Study Guide For Astronomy Dantes

(69 customer submitted test results)

Category: DANTES Subject Standardized Test (DSST)
Number of Astronomy Questions: 236

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Study Format: Fill-in-the-blank flashcards
ACE Recommended Exam Value: 3 lower-level credit hours

Course Overview

The Astronomy DSST exam covers the material that would typically be taught in an undergraduate introductory course on astronomy. InstantCert's course for this subject teaches you not only about stars, galaxies and how astronomers study the universe, but it also takes an in-depth look at planet Earth and our solar system.

Topics Covered in This Course

History of Astronomy

Celestial Mechanics, Including Gravitation and Relativity

Celestial Systems

Earth and the sky
Earth and the Moon
Time and the calendar

Astronomical Instruments

Measurement and analysis of starlight
The electromagnetic spectrum

The Solar System

Contents, form, and motions
Evolution

The Sun and Stars: Nature and Evolution

The Universe: Contents, Structure, and Evolution

Determining Astronomical Distances

Customer Test Results for the Astronomy DSST

69 users submitted test results since January, 2009
68 of those users reported a passing score (99%)

The following are a sample of the test results submitted by members who’ve taken the Astronomy DSST exam after using InstantCert’s study program. These are unfiltered, unedited results and this list is automatically updated to show the ten most recent results:

September 2, 2010	User passed	with a score of	74 out of 80
August 4, 2010	User passed	with a score of	49 out of 80
July 30, 2010	User passed	with a score of	56 out of 80
July 24, 2010	User passed	with a score of	67 out of 80
June 19, 2010	User passed	with a score of	63 out of 80
June 16, 2010	User passed	with a score of	54 out of 80
June 15, 2010	User passed	with a score of	78 out of 80
June 14, 2010	User passed	with a score of	59 out of 80
May 6, 2010	User passed	with a score of	51 out of 80
April 22, 2010	User passed	with a score of	63 out of 80

Free Sample Of Astronomy DSST Questions

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Related Exams with Overlapping Subject Matter

Astronomy does not have a significant amount of overlap with any of the other CLEP or DSST exams.