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What are the conditions necessary for a terrestrial planet to have a strong magnetic field? | [
"fast rotation only",
"a rocky mantle only",
"a molten metallic core only",
"both a molten metallic core and reasonably fast rotation"
] | 3 | ok | Expert | 3 | null | astronomy |
Previous IAAC rounds featured Proxima/Alpha Centauri as closes star(system) to the Earth. Which one is the second closest star(system)? | [
"Wolf 359",
"Sirius",
"61 Cygni",
"Barnard’s Star"
] | 3 | ok | Expert | null | null | astronomy |
Which of the following countries has sent landers to Venus? | [
"The U.S.S.R.",
"The U.S.",
"France",
"A and B"
] | 0 | ok | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_missions_to_Venus | 0 | null | astronomy |
Life on Earth originated from | [
"We don't know for sure.",
"aliens (panspermia).",
"comets.",
"the Earth's oceans."
] | 0 | ok | Expert | null | null | astronomy |
What is the correct numerical value and unit of the Boltzmann constant? | [
"1.38 × 10−21 m^3 · kg · s^−2 · K^−1",
"1.38 × 10−22 m^2 · kg · s^−3 · K^−1",
"1.38 × 10−23 m^2 · kg · s^−2 · K^−1",
"1.38 × 10−24 m^2 · kg · s^−2 · K^−2"
] | 2 | ok | Expert | null | null | astronomy |
How do scientists know that the majority of meteorites come from the asteroid belt? | [
"Bubbles of gas trapped in the crystals within meteorites are identical to the gases trapped in asteroids.",
"The spectra of some meteorites are similar to the spectra of asteroids in the asteroid belt.",
"Collisions are common in the asteroid belt and we can track the fragments from their source asteroid to th... | 1 | ok | https://askanearthspacescientist.asu.edu/where-meteorites-come-from | null | null | astronomy |
On which planet in our solar system can you find the Great Red Spot? | [
"Venus",
"Mars",
"Jupiter",
"Saturn"
] | 2 | ok | Expert | 2 | null | astronomy |
Which planet(s) in the solar system has/have active plate tectonics? | [
"Mars",
"Venus",
"Earth",
"Mars and Earth"
] | 2 | ok | Expert | 2 | null | astronomy |
Most people use C°(degree Celsius) to measure everyday temperatures. Astronomers prefer to use K (Kelvin) to measure temperatures. Approximately how many Kelvin are 25 C°? | [
"200 Kelvin",
"250 Kelvin",
"300 Kelvin",
"350 Kelvin"
] | 2 | ok | Expert | 2 | null | astronomy |
When traveling north from the United States into Canada you’ll see the North Star (Polaris) getting _________. | [
"Brighter",
"Dimmer",
"Higher in the sky",
"Lower in the sky"
] | 2 | ok | https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/polaris-the-present-day-north-star/#:~:text=As%20you%20travel%20northward%2C%20Polaris,Polaris%20sinks%20to%20the%20horizon. | 2 | null | astronomy |
Why do Uranus and Neptune have blue methane clouds but Jupiter and Saturn do not? | [
"Methane does not condense into ice in the warmer atmospheric temperatures of Jupiter and Saturn.",
"Methane did not exist in the solar nebula at the radii of Jupiter and Saturn when the planets formed.",
"The relatively slow rotation of Uranus and Neptune allows methane to migrate to higher levels in the atmos... | 0 | ok | https://quizlet.com/241510761/mastering-astronomy-astronomy-2-chapter-11-part-1-flash-cards/ | 0 | null | astronomy |
What is not true of Jupiter's magnetic field? | [
"it is about 20000 times stronger than Earth's magnetic field",
"it traps charged particles from Io's volcanoes in a \"plasma torus\" around the planet",
"it causes spectacular auroral displays at Jupiter's north and south poles",
"it switches polarity every 11 years"
] | 3 | ok | Expert | 3 | null | astronomy |
The so-called dark energy is a model to explain ... | [
"the radiation of black holes.",
"the mass distribution of galaxies.",
"the acceleration of the universe.",
"the microwave background of the universe."
] | 2 | ok | Expert | 2 | null | astronomy |
Suppose you live on the Moon. How long is a day (i.e. from sunrise to sunrise)? | [
"about 18 years",
"24 hours",
"29 Earth days",
"a year"
] | 2 | ok | Expert | 2 | null | astronomy |
What is the Cassini division of Saturn's rings? | [
"a dark ring visible from Earth composed of dark dusty particles",
"the most opaque ring of Saturn made of highly reflective ice particles",
"the widest ring of Saturn located between two large ring gaps",
"a large gap visible from Earth produced by an orbital resonance with the moon Mimas"
] | 3 | ok | Expert | 3 | null | astronomy |
The famous Drake equation attempts to answer the following question: | [
"Will the Sun become a black hole?",
"Is the universe infinitely large?",
"How old is the visible universe?",
"Are we alone in the universe?"
