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Pathways to Astronomy 5Th Edition By Steven Schneider - Test Bank
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,Part 1 Test Bank - The Cosmic LandscapeThe two nearest planets to the Earth are
1. The two nearest planets to the Earth are
A. Mercury and Venus
B. Mars and Jupiter
C. Venus and Mars
D. Pluto and Mars
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Level: 1. Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: automatic
Part 1
Section: 01.03
Subtopic: Terrestrial Planets
Topic: Solar Systems
Unit: 01
The total number of planets orbiting the sun is __...
2. The total number of planets orbiting the sun is __.
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 10
Excluding Pluto there are 8 planets.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Level: 1. Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: automatic
Part 1
Section: 01.03
Subtopic: Jovian Planets
Subtopic: Terrestrial Planets
Topic: Solar Systems
Unit: 01
Venus' radius as compared to the Earth's radius i...
3. Venus' radius as compared to the Earth's radius is ___.
A. .53
B. .67
C. .10
D. .95
Venus is almost the same size as the Earth.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Level: 1. Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: automatic
Part 1
Section: 01.03
Subtopic: Differences Between Terrestrial Planets
,Subtopic: Terrestrial Planets
Topic: Solar Systems
Topic: Terrestrial Planets
Unit: 01
The sun's mass as compared to Earth is ___.
4. The sun's mass as compared to Earth is ___.
A. 300,000 times smaller
B. 300,000 times larger
C. 100 times smaller
D. 100 times larger
The sun's mass is 300,000 times that of Earth; its size is 100 times.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Level: 1. Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: automatic
Part 1
Section: 01.04
Subtopic: Solar Interior Structure
Topic: The Sun
Unit: 01
Earth is considered a planet.
5. Earth is considered a planet.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Level: 1. Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: automatic
Part 1
Section: 01.01
Subtopic: Size, Shape and Composition of the Earth
Subtopic: The Pluto Decision
Topic: Asteroids, Meteors, and Comets
Topic: The Earth
Unit: 01
The Astronomical Unit is about 150 million km.
6. The Astronomical Unit is about 150 million km.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Level: 1. Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: automatic
Part 1
Section: 01.06
Subtopic: Astronomical Unit (AU)
Topic: Language of Astronomy
Unit: 01
, This is the system of several hundred billion star...
7. This is the system of several hundred billion stars in which our sun lives:
A. stellar populations
B. galactic cluster
C. Milky Way
D. solar system
Our sun lives in our Galaxy called the Milky Way.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Level: 1. Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: automatic
Part 1
Section: 02.02
Subtopic: Shape and Size of the Milky Way
Topic: The Milky Way Galaxy
Unit: 02
The Milky Way is moving toward this galaxy in our ...
8. The Milky Way is moving toward this galaxy in our local cluster:
A. the magellanic clouds
B. M31
C. M101
D. edge of the universe
We will collide or nearly collide with M31 in about a billion years
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Level: 1. Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: automatic
Part 1
Section: 02.04
Subtopic: Galaxy Interaction and Evolution
Topic: Galaxies
Unit: 02
Superclusters are ___________.
9. Superclusters are ___________.
A. collections of many clusters of galaxies
B. collections of many star clusters
C. our local group
D. the whole universe
Superclusters are clusters of galactic cluster.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's Level: 1. Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: automatic
Part 1
Section: 02.04
Subtopic: Distribution of Galaxies
Subtopic: Galaxy Interaction and Evolution
Subtopic: Structure of the Universe
Topic: Cosmology
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