Astronomical Distances Quiz

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What is the distance from the Earth to the nearest large galaxy, M 31 (the Andromeda galaxy), in meters?

$9.46 \times 10^{15}$

$4 \times 10^{16}$

$3.84 \times 10^{8}$

$2 \times 10^{22}$ (correct)

What is the mean distance from the Earth to the Moon in meters?

$1.50 \times 10^{11}$

$7.36 \times 10^{22}$

$2 \times 10^{5}$

$3.84 \times 10^{8}$ (correct)

What is the size of the smallest dust particles in meters?

~$10^{-4}$ (correct)

~$10^{-14}$

~$1 \times 10^{-15}$

~$10^{-5}$

How far is the mean orbit radius of the Earth about the Sun in meters?

$1.50 \times 10^{11}$ Signup and view all the answers

What is the average age of a college student in seconds?

$6.3 \times 10^8$ Signup and view all the answers

How much does a human weigh in kilograms approximately?

~$10^2$ Signup and view all the answers

What is the approximate period of visible light waves?

$10^{-15}$ s Signup and view all the answers

Which material has a density closest to that of the Earth's atmosphere at standard atmospheric pressure?

Air at atmospheric pressure Signup and view all the answers

What is the average number of breaths that a person takes in 1 minute?

70 breaths/min Signup and view all the answers

If the duration of a nuclear collision is $10^{-22}$ seconds, what is the time interval for light to cross a proton?

$10^{-24}$ s Signup and view all the answers

What is the mass of the Moon compared to the mass of the Earth?

$7.36 \times 10^{22}$ kg Signup and view all the answers

What is the free-fall acceleration on Earth (in m/s^2)?

$9.80$ m/s^2 Signup and view all the answers

Astronomical Distances Quiz

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What is the distance from the Earth to the nearest large galaxy, M 31 (the Andromeda galaxy), in meters?

What is the mean distance from the Earth to the Moon in meters?

What is the size of the smallest dust particles in meters?

How far is the mean orbit radius of the Earth about the Sun in meters?

What is the average age of a college student in seconds?

How much does a human weigh in kilograms approximately?

What is the approximate period of visible light waves?

Which material has a density closest to that of the Earth's atmosphere at standard atmospheric pressure?

What is the average number of breaths that a person takes in 1 minute?

If the duration of a nuclear collision is $10^{-22}$ seconds, what is the time interval for light to cross a proton?

What is the mass of the Moon compared to the mass of the Earth?

What is the free-fall acceleration on Earth (in m/s^2)?

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