Astronomy Assessment

Form of writing very large or small number into simpler form

• Equations

• Scientific Notation

• Mathematical Functions

• Symbols

the distance lights travel in a year

• lightyear

• luminosity

• parsecs

• astronomical units

scientific notation of 300,000,000 m/s²?

• 30x10^6

• 3x10^7

• 3x10^8

• 3x10^10

1. biggest planet in our solar system?

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Saturn

• Earth

1. small icy bodies that come from the very distant portions of the Solar System?

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Planets

• Comets

It is the most common type of galaxy which is characterized by central bulge and spiral arms.

• Spiral Galaxy

• Elliptical Galaxy

• Irregular Galaxy

• Lenticular Galaxy

These remnants form when a star has depleted its fuel and releases gases into the surrounding space.

• New Star

• Red Giant Star

• Planetary Nebula

• White Dwarf

How close is the Proxima Centauri to our Sun?

• 1.1 parsecs away

• 1.2 parsecs away

• 1.3 parsecs away

• 1.4 parsecs away

What is the approximate diameter of the observable universe?

• 1. 38 billion light-years

• 1. 83 billion light-years

• 1. 93 billion light-years

• 1. 39 billion light-years

What does the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB) reveal about the universe? 

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• 1. Dark matter distribution

• 1. Early history

• 1. Planetary formation

• 1. Current Temperature