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Rank the following 4 items by how Sun, Pluto, center of the Milky Way, the Andromeda
long it takes for light to reach us Galaxy.
from these object, from shortest to
longest.
The Andromeda Galaxy
the center of the Milky Way
Pluto
Sun.
The current best estimate for the age 14 billion years.
of the universe is about
What do astronomers mean when Average distances are increasing between most
they say the universe is expanding? galaxies.
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Which statement is false? 1
1. A constellation demarcates a patch
of sky, making it easier for
astronomers to locate interesting
sources.
2. Modern-day constellations include
Musca the Fly and Triangulum the
Triangle.
3. There are 88 constellations, as
defined by the International
Astronomical Union.
4. Practically every ancient culture
had their own version of
constellations, typically used for
story telling.
Suppose we look at two distant We are seeing Galaxy 1 as it looked at an earlier
galaxies: Galaxy 1 is twice as far away time in the history of the universe than Galaxy 2
as Galaxy 2. In that case,
Identify the falsifiable statement 3
below:
1. President Kennedy's murder was
orchestrated by an undetectable
shadow government of the United
States.
2. The laws of nature are magnificent
and beautiful.
3. The Sun is at the center of the
solar system.
4. The universe was created by God.
The Greeks rejected the notion that They could not measure parallax (a change in stars'
the Earth orbits the Sun. Why? positions on the sky due to the Earth's orbit)
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Terms in this set (124)
Rank the following 4 items by how Sun, Pluto, center of the Milky Way, the Andromeda
long it takes for light to reach us Galaxy.
from these object, from shortest to
longest.
The Andromeda Galaxy
the center of the Milky Way
Pluto
Sun.
The current best estimate for the age 14 billion years.
of the universe is about
What do astronomers mean when Average distances are increasing between most
they say the universe is expanding? galaxies.
https://quizlet.com/1127922536/msu-isp-205-final-exam-2026-exam-questions-answers-latest-already-graded-a-update-20252026-flash-cards/?new 1/14
, 1/7/26, 12:22 PM MSU ISP 205 Final Exam (2026) Exam Questions & Answers | Latest Already Graded A+ UPDATE 2025|2026!! Flashcards | Quizlet
Which statement is false? 1
1. A constellation demarcates a patch
of sky, making it easier for
astronomers to locate interesting
sources.
2. Modern-day constellations include
Musca the Fly and Triangulum the
Triangle.
3. There are 88 constellations, as
defined by the International
Astronomical Union.
4. Practically every ancient culture
had their own version of
constellations, typically used for
story telling.
Suppose we look at two distant We are seeing Galaxy 1 as it looked at an earlier
galaxies: Galaxy 1 is twice as far away time in the history of the universe than Galaxy 2
as Galaxy 2. In that case,
Identify the falsifiable statement 3
below:
1. President Kennedy's murder was
orchestrated by an undetectable
shadow government of the United
States.
2. The laws of nature are magnificent
and beautiful.
3. The Sun is at the center of the
solar system.
4. The universe was created by God.
The Greeks rejected the notion that They could not measure parallax (a change in stars'
the Earth orbits the Sun. Why? positions on the sky due to the Earth's orbit)
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