] | 3 | ok | Expert | 3 | null | astronomy |
What does the astronomical term ecliptic describe? | [
"The path of the Sun in the sky throughout a year.",
"The axial tilt of the Earth throughout a year.",
"The movement of the stars due to Earth’s rotation.",
"The central line through the axis of rotation."
] | 0 | ok | Expert | 0 | null | astronomy |
Why is the sky blue? | [
"Because the molecules that compose the Earth's atmosphere have a blue-ish color.",
"Because the sky reflects the color of the Earth's oceans.",
"Because the atmosphere preferentially scatters short wavelengths.",
"Because the Earth's atmosphere preferentially absorbs all other colors."
] | 2 | ok | Expert | 2 | null | astronomy |
When was the telescope invented by Galileo? | [
"1409",
"1509",
"1609",
"1709"
] | 2 | ok | https://www.loc.gov/collections/finding-our-place-in-the-cosmos-with-carl-sagan/articles-and-essays/modeling-the-cosmos/galileo-and-the-telescope#:~:text=After%20hearing%20about%20the%20%22Danish,focused%20on%20refining%20the%20instrument. | 2 | null | astronomy |
The star Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars in the night sky with remarkable red color. In which constellation is Betelgeuse located? | [
"Cassiopeia",
"Cygnus",
"Ursa Major",
"Orion"
] | 3 | ok | Expert | 3 | null | astronomy |
What would weigh the most on the moon? | [
"A kilogram of feathers",
"Five pounds of bricks as measured on Earth",
"Five kilograms of feathers",
"A kilogram of bricks"
] | 2 | ok | Expert | 2 | null | astronomy |
What is the source of the material that causes meteor showers? | [
"Near-Earth asteroids gradually disintegrate and spread out along their orbital path. When the Earth passes through the orbit of an asteroid we are bombarded by sand-sized particles which cause a meteor shower.",
"Near-Earth asteroids disintegrate as they enter Earth's atmosphere creating hundreds of bright meteo... | 3 | ok | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor_shower | 3 | null | astronomy |
Find the best approximation for the surface temperature of the Sun: | [
"6000 K",
"7000 K",
"9000 K",
"13000 K"
] | 0 | ok | https://www.pearson.com/channels/general-chemistry/asset/aa20803c/the-temperature-on-the-surface-of-the-sun-is-5778-k-what-is-the-temperature-in-d#:~:text=The%20temperature%20on%20the%20surface%20of%20the%20Sun%20is%205778%20K. | 0 | null | astronomy |
What Mars mission will be landing on May 25 2008 and will dig a trench into (hopefully) ice-rich soil? | [
"ExoMars",
"Mars Exploration Rovers",
"Mars Science Laboratory",
"Phoenix Mars Lander"
] | 3 | ok | https://science.nasa.gov/mission/mars-phoenix/ | 3 | null | astronomy |
If you lived on Venus what phases of the Earth would you see? (Assume your telescope can see through Venus’s thick clouds…) | [
"New first quarter full third quarter",
"Waning crescent New Waxing crescent",
"Waxing gibbous Full Waning gibbous",
"New only"
] | 2 | ok | Expert | null | null | astronomy |
The second cosmic velocity (or escape velocity) is the speed required by an object to escape the gravitational field of a celestial body with mass M and radius R. Which formula correctly calculates this velocity? (G: gravitational constant) | [
"v = sqrt(GM/R)",
"v = 2sqrt(GM/R)",
"v = sqrt(2GM/R)",
"v = sqrt(GM/2R)"
] | 2 | ok | https://www.quora.com/The-second-cosmic-velocity-or-escape-velocity-is-the-speed-required-by-an-object-to-escape-the-gravitational-field-of-a-celestial-body-with-mass-M-and-radius-R-Which-formula-correctly-calculates-this-velocity-G#:~:text=It's%20the%20square%20root%20of,be%204434%20meters%20per%20second. | 2 | null | astronomy |
You observe the visible spectrum of a star viewed through a cloud of cool hydrogen gas. | [
"You see only the star’s blackbody spectrum.",
"You see the star’s blackbody spectrum with absorption lines due to hydrogen.",
"You see only emission lines characteristic of hydrogen.",
"You see only emission lines characteristic of the star’s composition."
] | 1 | ok | Expert | 1 | null | astronomy |
The visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum is between ... | [
"240 to 680 nm.",
"360 to 620 nm.",
"380 to 740 nm.",
"420 to 810 nm."
