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Astronomy current events question: renaming asteroid (101955) 1999 RQ36

Astronomy 210L, spring semester 2013
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

Students are assigned to read online articles on current astronomy events, and take a short current events quiz during the first 10 minutes of lab. (This motivates students to show up promptly to lab, as the time cut-off for the quiz is strictly enforced!)
Dwayne Brown and Nancy Neal Jones, "NASA Spacecraft Will Visit Asteroid with New Name," May 1, 2013
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2013/may/HQ_13-128_OSIRIS-Rex_Asteroid.html
A third-grade student won a contest to __________ an asteroid to be explored by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft.
(A) send Facebook messages from.
(B) keep a sample from.
(C) claim mineral rights for.
(D) rename.
(E) be the official spokesperson for.

Correct answer: (D)

Student responses
Sections 30678, 30679, 30680
(A) : 0 students
(B) : 4 students
(C) : 1 student
(D) : 25 students
(E) : 2 students

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