Astronomie

Personal information

Name

Surname

E-mail

What is your age?

15 or younger

16-20

21-30

31-40

41-50

51-60

61-70

71 or older

What is your gender?

Male

Female

Other

Are you religious?

Christian

Muslim

Non-religious (atheist)

Agnostic

Other

How do you rate your knowledge about astronomy?

Very low

Low

Mediocre

High

Very high

Are you occupied with astronomy on a regular basis? If so, how?

No, I'm not

My job is astronomy related

I followed astronomy related courses at school/in university

I have astronomy related hobbies

I'm generally interested in astronomy and read a lot about astronomical subjects

Other reasons

Did you take part in the Minor Astronomy through Time and Space at the University of Groningen?

Yes

Factual knowledge

Pick the correct statement

"The Earth revolves around the sun."

"The sun revolves around the Earth."

How many planets are located in our solar system?

8 (possibly 9)

About 50

More than 1000

What is a lightyear

An astronomical way to indicate time

The distance light travels in a year

The amount of Sunlight the Sun projects onto Earth each year

The (constant) speed of light

What is the speed of light?

About 10,000 kilometres per hour, dependable on certain conditions

About 100,000 kilometres per hour, dependable on certain conditions

About 300,000 kilometres per second (=about a billion kilometres per hour)

You can't measure the speed of light

In 2016, scientists estimated the amount of galaxies in the universe to be somewhere around:

About 2000

About 50.000

About 1.000.000 (one billion)

About 2.000.000.000.000 (two trillion)

An infinite amount

What are extremophiles?

People that volunteer to be the first colonisers of Mars

Microorganisms capable of growing under extreme conditions, such as high temperatures or pressures

Scientists/astronomers that only do research on the search for extraterrestrial life

Molecules that can only exist in extreme conditions

Pick the correct statement

The universe keeps (roughly) its current size

The universe is expanding

The universe is shrinking

We don't know what the size of the universe is

Would you like to receive the amount of correct answers after my research is complete?

Yes

Personal opinions about astronomy (There are no 'right' or 'wrong' answers in this section)

Statement: Space agencies like NASA & ESA should receive more (government) funding

I agree with this statement

I neither agree nor disagree with this statement

I disagree with this statement

I don't have an opinion about this statement

Do you think that alien lifeforms like bacteria, fungi, plants or animals are out there somewhere in the universe?

No, absolutely not

I don't think so, but I'm not sure

Could be. (50/50)

I think so, but I'm not sure

Yes, definitely

I don't have an opinion about this statement

Do you think there's intelligent alien life? (E.g. alien civilisations)

No, absolutely not

I don't think so, but I'm not sure

Could be. (50/50)

I think so, but I'm not sure

Yes, definitely

I don't have an opinion about this statement

It's estimated that there are billions of exoplanets (planets outside our solar system) that lie in the so called 'habitable zone' of a star. In this zone, liquid water (and thus maybe alien life) could exist.

After reading the information in the sentence above, did your opinion/view on the possibility of alien life change?

Yes

I'm not sure

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Factual knowledge

Personal opinions about astronomy (There are no 'right' or 'wrong' answers in this section)

It's estimated that there are billions of exoplanets (planets outside our solar system) that lie in the so called 'habitable zone' of a star. In this zone, liquid water (and thus maybe alien life) could exist.