ASTR430 Example Quiz Question

Be the professor! First circle the letter for each CORRECT statement and cross out the letter for each INCORRECT statement below (there may be several correct statements or none at all). Then, for all INCORRECT statements, cross out the part of the sentence that is wrong.

EXTRA CREDIT: If possible, provide a one or two word correction for each of the incorrect statements

Sample Question

There will be one question like this for each chapter in the book

Planetary Formation

A) The Solar System is thought to have formed from a vast rapidly spinning interstellar cloud of dust.
B) The first two spacecraft sent to Mars, Viking 1 and 2, were flyby missions.
C) Many of the discovered extrasolar planets circle their parent stars at less than 0.1AU.
D) The smallest known extrasolar planets around main sequence stars are Earth-sized.

Answer

A) False. Cross out ``dust'' [1.5 points]
Extra Credit: replace with ``dust and gas'' [+0.5 points]

B) False. Cross out ``Viking 1 and 2'' [1.5 points]
Extra Credit: replace with ``Mariner 4 and 6'' [+0.5 points]

C) True. [1.5 points]

D) False. Cross out ``Earth-sized'' [1.5 points]
Extra Credit: replace with ``Jupiter-sized'' [0.5 points]