finding that large rocks fall faster than small rocks about 60 percent of the time.Satisfied,he goes inside to play with a toy.Has the child made proper use of the scientific method? If not,why not?

Accepted Answer

No; he made an observation,hyp

Question 4

Express 4,020,000,000 in standard scientific notation.

Accepted Answer

A)  4.02 × 109 
B)  40.2 × 108 
C)  402 × 107 
D)  402 × 109 
A)  4.02 × 109 
B)  40.2 × 108 
C)  402 × 107 
D)  402 × 109

Question 5

Express 10,000,000 in standard scientific notation.

Accepted Answer

A)  1.0 × 10 -7 
B)  1.0 × 106 
C)  1.0 × 107 
D)  10.0 × 107 
A)  1.0 × 10 -7 
B)  1.0 × 106 
C)  1.0 × 107 
D)  10.0 × 107

Question 6

Express 4.5 × 10⁴ in everyday language.

Accepted Answer

A)  forty-five hundred 
B)  forty-five thousand 
C)  forty-five hundred thousand 
D)  forty-five million 
A)  forty-five hundred 
B)  forty-five thousand 
C)  forty-five hundred thousand 
D)  forty-five million

Question 7

The characteristic that most clearly distinguishes modern astronomy from its use in the ancient world is:

Accepted Answer

A)  its accuracy. 
B)  its relevance. 
C)  the telescope. 
D)  the scientific approach. 
A)  its accuracy. 
B)  its relevance. 
C)  the telescope. 
D)  the scientific approach.

Question 8

Define a scientific theory and provide an example of one.

Accepted Answer

A theory is a well-developed body of kno

Question 9

The ancient Newgrange monument's opening pointed toward a point on the horizon somewhat south of due east.Why?

Accepted Answer

At the winter solstice,the Sun

Question 10

Which of the following is comparable to the size of an atom?

Accepted Answer

A)  10-6 m 
B)  10-9 m 
C)  10-15 m 
D)  10-21 m 
A)  10-6 m 
B)  10-9 m 
C)  10-15 m 
D)  10-21 m

Question 11

Identify the base,coefficient,and exponent in the number 4.07 × 10⁶.

Accepted Answer

The base is 10,the c

Question 12

Suppose that an ant colony has 3 million ants.Each has a mass of fifteen-hundredths of a gram.What is the total mass of the entire colony of ants?

Accepted Answer

A)  4.5 × 103 
B)  4.5 × 104 
C)  4.5 × 105 
D)  4.5 × 106 
A)  4.5 × 103 
B)  4.5 × 104 
C)  4.5 × 105 
D)  4.5 × 106

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT likely to be a consequence of climate change?

Accepted Answer

A)  rising sea levels 
B)  increased solar storms 
C)  changes in rainfall patterns 
D)  changes in biological habitats 
A)  rising sea levels 
B)  increased solar storms 
C)  changes in rainfall patterns 
D)  changes in biological habitats

Question 14

Arrange the following objects in order of increasing size:

Accepted Answer

A)  planet, star, galaxy, galaxy cluster, supercluster. 
B)  planet, galaxy, star, supercluster, galaxy cluster. 
C)  star, planet, galaxy, galaxy cluster, supercluster. 
D)  planet, star, supercluster, galaxy cluster, galaxy. 
A)  planet, star, galaxy, galaxy cluster, supercluster. 
B)  planet, galaxy, star, supercluster, galaxy cluster. 
C)  star, planet, galaxy, galaxy cluster, supercluster. 
D)  planet, star, supercluster, galaxy cluster, galaxy.

Question 15

Which of the following is a necessary part of a good scientific theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  well-tested 
B)  revolutionary 
C)  mathematical 
D)  intuitive 
A)  well-tested 
B)  revolutionary 
C)  mathematical 
D)  intuitive

Question 16

Describe a challenge to the human race that has arisen because of the pursuit of science.

Accepted Answer

From the chapter: cl

Question 17

A particular subatomic particle has a radius of three-millionths of a billionth of a meter.This is equivalent to:

Accepted Answer

A)  3.0 × 10 -9 
B)  3.0 × 10 -13 
C)  3.0 × 10 -15 
D)  3.0 × 10 -16 
A)  3.0 × 10 -9 
B)  3.0 × 10 -13 
C)  3.0 × 10 -15 
D)  3.0 × 10 -16

Question 18

Sally lives two orders of magnitude farther from your house than April does.If April lives one mile away from you,Sally might live ________ miles away.

