AST FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE ANSWERS VERIFIED

AST FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
ANSWERS VERIFIED


◉ Which of the following is the Earth NOT located in?
A
The solar system.
B
The Milky Way Galaxy.
C
The Local Group of galaxies.
D
The Virgo supercluster.
E
You can't fool me; we are located in all of the above! Answer: E


◉ The laws of nature (as determined by scientists)
A
are constructed from many observations, hypotheses, and
experiments.
B
apply both on Earth and among the stars.

, C
can never, ever change once they are written down in textbooks.
D
are often written in the language of mathematics.
E
more than one of the above. Answer: E


◉ The Astronomical Unit (AU) as defined by astronomers is
A
a distance of one light year.
B
the average distance between the Earth and the Sun.
C
the time it takes for the Earth to orbit the Sun once.
D
the distance the Earth travels in orbit in one day.
E
the distance between Congress and the White House. Answer: B


◉ You are on a camping trip, far away from city lights. You look up
into the dark night sky, and see lots of stars, some brighter, some
dimmer. All the stars you see with your unaided eye are