] | 2 | ok | Expert | 2 | null | astronomy |
Approximately how old is the surface of Venus? | [
"750 million years.",
"2 billion years.",
"3 billion years.",
"4.5 billion years."
] | 0 | ok | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus#:~:text=The%20planet%20has%20few%20impact,commonly%20found%20on%20rocky%20planets. | 0 | null | astronomy |
The sky is blue because | [
"the Sun mainly emits blue light.",
"the atmosphere absorbs mostly blue light.",
"molecules scatter red light more effectively than blue light.",
"molecules scatter blue light more effectively than red light."
] | 3 | ok | Expert | 3 | null | astronomy |
Why can't we see the Sun's corona except during total solar eclipses? | [
"The corona is made up mostly of charged particles which aren't luminous.",
"It's much too cool to emit visible light",
"We can't see magnetic fields",
"It's too diffuse"
] | 3 | ok | Expert | 3 | null | astronomy |
How do scientists know that the majority of meteorites come from the asteroid belt? | [
"The spectra of some meteorites are similar to the spectra of asteroids in the asteroid belt.",
"The asteroid belt is the only possible source of meteorites therefore they must originate there.",
"Collisions are common in the asteroid belt and we can track the fragments from their source asteroid to the Earth w... | 0 | ok | Expert | 0 | null | astronomy |
When will the next major impact occur on Earth? | [
"Hundreds of millennia in the future.",
"Major impacts can no longer occur since the period of heavy bombardment is over.",
"Hundreds of millennia after the last major impact.",
"Could be any time. The probability of impact is the same next year as it is for any later year."
] | 3 | ok | Expert | 0 | null | astronomy |
The terrestrial planet cores contain mostly metal because | [
"the entire planets are made mostly of metal.",
"radioactivity created metals in the core from the decay of uranium.",
"metals condensed first in the solar nebula and the rocks then accreted around them.",
"metals differentiated to the center during a time when the interiors were molten throughout."
] | 3 | ok | Expert | 3 | null | astronomy |
Why is Saturn almost as big as Jupiter despite its smaller mass? | [
"Jupiter's greater mass compresses it more thus increasing its density.",
"Saturn has a larger proportion of hydrogen and helium than Jupiter and is therefore less dense.",
"Jupiter's strong magnetic field constrains its size.",
"Saturn is further from the Sun thus cooler and therefore less compact."
] | 0 | ok | Expert | 0 | null | astronomy |
The four big moons of Jupiter are Callisto Europa Ganymede and Io. Which one of them has the smallest distance to Jupiter? | [
"Callisto",
"Europa",
"Ganymede",
"Io"
] | 3 | ok | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moons_of_Jupiter | 3 | null | astronomy |
What type of radiation causes a black hole to evaporate over time? | [
"Schwarzschild radiation",
"Planck radiation",
"Kolmogorov radiation",
"Hawking radiation"
] | 3 | ok | Expert | 3 | null | astronomy |
Which of the following was not cited as evidence for life in the martian meteorite ALH84001? | [
"Complex organic molecules specifically PAHs",
"Magnetite grains similar to those formed by bacteria on Earth",
"Carbonate minerals indicating a thicker warmer Martian atmosphere",
"Amino acids with a preferred orientation or \"chirality\""
] | 3 | ok | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Hills_84001 | 3 | null | astronomy |
Earth has been gradually warming over the past few decades. Based on a great deal of evidence scientists conclude that this warming is caused by ________. | [
"human activities that are increasing the concentration of greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere",
"the fact that our politicians spout a lot of hot air",
"the human release of chemicals called CFCs into the stratosphere",
"the increase in forest fires during recent years"
] | 0 | ok | Expert | 0 | null | astronomy |
How do astronomers think Jupiter generates its internal heat? | [
"through exothermic chemical reactions converting chemical potential energy into thermal energy",
"nuclear fusion",
"by contracting changing gravitational potential energy into thermal energy",
"internal friction due to its rapid rotation rate and differential rotation"
] | 2 | ok | https://www.quora.com/How-do-astronomers-think-Jupiter-generates-its-internal-heat | 2 | null | astronomy |
The constellation ... is a bright W-shaped constellation in the northern sky. | [
"Centaurus",
"Cygnus",
"Cassiopeia",
"Cepheus"
] | 2 | ok | Expert | 2 | null | astronomy |
Which factor s most important in determining the history of volanism and tectonism on a planet? | [
"size of the planet",
"presence of an atmosphere",
"distance from the sun",
"rotation period"
] | 0 | ok | Expert | null | null | astronomy |
The name of the black hole in the center of our Milky Way is ... | [
"Altair A*",
"Alsephina A*",
"Fomalhaut A*",
"Sagittarius A*"
] | 3 | ok | Expert | 3 | null | astronomy |
Approximately how far away is the Andromeda Galaxy? | [
"1.7 million light years",
"2.1 million light years",
"2.5 million light years",
"3.2 million light years"
] | 2 | ok | https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/galaxy-next-door/#:~:text=At%20approximately%202.5%20million%20light,Milky%20Way's%20largest%20galactic%20neighbor. | 2 | null | astronomy |
The two moons of Mars are called ... | [
"Tritos and Desmos",
"Tritos and Deimos",
"Phobos and Tritos",
"Phobos and Deimos"
] | 3 | ok | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moons_of_Mars | 3 | null | astronomy |
All of the following have been cited as evidence for the Giant Impact Hypothesis except: | [
"The relative size of the Moon to the size of Earth is large compared to most planets and their moon.",
"Most rocks on the Moon’s surface are older than those on the Earth’s surface.",
"The Moon has a much smaller iron core than the Earth even considering its size.",
"The Moon was once entirely molten."
