ASTRONOMY QUIZ

ASTRONOMY QUIZ

Multiple Choice

The nomenclature for the inner planets made of rock: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Dwarf Planets
• Jovian Planets
• Terrestrial Planets
• Kepler Planets

Multiple Choice

Identify the nomenclature for the inner planets made of rock: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Jovian
• White Dwarf
• Red Giant
• Terrestrial

Multiple Choice

What number represents a supernova

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

Which numbered stage represents a protostar

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

Which star size above would the sun be?

• 1 - Dwarf Stars

• 2 -Main sequence stars

• 3 - Giant Stars

• 4 - Super giant stars

Multiple Choice

What type of type of star is the our sun

• Dwarf star

• Main sequence star

• Giant star

• Super giant Star

Multiple Choice

What does a super massive star end up as at the end of its life?

• black hole

• red giant

• blue giant

• supernova

Multiple Choice

What is the name of baby stars?

• Dwarf
• Supergiant
• Protostars
• Nebulas

Multiple Choice

Which statement BEST summarizes The Big Bang Theory?

• whole universe began as a black hole and rapidly expanded, but is now collapsing
• whole universe began as a cool dense point and rapidly collasped, but is now expanding
• whole universe began as a hot dense point, rapidly expanded, and continues to expand
• the whole universe began as a hot dense point and rapidly expanded, but is now collapsing

Multiple Choice

Which two element make up most of the sun?

• helium and hydrogen

• ammonia and methane

• hydrogen and oxygen

• oxygen and helium

Multiple Choice

What Galaxy does Earth reside in?

• Andromeda Galaxy

• Elliptical Galaxy

• Milky Way Galaxy

• Spiral Galaxy

Multiple Choice

What theory states that at one time, the entire universe was confined to a dense, hot, super mass ball?

• Nebular Theory

• Identity Status Theory

• Theory of Relativity

• Big Bang Theory

Multiple Choice

Galaxies are __________ from where the Big Bang occurred.

• Expanding

• Shrinking

• Not Moving

Multiple Choice

What is the center of the universe in the Geocentric model?

• Mars

• Neptune

• The Sun

• The Earth

Multiple Choice

What is the center of the universe in the heliocentric theory?

• Neptune

• Mars

• The Sun

• The Earth

Multiple Choice

Which shows the planets in correct order?

• MVEMSUNJ
• VEMMSUJN
• MVEMJPSUN
• MVEMJSUN

Multiple Choice

What type of surface does the first four planets have?

• Rock
• Liquid
• Gas
• Gas and Liquid

Multiple Choice

The third planet from the Sun

• Mercury
• Neptune
• Venus
• Earth

Multiple Choice

Bodies, natural satellites that orbit the Sun

• Sun
• Planets
• Moon
• Stars

Multiple Choice

List the following items from smallest to largest.

• universe, solar system, galaxy
• galaxy, solar system, universe
• solar system, galaxy, universe
• solar system, universe, galaxy

Multiple Choice

_______________ Law of Universal Gravitation says that all objects in the universe have a gravitational force.  This force of gravity depends on __________________. 

• Copernicus; size and distance
• Newton; weight and distance
• Newton; mass and distance
• Galileo; size and distance

Multiple Choice

The astronomer ____________ theorized a _______________ that said everything revolved around the Earth.

• Galileo; heliocentric universe
• Ptolemy; geocentric universe
• Ptolemy; heliocentric universe
• Galileo; geocentric universe

Multiple Choice

Which of the following amounts of time has gone by when the Moon makes 1 revolution around the Earth?

• 1 month on Earth
• 1 year on Earth
• 1 day on Earth
• 1 week on Earth

Multiple Choice

Which of the following do the blue arrows represent in the picture?

• A day on Earth
• Earth's rotation around the Sun
• Earth's revolution around the Sun
• A month on Earth

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is best shown in the picture?

• Earth's revolution
• A month on Earth
• A year on Earth
• Earth's rotation

Multiple Choice

A decrease in the wavelength of radiation emitted by an approaching celestial body.

• White Shift
• Black Shift
• Blue Shift
• Red Shift

Multiple Choice

A shift toward longer wavelengths of the spectral lines emitted by a celestial object that is caused by the object moving away from the earth.

• White Shift
• Black Shift
• Blue Shift
• Red Shift

Multiple Choice

After their hydrogen has fused to form helium massive stars become

• Red Giants
• Red Super Giants
• Super Novas
• Comets

Multiple Choice

A dead small star is referred to as a

• Nebula
• Death Star
• Dark Star
• Black Dwarf

Multiple Choice

An average star's final stage is know as a

• Stella Blue
• White Dwarf
• Red Giant
• Black Dwarf

Multiple Choice

After leaving the main sequence small stars become

• Red Giants
• Red Super Giants
• White Dwarfs
• Black Dwarfs

Multiple Choice

Identify The closest main sequence star to Earth

• Sirius
• Polaris
• The Sun
• Betelgeuse

Labelling the moon

Multiple Choice

What constellation is this?

• Andromeda

• Hercules

• Draco

• Cassiopeia

Multiple Choice

What constellation is this?

• Scorpio

• Big Dipper

• Orion

• Southern Cross

Multiple Choice

People in the Northern Hemisphere do see the same constellations as the people in the Southern Hemisphere.

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

What constellation is this?

• Orion

• Big Dipper

• Southern Cross

• Scorpio