Astronomy Quiz 3

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Question 1

How many miles does light travel in a year?

A) 5.8786 million miles

B) 5.8786 miles

C) 5.8786 billion miles

D) 5.8786 trillion miles

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Question 2

How long does it take sunlight to get from the Sun to the Earth?

A) 14 minutes

B) 186 minutes

C) 8 minutes

D) 92 minutes

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Question 3

How many astronomical units are in one light year?

A) 36,420 A.U.

B) 186,282 A.U.

C) 1 A.U.

D) 63,240 A.U.

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Question 4

How many light years from the Sun is the nearest star?

A) 4.3 light years

B) 1 light year

C) 3.4 light years

D) 43 light years

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Question 5

The Sun is (about) how many light seconds across?

A) 4.6 light seconds across

B) 9 light seconds across

C) 840,000 light seconds across

D) 92 light seconds across

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Question 6

How far away is the nearest galaxy to the Milky Way (excluding the Sagittarius dwarf) in light years?

A) 25,000 light years away

B) 4 million light years away

C) 250,000, light years away

D) 2.2 million light years away

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Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:
[b]Question 1

How many miles does light travel in a year?

A) 5.8786 million miles

B) 5.8786 miles

C) 5.8786 billion miles

D) 5.8786 trillion miles[/b]

A) 5.8786 million miles Question

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WRONG!!!

The number is larger...

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Question 7

How far away is the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) in light years?

A) 3 million light years

B) 350,000 light years

C) There is no such galaxy

D) 200,000 light years

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Question 8

How far away is the current North Star, Polaris in light years?

A) 3,900 light years away

B) 39 light years away

C) 390 light years away

D) 3.9 light years away

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Question 9

How long does it take light to travel from the Earth to the Moon?

A) 1.3 seconds

B) 1.3 minutes

C) Instant

D) 13 seconds

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Question 10

How many light years is the farthest star in our galaxy?

A) 2 million light years away

B) 10 light years away

C) No one knows for sure

D) 456.78 light years away

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This quiz is hard. Have to research for a while to find answers. Wink

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I don’t want to wait for you guys to solve liao. Releasing answers.

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Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:
[b]Question 1

How many miles does light travel in a year?

A) 5.8786 million miles

B) 5.8786 miles

C) 5.8786 billion miles

D) 5.8786 trillion miles[/b]

Answer: D

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:
[b]Question 2

How long does it take sunlight to get from the Sun to the Earth?

A) 14 minutes

B) 186 minutes

C) 8 minutes

D) 92 minutes[/b]

Answer: C

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:
[b]Question 3

How many astronomical units are in one light year?

A) 36,420 A.U.

B) 186,282 A.U.

C) 1 A.U.

D) 63,240 A.U.[/b]

Answer: D

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:
[b]Question 4

How many light years from the Sun is the nearest star?

A) 4.3 light years

B) 1 light year

C) 3.4 light years

D) 43 light years[/b]

Answer: A

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Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:
[b]Question 5

The Sun is (about) how many light seconds across?

A) 4.6 light seconds across

B) 9 light seconds across

C) 840,000 light seconds across

D) 92 light seconds across[/b]

Answer: A

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:
[b]Question 6

How far away is the nearest galaxy to the Milky Way (excluding the Sagittarius dwarf) in light years?

A) 25,000 light years away

B) 4 million light years away

C) 250,000, light years away

D) 2.2 million light years away[/b]

Answer: A