ASTRO 101 TESTBANK WITH ALL ANSWERS FROM CHAPTER 1 TO CHAPTER 18
The Cosmic Perspective, 8e (Bennett)
Chapter 1 A Modern View of the Universe
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... [Show More] Multiple-Choice Questions
1) Which of the following has your "address" in the correct order?
A) you, Earth, solar system, Local Group, Local Supercluster, Milky Way
B) you, Earth, solar system, Milky Way, Local Supercluster, Local Group
C) you, Earth, solar system, Local Group, Milky Way, Local Supercluster
D) you, Earth, Local Group, Local Supercluster, solar system, Milky Way
E) you, Earth, solar system, Milky Way, Local Group, Local Supercluster
2) About where is our solar system located within the Milky Way Galaxy?
A) at the center of the galaxy
B) about 10 percent of the way from the center of the galaxy to the outskirts of the galactic disk
C) about half way from the center of the galaxy to the outskirts of the galactic disk
D) near the far outskirts of the galactic disk
E) in the halo of the galaxy above the galactic disk
26) If you represented each star by a grain of sand, how much sand would it take to represent all the stars in the universe?
A) all the sand in a typical playground sandlot
B) all the sand on Miami Beach
C) all the sand on the beaches of California
D) all the sand on the beaches in the United States
E) more than all the sand on all the beaches on Earth
27) On the scale of the cosmic calendar, in which the history of the universe is compressed to 1 year, how long has human civilization (i.e., since ancient Egypt) existed?
A) about half the year
B) about a month
C) a few hours
D) a few seconds
E) less than a millionth of a second
28) On a cosmic calendar, in which the history of the universe is compressed into 1 year, when did the dinosaurs become extinct?
A) in late December
B) in late November
C) in late October
D) in late September
E) in late August
29) On a cosmic calendar, in which the history of the universe is compressed into 1 year, when did Kepler and Galileo first discover that we live on a planet in a solar system?
A) 1 second ago
B) 1 day ago
C) 1 week ago
D) December 25
E) December 30
30) On a cosmic calendar, in which the history of the universe is compressed into one year, how long is the average human life span?
A) 0.2 millisecond
B) 0.2 second
C) 2 seconds
D) 2 minutes
E) 2 hours [Show Less]