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What is astronomy?
What is astronomy?
- A branch of physics
- A study of Earth's atmosphere
- A natural science that studies celestial objects and phenomena (correct)
- A study of mathematical equations
Which of the following is not an object of interest in astronomy?
Which of the following is not an object of interest in astronomy?
- Trees (correct)
- Galaxies
- Nebulae
- Stars
What does astronomy study more generally?
What does astronomy study more generally?
- Only the Milky Way galaxy
- Everything that originates beyond Earth's atmosphere (correct)
- Only objects within our solar system
- Only the planet Earth
What is cosmology?
What is cosmology?
Which of these was not a discipline included in past astronomy?
Which of these was not a discipline included in past astronomy?
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