Astronomy Quiz 3

• ndmmxiaomayi

  6 Jan 06, 08:18

  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
• ndmmxiaomayi

  6 Jan 06, 09:40

  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
• ndmmxiaomayi

  6 Jan 06, 09:43

  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.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  6 Jan 06, 09:44

  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
• ndmmxiaomayi

  6 Jan 06, 09:45

  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
• ndmmxiaomayi

  6 Jan 06, 09:48

  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
• adelinechen

  6 Jan 06, 09:49

  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
• ndmmxiaomayi

  6 Jan 06, 10:39

  Originally posted by adelinechen:

  A) 5.8786 million miles

  WRONG!!!
  
  The number is larger...
• ndmmxiaomayi

  6 Jan 06, 10:42

  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
• ndmmxiaomayi

  6 Jan 06, 10:48

  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
• ndmmxiaomayi

  6 Jan 06, 10:52

  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
• ndmmxiaomayi

  6 Jan 06, 10:54

  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
• ndmmxiaomayi

  6 Jan 06, 13:22

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

  9 Jan 06, 09:16

  I don't want to wait for you guys to solve liao. Releasing answers.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  9 Jan 06, 09:17

  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

  9 Jan 06, 09:17

  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

  9 Jan 06, 09:18

  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

  9 Jan 06, 09:19

  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
• ndmmxiaomayi

  9 Jan 06, 09:21

  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

  9 Jan 06, 09:30

  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
• ndmmxiaomayi

  9 Jan 06, 09:33

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:
  [b]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[/b]

  Answer: D
• ndmmxiaomayi

  9 Jan 06, 09:34

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:
  [b]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[/b]

  Answer: C
• ndmmxiaomayi

  9 Jan 06, 09:37

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:
  [b]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[/b]

  Answer: A
• ndmmxiaomayi

  9 Jan 06, 09:38

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:
  [b]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[/b]

  Answer: C