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// General settings
var book_title = "21st Century Astronomy, 2e";
var book_no = 92443
var chapter_no = "01";
quiz_name = "21st Century Astronomy 2nd Edition, Chapter 1";
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// Sections
section_title = new Array()   //Leave at least this line! Can delete ones under.
section_title[1] = "Section 1.1";
section_title[2] = "Section 1.2";
section_title[3] = "Section 1.4";

// Types
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type_title[1] = "Factual";
type_title[2] = "Vocabulary";
type_title[3] = "Conceptual";

q1 = "What is astronomy?";
q1a = "A scientific attempt to improve life on Earth";
q1b = "A list of data compiled since ancient Greek times";
q1c = "An attempt to understand the physical laws and processes of the universe";
q1d = "The study of how to find life on other worlds and how to possibly inhabit them ourselves";
q1answer = "c";
q1section = "1";
q1type = "1";
q1review = "";

q2 = "About how many galaxies are in the universe?";
q2a = "1 million";
q2b = "100 million";
q2c = "100,000";
q2d = "100 billion";
q2answer = "d";
q2section = "1";
q2type = "1";
q2review = "";

q3 = "How quickly does light travel?";
q3a = "Across the state of California in one second";
q3b = "Across the North American continent in one second";
q3c = "Around Earth in one second";
q3d = "Around Earth in a fraction of a second";
q3answer = "d";
q3section = "1";
q3type = "1";
q3review = "";

q4 = "What is the universe?";
q4a = "A cluster of stars";
q4b = "A grouping of galaxies";
q4c = "The space in which all galaxies exist";
q4d = "The space beyond our galaxy";
q4answer = "c";
q4section = "1";
q4type = "2";
q4review = "";

q5 = "Which best describes science?";
q5a = "A pursuit to better our technology";
q5b = "A pursuit of understanding";
q5c = "A set of known facts";
q5d = "An established set of steps";
q5answer = "b";
q5section = "2";
q5type = "2";
q5review = "";

q6 = "How do we test scientific knowledge?";
q6a = "We try to see if it is wrong.";
q6b = "We try to prove that it is right.";
q6c = "We refer to other textbook authors.";
q6d = "We see if technological innovations result from new knowledge.";
q6answer = "a";
q6section = "2";
q6type = "3";
q6review = "";

q7 = "What is the cosmological principle?";
q7a = "The statement that the universe is mysterious";
q7b = "The proposition that natural laws should behave the same everywhere in the universe";
q7c = "The idea that Earth is unique in the universe";
q7d = "The notion that life exists";
q7answer = "b";
q7section = "2";
q7type = "2";
q7review = "";

q8 = "The age of the universe is about";
q8a = "the same as the age of Earth.";
q8b = "3 times the age of Earth.";
q8c = "10 times the age of Earth.";
q8d = "We have no idea.";
q8answer = "b";
q8section = "1";
q8type = "1";
q8review = "";

q9 = "Which of the following lists of sizes are in order from smallest to largest?";
q9a = "Neptune's orbit; the diameter of our galaxy; the size of the universe";
q9b = "The diameter of our galaxy; Neptune's orbit; the size of the universe";
q9c = "Neptune's orbit; the size of the universe; the diameter of our galaxy";
q9d = "The diameter of our galaxy; the size of the universe; Neptune's orbit";
q9answer = "a";
q9section = "1";
q9type = "1";
q9review = "";

q10 = "Compared to other stars, we find the Sun remarkable because";
q10a = "of its size.";
q10b = "of its temperature.";
q10c = "of its color.";
q10d = "it is the star Earth orbits.";
q10answer = "d";
q10section = "1";
q10type = "3";
q10review = "";

q11 = "Understanding the processes of stars helps us to understand";
q11a = "where elements such as oxygen, carbon, and iron come from.";
q11b = "the cause of evolution of life on Earth.";
q11c = "why the universe came into existence.";
q11d = "astrology and its predictions.";
q11answer = "a";
q11section = "1";
q11type = "3";
q11review = "";

q12 = "What is/was Sputnik?";
q12a = "A space probe currently en route to Neptune";
q12b = "An erroneously predicted planet";
q12c = "The first satellite launched from Earth";
q12d = "The name of the first dog to orbit Earth";
q12answer = "c";
q12section = "1";
q12type = "2";
q12review = "";

