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1,000,000 500,000 250,000 125,000 64,000 32,000 16,000 8,000 4,000 2,000 1,000 500 300 200 100 Click to return to question, Cont-P to switch to the pen, cross out two incorrect answers, then Cont-A to switch back to pointer. Click to return to the question and poll the class Click on link to Ask Jeeves, or click on this oval to return to question and ask a friend Mr. Coyle is “about” 30 years old is a generous example of A. Relative Dating B. Absolute Dating C. Radiometric Dating D. Lies, Coyle is 77 y A. Relative Dating Back to Board The shortest day of the year is A. vernal equinox B. autumnal equinox C. winter solstice D. aphelion C. Winter solstice Back to Board When the moon is furthest from the earth it is said to be at A. perigee B. apogee C. aphelion D. perihelion B. Apogee Back to Board The Aurora borealis and australis are caused by A. solar radiation hitting the magnetosphere B. natural radioactivity from earth’s core C. the tilt of earth’s axis D. meteoroids falling through earth’s atmosphere A. solar radiation hitting the magnetosphere Back to Board It is generally believed that the entire solar system originated from a A. comet B. black dwarf C. binary star system D. nebula D. Nebula Back to Board What stage in the life of a star 10 times more massive than the sun? A. white giant B. red dwarf C. red giant D. main sequence C. Red giant Back to Board A spectroscope is most likely to be used to determine a star’s A. distance from earth B. composition C. brightness D. diameter B. composition Back to Board The earth’s axis is tilted A. 27 degrees B. 90 degrees C. 23.5 degrees D. 180 degrees C. 23.5 degrees Back to Board Which of the following statements about the universe is correct? A. the universe is infinite C. the sun is the center B. earth is the center D. the universe is finite the universe is finite Back to Board A small rocky body that burns up in earth’s atmosphere is called a A. meteroid B. meteor C. meteorite D. meteoreon meteor Back to Board Which of the following planets is a gas giant? A. Uranus B. Venus C. Mercury D. Mars Uranus Back to Board Insolation is A. angle of the sun’s rays C. spectrum of a substance B. measure of solar radiation received D. the tilt of the moon measure of solar radiation received Back to Board This astronomer changed the orbit of the planets to “loopy-loops” A. Copernicus B. Newton C. Ptolemy D. Aristotle Ptolemy Back to Board The end of winter is marked by A. summer solstice B. autumnal equinox C. aphelion D. vernal equinox Vernal equinox Back to Board The brightest star in the nightime sky is A. Sirius B. Alpha Centauri C. Arcturus D. Polaris Sirius Sorry, try again! Thanks for playing!