U of MN Department of Astronomy

We have several study aids available both on- and off-site. Although your instructor is likely to base his or her exam on the lecture/lab material and assigned reading, we hope that these sample tests will provide a helpful supplemental study aid.

Study Aids and Practice Tests

Visit the website for our current textbook.

The following links provide study aids from instructors, as well as practice tests corresponding to two different textbooks that have been used in Astronomy 1001 in the past.

Study aid for Dr. John Dickey's sections (first test).
Study aid for Dr. John Dickey's sections (second test).
Study aid for Dr. John Dickey's sections (Final Exam).
21st Century Astronomy (Hester, et al)--Used as the primary Astro 1001 text in Spring, 2003. This helpful offsite resource provides 20 multiple-choice and 5 conceptual questions per chapter.
Astronomy (Zeilik) --This onsite test bank provides over 700 astronomy questions and answers.