Test Bank for Foundations of Astronomy, 15th Edition by Michael A. Seeds

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. The relative distance between planets increases with distance from the Sun.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True

2. A kilometer contains 1 million meters.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False

3. A light-year is the distance light travels in one year.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True

4. The Milky Way and the Milky Way Galaxy are the same thing.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False

5. A supercluster refers to a large group of stars within the Milky Way.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False

6. The solar system is larger than the Milky Way Galaxy.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False

7. An astronomical unit is larger than a light-year.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False




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8. The numbers 9.81×105 and 981,000 are equivalent.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True

9. Our universe includes the planets orbiting the Sun, the Sun, and all the asteroids and comets in between and
around our system.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False

10. The Moon is a large moon compared to the size of its host planet.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True

11. Life and human life are the same thing.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False

12. The metric system is a decimal system.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True

13. The name of our planetary system orbiting our Sun is called the Milky Way Galaxy.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False

14. The Milky Way Galaxy is alone; that is, not a part of a group or cluster.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False

15. Our Sun was born in a spiral arm.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True

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16. The Sun is a star in the Milky Way Galaxy.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True

17. The scientific method is a simple, mechanical way of grinding facts into understanding.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False

18. The nearest star is 1 ly from the solar system.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False

19. 3.42 × 107 km is the same as 3.42 × 104 m.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False

20. The Big Bang is a point in space.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False

21. The average distance from Earth to the Sun is 1 AU.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True

22. Life began on land.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False




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Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
23. By how much is the FOV (field of view) enlarged from Figure 1 to Figure 3?
a. 100
b. 1 × 105
c. 1,000
d. 10,000

ANSWER: d

24. Which shape best describes how stars look when seen through a telescope?
a. five-point star
b. disk
c. point
d. seven-point star

ANSWER: c

25. Earth has a radius of about 6400 km, the Sun has a radius of about 7.0×105 km, and a rubber ball has a radius of
6.4 cm. If you were to construct a scale model of the solar system using the rubber ball to represent Earth, what
is the radius of a ball needed to represent the Sun in your model?
a. 7.0 × 105 cm
b. 7.0 cm
c. 700 cm
d. 70 cm
e. 7000 cm

ANSWER: c

26. Scientific notation is used in science because
a. it makes it easy to write big or small numbers.
b. all astronomical distances are expressed in metric units.
c. it makes conversions between units easy.
d. it is the oldest form of measurement.

ANSWER: a

27. Which is an incorrect ordering of the planets' distances from the Sun, from nearest to furthest?
a. Mercury, Venus, Uranus, Neptune
b. Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
c. Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Neptune
d. Earth, Venus, Jupiter, Uranus

ANSWER: d

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