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  3 
C)  10 
D)  100 
A)  2 
B)  3 
C)  10 
D)  100

Question 19

Science and organized religion:

Accepted Answer

A)  are always at odds. 
B)  are always in agreement. 
C)  often share similar motivations. 
D)  share the same methodology. 
A)  are always at odds. 
B)  are always in agreement. 
C)  often share similar motivations. 
D)  share the same methodology.

Question 20

Arrange the following objects in order of increasing size:

Accepted Answer

A)  atom, dust, single-celled organism, subatomic particle. 
B)  subatomic particle, dust, atom, single-celled organism. 
C)  atom, subatomic particle, single-celled organism, dust. 
D)  subatomic particle, atom, dust, single-celled organism. 
A)  atom, dust, single-celled organism, subatomic particle. 
B)  subatomic particle, dust, atom, single-celled organism. 
C)  atom, subatomic particle, single-celled organism, dust. 
D)  subatomic particle, atom, dust, single-celled organism.

Arrange the following objects in order of increasing size: superclusters,dust,stars,planets,atoms,galaxies.

Which of the following is closest to the diameter of our Galaxy?

Express 4,020,000,000 in standard scientific notation.

Express 10,000,000 in standard scientific notation.

Express 4.5 × 10⁴ in everyday language.

The characteristic that most clearly distinguishes modern astronomy from its use in the ancient world is:

Define a scientific theory and provide an example of one.

The ancient Newgrange monument's opening pointed toward a point on the horizon somewhat south of due east.Why?

Which of the following is comparable to the size of an atom?

Identify the base,coefficient,and exponent in the number 4.07 × 10⁶.

Suppose that an ant colony has 3 million ants.Each has a mass of fifteen-hundredths of a gram.What is the total mass of the entire colony of ants?

Which of the following is NOT likely to be a consequence of climate change?

Arrange the following objects in order of increasing size:

Which of the following is a necessary part of a good scientific theory?

Describe a challenge to the human race that has arisen because of the pursuit of science.

A particular subatomic particle has a radius of three-millionths of a billionth of a meter.This is equivalent to:

Sally lives two orders of magnitude farther from your house than April does.If April lives one mile away from you,Sally might live ________ miles away.

Science and organized religion:

Arrange the following objects in order of increasing size:

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Arrange the following objects in order of increasing size: superclusters,dust,stars,planets,atoms,galaxies.

Which of the following is closest to the diameter of our Galaxy?

Express 4,020,000,000 in standard scientific notation.

Express 10,000,000 in standard scientific notation.

Express 4.5 × 10⁴ in everyday language.

The characteristic that most clearly distinguishes modern astronomy from its use in the ancient world is:

Define a scientific theory and provide an example of one.

The ancient Newgrange monument's opening pointed toward a point on the horizon somewhat south of due east.Why?

Which of the following is comparable to the size of an atom?

Identify the base,coefficient,and exponent in the number 4.07 × 10⁶.

Suppose that an ant colony has 3 million ants.Each has a mass of fifteen-hundredths of a gram.What is the total mass of the entire colony of ants?

Which of the following is NOT likely to be a consequence of climate change?

Arrange the following objects in order of increasing size:

Which of the following is a necessary part of a good scientific theory?

Describe a challenge to the human race that has arisen because of the pursuit of science.

A particular subatomic particle has a radius of three-millionths of a billionth of a meter.This is equivalent to:

Sally lives two orders of magnitude farther from your house than April does.If April lives one mile away from you,Sally might live ________ miles away.

Science and organized religion:

Arrange the following objects in order of increasing size:

A Universe Made, a Universe Discovered

A Universe of Universal Laws

A Universe of Universal Laws

The Architecture and Birth of Planetary Systems

Home Base: Earth and Moon

Sibling Worlds: Mercury, Venus, and Mars

Gas, ice, and Stone: the Outer Planets

Life and the Search for Habitable Worlds

The Sun As a Star

Measuring the Stars: the Main Sequence and Its Meaning

Nursery of the Stars: the Interstellar Medium and Star Formation

To the Graveyard of Stars: the End Points of Stellar Evolution

Down the Rabbit Hole: Relativity and Black Holes

Our City of Stars: the Milky Way

A Universe of Galaxies

The Cosmic Web: the Large-Scale Structure of the Universe

Cosmology

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