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The study of the universe beyond the Earth is known as • A. Astronomy • B. Biology • C. Meteorology • D. Chemistry
A. Astronomy Back to Board
Density is best defined as • A. how much stuff in an object • B. how much space an object takes up • C. how much stuff in an object based the volume • D. how much gravity works on an object
C. how much stuff in an object based the volume Back to Board
A pattern of stars that appears to form the shape of an object in the sky • A. coronal mass ejection • B. constellation • C. sun spot • D. nebula
B. constellation Back to Board
When the south pole tilts towards the sun, the northern hemisphere experiences • A. winter • B. spring • C. summer • D. fall
A. winter Back to Board
There are 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness south of the Antarctic Circle on • A. summer solstice • B. winter solstice • C. perihelion • D. vernal equinox
D. Vernal equinox Back to Board
What stage of stellar evolution is the sun experiencing right now? • A. red giant • B. brown dwarf • C. main-sequence • D. pulsar
C. Main sequence Back to Board
Which is the largest astronomical object? • A. Orion Arm • B. Milky Way • C. Solar System • D. Kuiper Belt
B. Milky Way Galaxy Back to Board
Which of the following stages is the earliest in the development of a star? • A. planetary nebula • B. white dwarf • D. main-sequence • C. protostar
C. protostar Back to Board
6.27 x 107 can also be written as • A. 6,270 • B. 62.7 • C. .000000627 • D. 62,700,000
D. 62,700,000 Back to Board
Astronomer who first proposed a heliocentric organization of the solar system yet did not publish his work until his deathbed • A. Isaac Newton • B. Nicolaus Copernicus • C. Johannes Kepler • D. Claudius Ptolemy
B. Nicolaus Copernicus Back to Board
The Bay of Fundy Nova Scotia is well known because • A. greatest tidal variations • B. located on the Tropic of Capricorn • C. birthplace of Aristotle • D. amazing views of Aurora australis
A. Greatest Tidal Variations in the World Back to Board
The asteroid belt is located • A. just outside the Kuiper Belt • A. just outside the Kuiper Belt • B. between Mars and Jupiter • C. beyond the orbit of Pluto • C. beyond the orbit of Pluto • D. between the sun and Mercury
B. Between Mars and Jupiter Back to Board
If the half-life of the radioactive isotope Coyleium-50 is 2 years and a sample that originally contained 100 grams now contains 12.5 grams, how old is the mineral? • A. 12 years • B. 50 years • C. 6 years • D. 100 years
C. 6 years Original: 100 grams 2 Years: 50 grams 4 years: 25 grams 6 years: 12.5 grams Back to Board
How many rotations does the Earth make on its axis in one day • A. 365 • B. 24 • C. 30 or 31 • D. 1
D. 1 Back to Board
The average distance from the earth to the sun is approximately • A. 90,000 km • B. 8 light minutes • C. 40,000,000 miles • D. 8 light years
8 light minutes or 149,000,000 kilometers or 90,000,000 miles