] | 1 | ok | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant-impact_hypothesis | 1 | null | astronomy |
From laboratory measurements we know that a particular spectral line formed by hydrogen appears at a wavelength of 486.1 nanometers (nm). The spectrum of a particular star shows the same hydrogen line appearing at a wavelength of 485.9 nm. What can we conclude? | [
"The star is getting hotter.",
"The star is getting colder.",
"The star is moving toward us.",
"The star is moving away from us."
] | 2 | ok | Expert | 2 | null | astronomy |
Why do scientists think Mars was once warmer and wetter? | [
"Mars shows evidence of significant volcanism which implies that the climate was once warmer and therefore wetter",
"early observations showed what appeared to be changing vegetation patterns and canals indicating the presence of water",
"there are many geologic features on Mars that are difficult to explain un... | 2 | ok | https://www.quora.com/If-Mars-was-warmer-and-wetter-in-the-past-what-caused-it-to-lose-its-surface-water-and-become-so-dry | 2 | null | astronomy |
According to the Solar Nebular theory what are asteroids and comets? | [
"They are the shattered remains of collisions between planets.",
"They are chunks of rock or ice that condensed long after the planets and moons had formed.",
"They are chunks of rock or ice that were expelled from planets by volcanoes.",
"They are leftover planetesimals that never accreted into planets."
] | 3 | ok | Expert | 3 | null | astronomy |
What about asteroids makes them stand out in sky surveys searching for them? | [
"Asteroids emit pulsed radiation",
"Asteroids emit a lot of their own radiation",
"They reflect enough of the sun's light to make them brighter than most background stars",
"Asteroids have substantial motion relative to the background stars"
] | 3 | ok | https://quizlet.com/798067386/astr-exam-3-flash-cards/ | 3 | null | astronomy |
From shortest to longest wavelength which of the following correctly orders the different categories of electromagnetic radiation? | [
"infrared visible light ultraviolet X rays gamma rays radio",
"radio infrared visible light ultraviolet X rays gamma rays",
"gamma rays X rays visible light ultraviolet infrared radio",
"gamma rays X rays ultraviolet visible light infrared radio"
] | 3 | ok | Expert | 3 | null | astronomy |
Jupiter's orbital distance is roughly 5 AU. How many times brighter would the Sun have to be for Europa to receive the same solar flux that we currently receive on Earth (1380W/m2)? | [
"100 times brighter",
"25 times brighter",
"2 times brighter",
"50 times brighter"
] | 1 | ok | https://quizlet.com/42021425/more-questions-flash-cards/ | 1 | null | astronomy |
As the life of a star progresses heavy elements are produced. The elements form layers around the star in this order (starting from the outer layer): | [
"H → He → Li → N → O → Si → Fe",
"H → He → C → O → Ne → Si → Fe",
"H → He → Li → O → Ne → Si → Fe",
"H → He → C → N → O → Si → Fe"
] | 1 | ok | https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-layers-of-a-star-and-what-does-each-layer-do#:~:text=It%20is%20thought%20that%20a,element%20in%20the%20previous%20layer. | 1 | null | astronomy |
Mars might be a place for future human explorations. However humans can not breathe on the surface of Mars because the atmosphere consists mostly of ... | [
"Nitrogen",
"Argon",
"Methane",
"CO2"
] | 3 | ok | Expert | 3 | null | astronomy |
Why is Saturn almost as big as Jupiter despite its smaller mass? | [
"Jupiter's greater mass compresses it more thus increasing its density.",
"Saturn has a larger proportion of hydrogen and helium than Jupiter and is therefore less dense.",
"Saturn is further from the Sun thus cooler and therefore less compact.",
"Saturn's rings make the planet look bigger."
