Astronomy Unit Test

The the name of your favorite 8th grade Science teacher

• Mrs. Schuch
• Mrs. Todaro
• Mrs. Wilson
• Mr. Bruce

What is the name for this giant loop of energy leaping from the solar surface? 

• aurora
• prominence
• solar flare
• sunspot

What is an explosion on the sun that gives out huge amounts of energy?

• Sun Spot
• Solar Flare
• Sun Ray
• Sun Gases

What are spots on the sun that are cooler than the rest of the sun?

• Solar Flares
• Corona
• Sun Spots
• Sun Rays

Which layer of the sun is the hottest?

• Photosphere
• Chromosphere
• Corona
• Core

The most common elements in the SUN are 

• carbon and oxygen
• water and carbon dioxide
• calcium and potassium
• hydrogen and helium

When the moon passes between the Earth and Sun, it is called ____

• neap tide
• spring tide
• solar eclipse
• lunar eclipse

The spinning of an object on its axis is called______

• orbit
• rotation
• revolution
• tide

Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation
• the clock moving forward

The Earth rotates ____ to _____. This causes the sun, moon, and stars to rise in the ____, appear to move across the sky,and set in the ____.

• west, east  west, east
• east, west  east, west
• west, east  east, west
• east, west   north, south