Astronomy Review

Astronomy Review

By Mia Peterburs

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Which of the following is NOT a gas giant?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Venus

• Neptune

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Although similar in size, what is one trait that makes Venus different from the Earth?

• Venus doesn't rotate.

• Venus has no atmosphere.

• Venus has very little water to cool off the planet.

• Venus has a thicker atmosphere that holds more heat.

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Where would you find the Asteroid Belt?

• Between Earth and Mars

• Between Mars and Jupiter

• Between Jupiter and Saturn

• Past Neptune

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A __________ is the movement of Earth when it travels around the sun.

• revolution

• rotation

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A __________ is the spinning of Earth on its axis. It takes 24 hours.

• Rotation

• Revolution

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Which category is our Sun located in?

• White Dwarfs
• Supergiants
• Main Sequence
• Giants

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What is a large celestial body that is composed of gas and that emits light?

• Nebula
• Star
• Galaxy
• Planet

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What causes seasons?

• Earth's tilted axis as it rotates on its axis.

• Earth's tilted axis as it revolves around the sun.

• Earth's distance from the sun in the summer.

• Earth's hemispheres receiving equal amounts of sunlight.

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Day and night is caused by the -

• orbit of Earth around the Sun

• orbit of Earth around the Moon

• rotation of Earth on its axis.

• rotation of the Moon on its axis

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What is the sun mostly made up of?

• Hydrogen and Beryllium

• Hydrogen and Helium

• Hydrogen and Oxygen

• Hydrogen and Sulfur

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Earth's tilt in combination with its orbit around the Sun cause the.....

• tides
• full moons
• seasons
• Coriolis Effect

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Most of the light emitted by the sun comes from what?

• photosphere

• prominence

• chromosphere

• corona

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Which process creates energy in the Sun?

• Nuclear Fission

• Nuclear Fusion

• Radiation

• Sunspots

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What determines the length of a star's life?

• Color

• Diameter

• Mass

• Temperature

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What type of galaxy is a spiral?

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The force that holds the planets in orbit around the sun is called?

• Rotation

• Gravity

• Friction

• Pressure

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How old is our solar system?

• 4.6 billion years old
• 4.6 million years old
• 9 billion years old
• 4.5 million years old

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The study of celestial objects (bodies) in space 

• astronomy
• cosmology
• astrology

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An explosion of a massive star is known as 

• black hole
• supernova
• red giant
• neutron star

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Our solar is located in the

• Milky Way Galaxy
• Silky Way Galaxy
• Big Bang Galaxy
• Nebula Galaxy

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What is the shape of a planet’s orbit?

• parabolic
• circular
• elliptical
• irregular

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Areas of the Sun’s surface that appear dark because they are cooler than surrounding areas are called ___.

• coronas
• sunspot
• prominences
• solar flares

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Which Earth is having summer in northern hemisphere?

• Left

• Top

• Right

• Bottom

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Which Earth is having WINTER in SOUTHERN! Hemisphere?

• Left

• Top

• Right

• Bottom

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How long does it take Earth to REVOLVE around sun?

• 1 month

• 24 hours

• 1 year

• 1 week

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This property helps planets stay in orbit while suns gravity pulls planets towards it.

• Velocity

• Inertia

• Speed

• Mass

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This changes the gravitational force exerted on an object.

• Distance

• Centripetal force

• Rocket

• Time

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The earth is a tilted planet.  What is the degree of tilt?

• Approximately 25 degrees
• Exactly 25 degrees
• 23.5 degrees
• 90 degrees with respect to the sun

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Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?

• The equator rotates slower than the poles.
• The equator remains the same distance from the sun.
• The equator always receives direct sunlight.
• The equator has 18 hour days.

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Where did the materials used to create planets in our solar system come from?

• clumps of rocky material between the stars

• the same cloud of gas as our sun

• they flung out of our young sun

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the largest?

• star

• universe

• solar system

• galaxy

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The ______ is a star located in the center of our solar system.

• moon

• Big Dipper

• sun

• Earth

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A synonym for revolve would be...

• spin

• orbit

• star

• turn

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The Sun is a ___________.

• moon

• star

• comet

• constellation

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The Sun makes up _____ percent of all matter in our solar system.

• 75

• less than 90

• between 95 and 98

• about 99

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What two forces are needed to keep objects in space in orbit?

• inertia and ellipse

• volume and gravity

• force and gravity

• gravity and inertia

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What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer.
• It is spring.
• It is winter.
• It is fall.

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Which star is the Earth's axis tilted towards that help us to have our seasons?

• The Equator

• Will Smith

• Alpha Centauri

• The North Star

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Which of the following is the largest?

• Galaxy

• Planet

• Universe

• Star

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Right now, is the universe staying the same, expanding, or collapsing? 

• Stays the same
• Expanding
• Collaspsing

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The study of the moon, stars and other objects in space.

• Astronomy
• Astrology
• Cosmology
• Geology

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A single star (sun), planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sun

• Solar System
• Galaxy
• Planet
• Moon

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All of space and everything in it including stars, planets, galaxies, etc.

• Comet
• Asteroid
• Solar System
• Universe

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The middle layer of the sun's interior that contains very tightly packed gas is called the _____________.

• photosphere
• chromosphere
• radiation zone
• convection zone

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How long does it take energy to pass through the radiation zone?

• 12 minutes
• 100 year
• 10,000 years
• 100,000 years

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In which area of the sun does gas rise as it heats up, then fall back down as it cools?

• the core
• the radiation zone
• the convection zone
• the corona

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When we look at the sun, what layer are we viewing?

• photosphere
• chromosphere
• corona
• convection zone

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What layer gives the sun it's reddish color during a solar eclipse?

• convection zone
• corona
• chromosphere
• photosphere

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What layer of the sun's atmosphere gives the sun its "white halo" during a solar eclipse?

• chromosphere
• photosphere
• corona
• atmosphere

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Huge looping eruptions of gas; usually near sunspots; arch out into outer layers than fall back down.

• corona
• core
• prominence
• solar flare

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These are the pretty lights that occur at the north and south poles.

• Photosphere
• Aurora
• Magnetic field
• Solar wind

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Our sun will eventually become a __________.

• Black hole
• Neutron star
• Pulsar
• White Dwarf

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The auroras are caused by 

• Prominences
• The corona
• Magic
• Solar wind

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A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity is...

• Universe
• Solar System
• Planet
• Galaxy

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Low mass stars expand into what after using up the hydrogen in their core

• red giants
• supergiants
• white dwarfs
• protostars

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A young star that has just started the fusion of hydrogen is called a ____________________.

• Black Dwarf

• Red Giant

• Protostar

• Nebula

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The path a star takes during its life cycle depends solely on its _____.

• temperature
• luminosity
• mass
• location