] | 0 | ok | Expert | 0 | null | astronomy |
What is the source of the material that causes meteor showers? | [
"Asteroid impacts elsewhere in the solar system throw sand-sized particles into space and occasionally the Earth passes through a cloud of these particles which burn up in our atmosphere and cause a meteor shower.",
"Near-Earth asteroids gradually disintegrate and spread out along their orbital paths. When the Ea... | 3 | ok | Expert | 3 | null | astronomy |
The resolution of a telescope is a measure of its: | [
"Ability to magnify distant objects",
"Ability to measure the angular separation of objects",
"Ability to measure the distance between objects",
"Light-collecting efficiency"
] | 1 | ok | Expert | 1 | null | astronomy |
What effect or effects would be most significant if the Moon's orbital plane were exactly the same as the ecliptic plane? | [
"Solar eclipses would be much rarer.",
"Solar eclipses would last much longer.",
"Solar eclipses would be much more frequent.",
"Solar eclipses would not last as long."
] | 2 | ok | Expert | 2 | null | astronomy |
How did Eratosthenes estimate the size of the Earth in 240 B.C.? | [
"By measuring the maximum altitude of the Sun in two cities at different latitudes at the same time on the same day.",
"By measuring the size of Earth's shadow on the Moon during a lunar eclipse.",
"By finding a place on Earth where the Sun passes directly overhead.",
"By sending fleets of ships around the Ea... | 0 | ok | Expert | 0 | null | astronomy |
Why did Ptolemy have the planets orbiting Earth on ‘circles upon circles’ in his model of the universe? | [
"To explain why more distant planets take longer to make a circuit through the constellations of the zodiac.",
"To explain the fact that planets sometimes appear to move westward rather than eastward relative to the stars in our sky.",
"To explain why the Greeks were unable to detect stellar paralax.",
"To pr... | 1 | ok | https://quizlet.com/323374887/homework-3-flash-cards/ | 1 | null | astronomy |
Which is not an essential requirement for life as we know it? | [
"The ability to breathe oxygen",
"The ability to make energy from sunlight or to eat things that do",
"A source of organic molecules",
"A and B"
] | 3 | ok | Expert | 3 | null | astronomy |
The lunar maria are: | [
"ancient heavily cratered highlands",
"dark lavas inside volcanic calderas",
"dark lavas filling older impact basins",
"the bright regions on the Moon"
] | 2 | ok | https://www.britannica.com/science/mare-lunar-feature | Ok | null | astronomy |
Which of the jovian planets have rings? | [
"Neptune",
"Uranus",
"Saturn",
"all of the above"
] | 3 | ok | Expert | 3 | null | astronomy |
Why are there no impact craters on the surface of Io? | [
"Io did have impact craters but they have all been buried in lava flows.",
"It is too small to have been hit during the Late Heavy Bombardment",
"Jupiter's strong gravity attracted the planetesimals more strongly than Io and thus none landed on its surface.",
"Any craters that existed have been eroded through... | 0 | ok | https://web.pa.msu.edu/courses/1999fall/ISP205/sec-3/galilean_moons_surfaces.html#:~:text=IO%3A,being%20resurfaced%20by%20volcanic%20activity. | 0 | null | astronomy |
The axis of the Earth is tilted at an angle of approximately ... relative to the orbital plane around the Sun. | [
"20.3 degrees",
"21.4 degrees",
"22.7 degrees",
"23.5 degrees"
] | 3 | ok | Expert | 3 | null | astronomy |
Suppose the angular separation of two stars is smaller than the angular resolution of your eyes. How will the stars appear to your eyes? | [
"You will not be able to see these two stars at all.",
"You will see two distinct stars.",
"The two stars will look like a single point of light.",
"The two stars will appear to be touching looking rather like a small dumbbell."
] | 2 | ok | Expert | 2 | null | astronomy |
The Pleiades is an open star cluster that plays a role in many ancient stories and is well-known for containing ... bright stars. | [
"5",
"7",
"9",
"12"
] | 1 | ok | Expert | 1 | null | astronomy |
Which of these has NOT been one of the main hypotheses considered for the origin of the Moon? | [
"The Moon split from the Earth due to tidal forces.",
"The Moon was captured into Earth orbit.",
"The Earth and Moon co-accreted in the solar nebula.",
"Earth was rotating so rapidly that the Moon split from it."
