ASTRO 10: Unit 1 Quiz UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Scientific Law - CORRECT ANSWER - A well-tested rule of nature that accurately
predicts observations and phenomena that applies everywhere in the universe is called a
Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - A well-tested explanation for why a certain natural
phenomenon happens is a
Both astronomers and detectives have to test hypothesis against evidence that they gather -
CORRECT ANSWER - When the authors of our textbook say that astronomers are like
police detectives trying to solve crimes, they are explaining that:
do experiments and observations about the predictions of the hypothesis - CORRECT
ANSWER - The way scientists know that a hypothesis in astronomy is a reasonable
description of nature is to
1.2 x 10^-9 - CORRECT ANSWER - Which of the following is the smallest number?
meter - CORRECT ANSWER - The fundamental metric unit of length is the
Kelvin - CORRECT ANSWER - The temperature scale used most often in astronomy is
7 times - CORRECT ANSWER - How many times could you go around the Earth in 1
second at light speed?
About 30,000 light years - CORRECT ANSWER - How long does it take light to travel
from the center of the Milky Way Galaxy to the Earth?
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Scientific Law - CORRECT ANSWER - A well-tested rule of nature that accurately
predicts observations and phenomena that applies everywhere in the universe is called a
Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - A well-tested explanation for why a certain natural
phenomenon happens is a
Both astronomers and detectives have to test hypothesis against evidence that they gather -
CORRECT ANSWER - When the authors of our textbook say that astronomers are like
police detectives trying to solve crimes, they are explaining that:
do experiments and observations about the predictions of the hypothesis - CORRECT
ANSWER - The way scientists know that a hypothesis in astronomy is a reasonable
description of nature is to
1.2 x 10^-9 - CORRECT ANSWER - Which of the following is the smallest number?
meter - CORRECT ANSWER - The fundamental metric unit of length is the
Kelvin - CORRECT ANSWER - The temperature scale used most often in astronomy is
7 times - CORRECT ANSWER - How many times could you go around the Earth in 1
second at light speed?
About 30,000 light years - CORRECT ANSWER - How long does it take light to travel
from the center of the Milky Way Galaxy to the Earth?