q13 = "Which of the following are used in astronomy?";
q13a = "Telescopes";
q13b = "Computers";
q13c = "Space probes";
q13d = "All of the above";
q13answer = "d";
q13section = "1";
q13type = "1";
q13review = "";

q14 = "Which statement most accurately describes science?";
q14a = "Science is a collection of verified and proven facts.";
q14b = "Science is summarized by the steps of the scientific method.";
q14c = "Scientific knowledge is constructed by humans but must ultimately be tested against nature.";
q14d = "Scientific knowledge is approved by a democratic vote of university research scientists.";
q14answer = "c";
q14section = "2";
q14type = "3";
q14review = "";

q15 = "When we say &quot;we are stardust&quot;";
q15a = "we mean that the chemical elements of our planet were formed in our Sun.";
q15b = "we mean that the Earth could have been a star.";
q15c = "we imply a poetic statement about our origin.";
q15d = "we mean that previous generations of stars formed all the material in our Solar System.";
q15answer = "d";
q15section = "1";
q15type = "3";
q15review = "";

q16 = "The number 384,000,000 can also be written as";
q16a = "38 &times; 10<sup>4</sup>.";
q16b = "3.84 &times; 10<sup>6</sup>.";
q16c = "3.84 &times; 10<sup>8</sup>.";
q16d = "3.84 &times; 10<sup>9</sup>.";
q16answer = "c";
q16section = "3";
q16type = "3";
q16review = "";

q17 = "The apparent separations between objects in the sky are described as";
q17a = "distances.";
q17b = "angles.";
q17c = "focal points.";
q17d = "ratios.";
q17answer = "b";
q17section = "3";
q17type = "1";
q17review = "";

q18 = "Which of the following are in order from smallest to largest?";
q18a = "The Milky Way Galaxy, the Local Group, the universe";
q18b = "The Local Group, the Milky Way Galaxy, the universe";
q18c = "The Milky Way Galaxy, the universe, the Local Group";
q18d = "The Local Group, the universe, the Milky Way Galaxy";
q18answer = "a";
q18section = "1";
q18type = "1";
q18review = "";

q19 = "<i>Astronomy</i> most literally means";
q19a = "journey to the planets.";
q19b = "the study of light.";
q19c = "patterns among the stars.";
q19d = "mathematical perplexity.";
q19answer = "c";
q19section = "1";
q19type = "2";
q19review = "";

q20 = "Light travels across the diameter of the Solar System in";
q20a = "8 minutes.";
q20b = "instantaneously.";
q20c = "11 hours.";
q20d = "4 years.";
q20answer = "c";
q20section = "1";
q20type = "1";
q20review = "";

q21 = "Nuclear fusion is a process found";
q21a = "inside the Earth.";
q21b = "between stars.";
q21c = "inside stars.";
q21d = "between galaxies.";
q21answer = "c";
q21section = "1";
q21type = "2";
q21review = "";

q22 = "Which of the following phrases should a scientist probably <i>not</i> use in talking about the production of scientific knowledge?";
q22a = "Beauty";
q22b = "Creativity";
q22c = "Intuition";
q22d = "Absolute truth";
q22answer = "d";
q22section = "2";
q22type = "3";
q22review = "";

q23 = "As described by Thomas Kuhn, a <i>scientific revolution</i> refers to";
q23a = "a major shift in how science interprets nature.";
q23b = "a battle between scientists and government.";
q23c = "a sudden increase in technology.";
q23d = "a large shift in society's science literacy.";
q23answer = "a";
q23section = "2";
q23type = "2";
q23review = "";

q24 = "The ultimate tester of the correctness of scientific knowledge is";
q24a = "nature.";
q24b = "hypothesis.";
q24c = "mathematics.";
q24d = "common sense.";
q24answer = "a";
q24section = "2";
q24type = "1";
q24review = "";

q25 = "The nature of the universe is such that";
q25a = "Earth is at the center.";
q25b = "the Sun is at the center.";
q25c = "the Milky Way Galaxy is at the center.";
q25d = "no one point is any more central than any other point in the universe.";
q25answer = "d";
q25section = "2";
q25type = "2";
q25review = "";


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