] | 0 | ok | Expert | 0 | null | astronomy |
What defines the habitable zone around a star? | [
"the region around a star where liquid water can potentially exist on planetary surfaces",
"the region around a star where humans can survive",
"the region around a star where the ultraviolet radiation does not destroy organisms on a planetary surface",
"the region around a star where life exists"
] | 0 | ok | Expert | 0 | null | astronomy |
Why are the inner planets made of denser materials than the outer planets? | [
"In the beginning when the protoplanetary disk was spinning faster centrifugal forces flung the lighter materials toward the outer parts of the solar nebula.",
"In the inner part of the nebula only metals and rocks were able to condense because of the high temperatures whereas hydrogen compounds although more abu... | 1 | ok | https://lasp.colorado.edu/outerplanets/solsys_planets.php#:~:text=The%20heavier%20rocky%20and%20metallic,known%20as%20the%20terrestrial%20planets. | 1 | null | astronomy |
Pluto's extremely cold (~40 K) surface is composed of: | [
"mainly water ice which always remains frozen",
"nitrogen methane and carbon monoxide ices which sublimate into an atmosphere near perihelion",
"nitrogen methane and carbon monoxide ices which always remain frozen",
"roughly half ices and half rocky materials"
] | 1 | ok | https://www.vaia.com/en-us/textbooks/physics/universe-8-edition/chapter-14/problem-34-it-is-thought-that-plutos-tenuous-atmosphere-may-/#:~:text=Sublimation%20of%20Surface%20Ice&text=On%20Pluto%2C%20this%20occurs%20when,as%20the%20planet%20approaches%20perihelion. | 1 | null | astronomy |
Approximately how long does it take Pluto to orbit the Sun once? | [
"150 years",
"200 years",
"250 years",
"300 years"
] | 2 | ok | Expert | 2 | null | astronomy |
Which of the following is not true? | [
"The Earth and Venus are in a 1:1 orbital resonance (for every 1 Earth orbit there is exactly 1 Venus orbit)",
"Neptune and Pluto are in a 3:2 orbital resonance (for every 3 Neptune orbits there are exactly 2 Pluto orbits)",
"The Kirkwood Gaps in the asteroid belt are due to resonances with Jupiter",
"Neptune... | 0 | ok | Expert | 0 | null | astronomy |
The Large Magellanic Cloud is ... | [
"a dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way.",
"the closest planetary nebula to the Earth.",
"a bright star cluster discovered by Magellan.",
"the outer arm of the Milky Way named after Magellan."
] | 0 | ok | https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/large-magellanic-cloud/#:~:text=Nearly%20200%2C000%20light%2Dyears%20from,collapse%20to%20form%20new%20stars. | 0 | null | astronomy |
Venus shows evidence of which of the following surface processes? | [
"Impacts",
"Erosion",
"Volcanism",
"A B and C"
] | 3 | ok | Expert | 3 | null | astronomy |
The astronomical unit parsec (pc) plays a crucial role in astronomy. One parsec is equal to about 3.26 light-years. How is one parsec defined in astronomy? | [
"Distance at which one astronomical unit measures one arcsecond from Earth.",
"Orbital distance of the solar system around the center of the Milky Way in one year.",
"Effective distance of the solar wind (i.e. the radius of the heliosphere).",
"Historical distance to the brightest star Sirius."
] | 0 | ok | Expert | 0 | null | astronomy |
Which of the following is/are common feature(s) of all fresh (i.e. not eroded) impact craters formed on solid surfaces: | [
"ejecta",
"raised rims",
"central peaks",
"A and B only"
] | 3 | ok | Expert | 3 | null | astronomy |
One astronomical unit (AU) is equal to approximately ... | [
"130 million km",
"150 million km",
"170 million km",
"190 million km"
] | 1 | ok | Expert | 1 | null | astronomy |
How does the greenhouse effect work? | [
"Ozone transmits visible light allowing it to heat the surface but then absorbs most of the infrared heat trapping the heat near the surface.",
"Greenhouse gases transmit visible light allowing it to heat the surface but then absorb infrared light from Earth trapping the heat near the surface.",
"Greenhouse gas... | 1 | ok | Expert | 1 | null | astronomy |
Which of the following is/are true? | [
"Titan is the only outer solar system moon with a thick atmosphere",
"Titan is the only outer solar system moon with evidence for recent geologic activity",
"Titan's atmosphere is composed mostly of hydrocarbons",
"A and D"
] | 3 | ok | Expert | 3 | null | astronomy |
Why is it thought that the climate on Mars changed when the planet lost its strong magnetic field? | [
"without a strong magnetic field the ozone layer was destroyed by the solar wind which stopped the greenhouse effect and cooled Mars down.",
"without a strong magnetic field which enhances the greenhouse effect Mars cooled down.",
"without a strong magnetic field the solar wind stripped away most of the atmosph... | 2 | ok | https://www.quora.com/How-did-Mars-lose-the-majority-of-its-atmosphere-and-will-that-happen-to-Earth#:~:text=Mars%20isn't%20very%20massive,of%20its%20already%20small%20atmosphere. | 2 | null | astronomy |
