PMA 1 Review Space Lesson

PMA 1 Review Space Lesson

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The largest stars are

• 10 times larger than the sun

• 1000 times larger than the sun

• 100 times larger than the sun

• The same size as the sun

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A planet that is made of rock and metal is a

• Gas giant planet

• Terrestrial planet

• Planet in the outer solar system

• A planet that can support life

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When measuring distances in the solar system, you use

• Astronomical Units

• Light Years

• Kilometers

• Miles

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Order the stars from hottest to coolest

• White, blue, yellow, red

• Yellow, red, blue, white

• Blue, white, yellow, red

• Red, yellow, white, blue

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Gravity is a force that

• affects all things of matter

• pushes objects away from each other

• Only works in space

• Only works on large objects

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The gravity between two objects increases as

• The objects get further apart

• The objects move around each other

• The objects move closer together

• The objects increase their magnetic field

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Absolute magnitude is the brightness of a star

• As it appears from the Earth

• As it would appear from a standard distance

• As it appears in the night sky

• As it would appear through a telescope

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The gravity between two objects increases as

• The objects get further apart

• The objects move around each other

• The objects move closer together

• The objects increase their magnetic field

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Which planet has the greatest gravitational field?

• Earth

• Mars

• Saturn

• Jupiter

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A light year is

• The distance a rocket can travel in a year

• The distance a person can see in a year

• The distance light can travel in a year

• The distance between stars

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The apparent magnitude of a star is

• Its actual brightness

• Its brightness as it appears from the Earth

• Its brightness compared to other stars

• Its brightness on a chart

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Stars are made up of

• Metals

• Rocky Materials

• Hydrogen and Helium

• Hydrogen, Helium, and metals

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The _____________ of the sun causes the orbital motion of all the objects in the solar system.

• magnetic field

• brightness

• gravitational pull

• chemical composition

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Which of the following is a true statement?

• The Sun is the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.

• Our solar system is near the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.

• The Sun is the center of the solar system.

• The galactic center is the center of our solar system.

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What is at the middle of a Heliocentric system?

• Mars

• Moon

• Sun

• Earth

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What is at the middle of a Geocentric system?

• Sun

• Neptune

• Earth

• The Universe

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In comparison to other stars in the sky, the Sun appears brighter than other stars because it is–

• Bigger

• Smaller

• Nearer

• Further

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The sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it. 

• Universe 
• Galaxy 
• Star
• Solar System 

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Space and all the matter and energy in it.

• Space
• Solar System 
• Universe
• Sun

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Scientists use the light-year to describe the relationships between objects in space. What does a light-year measure?

• the distance that light can travel in one year

• the brightness of light that travels through space

• the number of years it takes light to travel to Earth

• the time it takes light to travel 1 million km

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What category on the H-R diagram has the majority or the most stars?

• Super giants
• White Dwarfs
• Giants
• Main Sequence

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The chart below displays the names of different stars and their colors. Which of the groups below best orders the stars from hottest to coolest?

• A. Antares, Spica, Sun, Aldebaran

• B. Sun, Spica, Antares, Aldebaran

• C. Spica, Sun, Aldebaran, Antares

• D. Antares, Aldebaran, Sun, Spica

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What is the same about main sequence stars?

• their color

• their size

• their shape

• their age

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Where on the H-R diagram would you find the dimmest stars?

• At the top
• Giants
• At the bottom
• Main Sequence

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This is the suns outer atmosphere

• Corona

• Chromosphere

• Photosphere

• Convection Zone

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a brief burst of energy from the sun’s photosphere

• corona
• solar flare
• solar wind
• photosphere

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a dark spot on the photosphere of the sun

• corona
• solar flare
• sunspot
• magnitude

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Identify part 1.

• corona
• photosphere
• core
• radiation zone

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Identify part 3.

• corona
• convection zone
• core
• radiation zone

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Identify part 4.

• photosphere
• convection zone
• core
• radiation zone

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Identify part 9.

• sunspot
• solar flare
• granules
• prominence

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What are the outer layers of the Sun?

• The Sun has only inner layers.

• Photosphere, Chromosphere, and Corona.

• Core, Radiative zone, and Convection zone.

• Crest, Corona, Mantle.

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What are the inner layers of the Sun?

• Core, Radiative zone, and Convection zone.

• Crust, mantle, and core.

• Core, Photosphere, and Radiative Zone.

• The Sun doesn't have inner layers.