CKLA Unit 7 Astronomy

CKLA Unit 7 Astronomy

Unit Assessment

Planets

• 4 inner, rocky planets

• 4 outer, gas giants

Multiple Select

What are the names of the 4 inner planets?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Venus, Pluto, Saturn, Earth

• Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Mercury

Multiple Choice

What are the names of the 4 gas giants?

• Venus, Earth, Saturn, Neptune

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Pluto, Sun, Earth, Mars

• Saturn, Venus, Mercury, Pluto

A galaxy is a neighborhood of star clusters

The universe is made up of billions of galaxies.

Multiple Choice

_______is the force that pulls on objects.

• Explosion

• Push

• Gravity

• Jupiter

Multiple Choice

Copernicus developed the theory that the sun is the actual center of our solar system, which is called ________________.

• geocentric theory

• planetcentric theory

• ecofriendly theory

• heliocentric theory

The Big Bang Theory

Almost 14 billion years ago, scientists agree that a small, extremely hot speck exploded and expanded outward and eventually cooled.

Multiple Choice

The Big Bang Theory is an explanation of____________.

• how the universe began.

• what happened to the dinosaurs.

• what a black hole does.

• where aliens are located.

Mae Jemison

She graduated high school at 16. She studied chemical engineering and went to medical school. She joined the Peace Corps to give medical attention to poor countries in Africa. She started her own company and wrote a book.

Multiple Choice

Mae Jemison is famous for ______________________.

• being the first African American female in the NASA program.

• being the first African American female in space.

• both answers.

Apollo 11 mission

Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins were on the Apollo 11 mission which successfully landed on the moon for the 1st time in history.

Multiple Choice

What famous quote does Neil Armstrong say after he stepped foot onto the Moon for the first time?

• "That was scary."

• "Go USA!"

• "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

• "I hope we get back to Earth soon."

The Space Shuttle

It launched satellites and served as an orbiting science laboratory. Its crews repaired and improved other spacecraft, such as the Hubble Space Telescope. The shuttle also flew missions for the military. On its later missions, the space shuttle was mostly used to work on the International Space Station

Multiple Choice

What is one special thing to remember about the invention of space shuttles?

• They flew like an airplane.

• NASA could reuse it.

• They were the fastest space craft

• They could hold 20 astronauts.

The Moon

• Earth's only natural satellite

• Made of rock and metal

• Has multiple phases

• Does not give off its own light

Multiple Choice

How long does it take the moon to orbit the Earth one time?

• 1 day

• 1 year

• 1 month

• 1 hour

Multiple Choice

The moon's gravitational pull affects what on Earth?

• mountains

• rain and thunder

• snow clouds

• ocean tides

Multiple Choice

When the moon comes between the Earth and the sun, it creates a small shadow on Earth that we can a _________________.

• lunar eclipse

• solar eclipse

• mitsubishi eclipse

• total eclipse of the heart

Multiple Choice

When the Earth comes between the sun and the moon, the Earth blocks light from hitting the moon causing a _______________.

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• space eclipse

• earth eclipse

International Space Station (ISS)

The International Space Station is a large spacecraft in orbit around Earth. It serves as a home where crews of astronauts and cosmonauts live. The space station is also a unique science laboratory. Several nations worked together to build and use the space station.

Open Ended

Type one thing you learned about how astronauts live on the ISS?