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1. What causes the phenomenon known as a "shooting star"?
A. a nearby star plummets into a black hole
B. an asteroid collides with another larger body
C. a comet travels through the solar system
D. a meteor burns up in the Earth's atmosphere
2. Assume that aliens dragged the planet Mars to half its present distance from the Sun. Which of the following would most likely happen?
A. The Martian day would decrease in length
B. The Martian year would decrease in length
C. The Martian day would increase in length
D. The Martian year would increase in length
3. Which of the following has the greatest influence on the tides of the Earth's oceans?
A. the amount of rainfall on a given day
B. the alignment of the planets
C. the position of the Moon relative to the Earth
D. the amount of sunlight striking the Earth
4. An object hurtles through space. It is mostly dust and rocks held together by different types of ice. What is this object?
A. asteroid
B. comet
C. Earth
D. meteoroid
5. Which of the following statements is correct?
A. The moon rotates around the Earth, while the Earth rotates around the Sun.
B. The moon revolves around the Earth, while he Earth revolves around the Sun.
C. The Earth rotates around the moon, while the Moon rotates around the Sun.
D. The Earth revolves around the Moon, while the Moon revolves around the Sun.

2007-04-16 07:21:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference Homework Help

1. What is the most specific name for an unmanned machine in orbit around an object in space?
A. probe
B. satellite
C. spacecraft
D. telescope
2. Which of the following is NOT a shape in the Hubble galaxy classification system?
A. spiral
B. elliptical
C. irregular
D. circular

2007-04-16 07:21:48 · update #1

3. What sort of star is LEAST LIKELY to end up as a white dwarf?
A. a red dwarf
B. a red giant
C. a star like our Sun
D. a blue supergiant
4. Which unit of measurement do astronomers typically use to measure the distance between galaxies?
A. light year
B. astronomical unit
C. kilometer
D. newton
5. Astronomers use telescopes to detact all of the following types of waves from space EXCEPT
A. visible light
B. x-rays
C. gamma rays
D. sound

2007-04-16 07:22:04 · update #2

6 answers

holy **** figure it out yourself!!!

2007-04-16 07:23:49 · answer #1 · answered by AKA Big Bopper fan 1 · 0 0

Ok....Lemme see here...

1) D.
2) B. Mars would take less time to traverse the sun, hence a shorter year.
3) C. The moon has the biggest influence over the tides.
4) B. Comet.
5) B.

Added:
1) B. Satellite.
2) D.
3) This is not within my ability to answer.
4). A. Light Year
5) D, sound. Since telescopes are only visual, sound seems like the best answer here. This is, however just a guess.

2007-04-16 07:28:54 · answer #2 · answered by Marvinator 7 · 0 0

omg ur a student of ecot too? yea, pretty funny....email me

loves_maul@yahoo.com


and figure it out ur self, all you have to do is read the passage

2007-04-18 10:04:14 · answer #3 · answered by helterskelterhearts 2 · 0 0

Stop being lazy and actually learn something.

2007-04-16 07:24:05 · answer #4 · answered by cpj79 3 · 0 0

1-D
2-D
3-C
4-B
5-B
These answers are perfectly correct. Bye !

2007-04-16 07:38:20 · answer #5 · answered by baijalanant 2 · 0 0

it would have taken you less time to do it yourself than type all of that.

2007-04-16 07:26:09 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

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