What is true about the rotation of a solid disk? | [
"The velocity is the same on every point on the disk",
"The part closer to the axis has a longer period",
"The period of rotation is the same on every point on the disk",
"The part closer to the axis has a shorter period"
] | 2 | ok | Expert | Ok | null | astronomy |
Cognitive ______ models such as the Theory of _________ serve to try and explain consumer behaviour, but arguably somewhat oversimplify and overestimate individual ________. | [
"Decision, Market equilibrium, Rationality",
"Attitudinal, Planned Behaviour, Social pressures",
"Decision, Planned behaviour, Rationality",
"Attitudinal, Market equilibrium, Social pressures"
] | 2 | ok | https://learninglink.oup.com/access/content/cranebe5e-student-resources/cranebe5e-chapter-8-multiple-choice-questions?previousFilter=tag_chapter-08 | null | null | business_ethics |
________ is the right of a consumer to control what information companies can collect about them and how it is stored, used and shared. | [
"Consumer inclusion",
"Consumer control",
"Consumer privacy",
"Consumer exclusion"
] | 2 | ok | https://learninglink.oup.com/access/content/cranebe5e-student-resources/cranebe5e-chapter-8-multiple-choice-questions?previousFilter=tag_chapter-08 | null | null | business_ethics |
Affirmative action involves ________ attempts to target ______ who are _________ within an organisation's workforce, for instance by trying to ______ the proportion of women, disabled or racial minorities in senior management positions. | [
"Proactive, Groups, Under-represented, Increase",
"Passive, Groups, Under-represented, Retain",
"Proactive, Individuals, Represented, Increase",
"Passive, Individuals, Represented, Retain"
] | 0 | ok | https://learninglink.oup.com/access/content/cranebe5e-student-resources/cranebe5e-chapter-7-multiple-choice-questions?previousFilter=tag_chapter-07 | null | null | business_ethics |
_________, such as _______ and _______ are processes by which organisations implement environmental goals, policies and responsibilities and ensure regular auditing and reporting, which go beyond legal compliance. | [
"Environmental management systems, SA8000, EMAS",
"Social accountability standards, ISO14001, SA8000",
"Environmental management systems, ISO14001, EMAS",
"Social accountability standards, EMAS, SA8000"
] | 2 | ok | https://learninglink.oup.com/access/content/cranebe5e-student-resources/cranebe5e-chapter-5-multiple-choice-questions?previousFilter=tag_chapter-05 | null | null | business_ethics |
_______ is the term used to describe the ongoing approval and acceptance of a company's activities by society, especially among local communities and civil societies. | [
"Enlightened self interest",
"Social licence to operate",
"Community approval",
"Supply chain responsibility"
] | 1 | ok | https://learninglink.oup.com/access/content/cranebe5e-student-resources/cranebe5e-chapter-10-multiple-choice-questions?previousFilter=tag_chapter-10 | null | null | business_ethics |
In a business to business context, conflicts of interest can arise in two main ways: conflict of _______ and _______ interests, which might arise, for example, when a firm is hired as a supplier of professional services by another firm or conflict of _________ and ________ interests, such as where an individual's inter... | [
"Professional, Organizational, Personal, Organizational",
"Professional, Individual, Personal, Organizational",
"Individual, Organizational, Organizational, Professional",
"Individual, Professional, Organizational, Personal"
] | 0 | ok | https://learninglink.oup.com/access/content/cranebe5e-student-resources/cranebe5e-chapter-9-multiple-choice-questions?previousFilter=tag_chapter-09 | null | null | business_ethics |
A company may become insolvent if it | [
"has negative working capital",
"cannot meet its budgeted level of profit",
"makes a loss",
"cannot pay creditors in full after realisation of its assets"
] | 3 | ok | https://mcqmate.com/discussion/107129/a-company-may-become-insolvent-if-it | null | null | business_ethics |
According to Evan and Freeman (1993), the Principle of ________ and the Principle of _______ can be used in a specific situation to determine who constitutes a _______. | [
"Corporate rights, Corporate effect, Stakeholder",
"Corporate deniability, Corporate effect, Stakeholder",
"Corporate rights, Corporate responsibility, Stakeholder",
"Corporate rights, Corporate effect, Shareholder"
] | 0 | ok | https://learninglink.oup.com/access/content/cranebe5e-student-resources/cranebe5e-chapter-2-multiple-choice-questions?previousFilter=tag_chapter-02 | null | null | business_ethics |
______ is the corporate role in governing citizenship rights for the individual | [
"Political Corporate Social Responsibility",
"Triple Bottom Line",
"Sustainability",
"Corporate Citizenship"
] | 3 | ok | https://learninglink.oup.com/access/content/cranebe5e-student-resources/cranebe5e-chapter-2-multiple-choice-questions?previousFilter=tag_chapter-02 | null | null | business_ethics |
