5th HMH Unit 3 Test

Front

When might you use a telescope?

Back

To see more detail about a small area of the sky.

Front

What is found BETWEEN the inner planets and the outer planets? (Hint: ________ belt)

Back

asteroids

Front

Which planet in the solar system most likely has a mass more than 300 times greater than the mass of Earth?

Back

Jupiter

Front

Which of the planets in the picture has a large solid core? (Hint: Not a gas giant)

Back

Mercury

Front

What label should Li-Chen use for the galaxy in the picture? Options: elliptical galaxy, irregular galaxy, barred spiral galaxy, normal spiral galaxy.

Back

elliptical galaxy

Front

What term do astronomers use to describe a galaxy that is not symmetrical?

Back

irregular galaxy

Front

Elliptical galaxies are brightest toward the center. Why?

Back

The center is crowded with stars, and the number of stars decreases farther out.

Front

Why do all visible stars in the night sky look like tiny points of light despite being many times larger than Earth?

Back

The stars visible at night are located very far from Earth.

Front

What makes the sun more important than other stars?

Back

The sun is very close to Earth.

Front

Difference between a barred spiral galaxy and a normal spiral galaxy?

Back

the shape of the galaxy’s center