Astronomy Test Review

What is a person who is part of a spacecraft crew?

• astronaut

• meteorologist

• observatory

• celestial body

What is a location used for observing celestial objects?

• astronaut

• celestial body

• light year

• observatory

What is any natural object outside of Earth's atmosphere?

• observatory

• celestial body

• telescope

• moon

Which of the following is not an example of a celestial body?

• moon

• planet

• atmosphere

• star

What is an object that magnifies distant objects by using special lenses and curved mirrors?

• telescope

• space station

• celestial body

• astronaut

What is a light year?

• how long it takes for light to travel in a year

• amount of time for light to reach another galaxy

• distance sound travels in one year

• distance light travels in space in one year

What planet is the smallest and closest to the sun?

• Mercury

• Mars

• Venus

• Neptune

Which planet has one moon and liquid water on it?

• Venus

• Mars

• Earth

• Jupiter

Which planet is fourth from the sun, has rusted iron on its surface, and used to water on it?

• Mercury

• Saturn

• Mars

• Earth

Which planet is second from the sun, the hottest planet, close in size to our planet, and has sulfuric acid in its atmosphere?

• Venus

• Mercury

• Mars

• Uranus