When negotiating using unethical practices, businesses can risk _______, if the negotiations are part of a longer-term business association, as well as a ___________ and __________, as negotiations can impact company image and stymy progress. | [
"Rigid negotiations, Enhanced reputation, Greater opportunities",
"Damaged relationships, Sullied reputation, Lost opportunities",
"Rigid negotiations, Sullied Reputation, Lost opportunities",
"Damaged relationships, Rigid negotiations, Lost opportunities"
] | 1 | ok | https://learninglink.oup.com/access/content/cranebe5e-student-resources/cranebe5e-chapter-9-multiple-choice-questions?previousFilter=tag_chapter-09 | null | null | business_ethics |
The ________ perspective on sustainability resulted from growth models that analysed the carrying capacity of the planet, overall concluding that the finite capacity of the earth and_______, ________ and _______ by current and past generations could reduce quality of life for future generations. This contrasts with th... | [
"Economic, Overuse of resources, Overpopulation, Over pollution,",
"Economic, Underuse of resources, Underpopulation, Unsustainability",
"Environmental, Underuse of resources, Overpopulation, Over pollution",
"Environmental, Overuse of resources, Underpopulation, Unsustainability"
] | 2 | ok | https://learninglink.oup.com/access/content/cranebe5e-student-resources/cranebe5e-chapter-1-multiple-choice-questions?previousFilter=tag_chapter-01 | null | null | business_ethics |
Businesses engage in social accounting due to demands from _________, in order to identify ________, to improve ___________ and to encourage _________ and ___________ | [
"Stakeholders, Risks, Stakeholder management, Accountability, Transparency",
"Stakeholders, Accountability, Transparency, Risks, Stakeholder Management",
"Stakeholders, Accountability, Risks, Stakeholders, Stakeholder Management",
"Stakeholders, Stakeholder Management, Transparency, Risks, Accountability"
] | 0 | ok | https://learninglink.oup.com/access/content/cranebe5e-student-resources/cranebe5e-chapter-5-multiple-choice-questions?previousFilter=tag_chapter-05 | null | null | business_ethics |
The state of being unable to make an informed, reasoned decision about a product purchase is known as? | [
"Consumer inclusion",
"Consumer competence",
"Consumer exclusion",
"Consumer vulnerability"
] | 3 | ok | https://learninglink.oup.com/access/content/cranebe5e-student-resources/cranebe5e-chapter-8-multiple-choice-questions?previousFilter=tag_chapter-08 | null | null | business_ethics |
_______ such as bitcoin are becoming increasingly mainstream and have a whole host of associated ethical implications, for example, they are______ and more ______. However, they have also been used to engage in _______. | [
"Cryptocurrencies, Expensive, Secure, Financial Crime",
"Traditional currency, Cheap, Unsecure, Charitable giving",
"Cryptocurrencies, Cheap, Secure, Financial crime",
"Traditional currency, Expensive, Unsecure, Charitable giving"
] | 2 | ok | https://learninglink.oup.com/access/content/cranebe5e-student-resources/cranebe5e-chapter-6-multiple-choice-questions | null | null | business_ethics |
________ is the use of language of to mask or expose the ethical nature of decisions, actions and behaviours. | [
"Ethical splicing",
"Moral framing",
"Ethical window dressing",
"Moral splicing"
] | 1 | ok | https://learninglink.oup.com/access/content/cranebe5e-student-resources/cranebe5e-chapter-4-multiple-choice-questions?previousFilter=tag_chapter-04 | null | null | business_ethics |
Better access to certain markets, differentiation of products, and the sale of pollution-control technology are ways in which better environmental performance can: | [
"Increase Revenue",
"Increase Costs",
"Decrease Revenue",
"Decrease Costs"
] | 0 | ok | https://mcqmate.com/discussion/193013/better-access-to-certain-markets-differentiation-of-products-and-the-sale-of-pollution-control-technology-are-ways-in-which-better-environmental-performance-can | null | null | business_ethics |
The so-called BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and _______) tend to follow a __________ approach to corporate governance. However, recently this has tended to move towards more _______-based mechanisms. | [
"Canada, Market, Relationship",
"China, Market, Relationship",
"Canada, Relationship, Market",
"China, Relationship, Market"
] | 3 | ok | https://learninglink.oup.com/access/content/cranebe5e-student-resources/cranebe5e-chapter-6-multiple-choice-questions | null | null | business_ethics |
______ are the obligations of workers towards their employer, based on individual contracts and wider employment laws. | [
"Employee rights",
"Employee rights",
"Employer duties",
"Employee duties"
] | 3 | ok | https://learninglink.oup.com/access/content/cranebe5e-student-resources/cranebe5e-chapter-7-multiple-choice-questions?previousFilter=tag_chapter-07 | null | null | business_ethics |
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