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Astronomy current events question: Cassini revisits Saturn's moons

Astronomy 210L, spring semester 2015
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!)
Preston Dyches, Steve Mullins, "Saturn Spacecraft Returns to the Realm of Icy Moons" (March 30, 2015)
http://www.nasa.gov/jpl/cassini/saturn-spacecraft-returns-to-the-realm-of-icy-moons/index.html
NASA's Cassini spacecraft returns to Saturn's icy moons after spending two years:
(A) rebooting its software.
(B) in hibernation.
(C) orbiting Saturn's north and south poles.
(D) recharging its solar batteries.
(E) traveling through Saturn's rings.

Correct answer: (C)

Student responses
Sections 30678, 30679, 30680
(A) : 4 students
(B) : 2 students
(C) : 34 students
(D) : 1 student
(E) : 9 students

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