Quiz about Astronomy Pre-Test

Question 1

Beginning with a nebulae, which is the next stage in the life cycle of a star?

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Protostar

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Supernova

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White Dwarf

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Red Giant

Question 2

What would happen if the Earth was not tilted on its axis?

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There would be no seasons

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It would be warm all of the time.

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It would be the same temperature everywhere.

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We would not have day and night

Question 3

What word best describes a full revolution of the Earth around the Sun?

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year

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day

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eclipse

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orbit

Question 4

What is an astronomical unit?

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The distance between the Earth and the sun

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How fast a planet orbits

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200 billion kilometers

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The distance between each planet

Question 5

Which of the following is the smallest type of star?

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White dwarf

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Red giant

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Red super giant

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Blue dwarf

Question 6

By what process does the sun produce energy?

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Nuclear Fusion

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burning fuel

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Chemical repulsion

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Nuclear Fission

Question 7

How long does it take Earth to complete one rotation?

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1 day

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1 week

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1 month

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1 year

Question 8

What two forces affect gravity?

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mass and distance

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mass and inertia

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mass and force

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mass and weight

Question 9

What forces cause a planet to orbit?

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gravity and inertia

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gravity and orbit

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gravity and mass

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gravity and weight

Question 10

If the Earth, the moon, and the sun were in a straight line with the moon in the middle, which of the following would be true?

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There would be a solar eclipse

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There would be a lunar eclipse

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There would be a full moon

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There would be an earthquake

Question 11

Which is the correct order from smallest to largest

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Planet, star, solar system, galaxy, universe

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Star, planet, solar system, galaxy, universe

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Universe, galaxy, solar system, star, planet

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Galaxy, star, universe, solar system, planet

Question 12

Where would you find the super giants on an HR diagram?

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Top Right

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Middle

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Everywhere

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Bottom Left

Question 13

When a high mass (giant) star collapses it creates a ________________

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black hole

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dwarf star

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supernova

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shooting star

Question 14

The only kind of light we can see with our eyes is _________________

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visible light waves

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microwaves

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UV rays

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Sound waves

Question 15

Which type of telescope uses an optical lens to form an image. Typically these telescopes are long and narrow.

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Refractor Telescope

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Reflector Telescope

Question 16

Which is the closest galaxy to the Milky Way?

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Andromeda Galaxy

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Black Eye Galaxy

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Sombrero Galaxy

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Whirlpool Galaxy

Question 17

Which of the following is also known as the North Star?

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Polaris

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Betelgeuse

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Arcturus

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Sirius A

Question 18

Which of the following is a theoretical repulsive force that counteracts gravity and causes the universe to expand?

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Dark Energy

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Black Holes

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Dark Matter

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Speed of Light

Question 19

Our galaxy is what shape?

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The Milky Way Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy with two arms.

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The Milky Way Galaxy is an elliptical galaxy.

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The Milky Way Galaxy is an irregular galaxy

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None of these

Question 20

We measure distances between galaxies in

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light years

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miles

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kilometers

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parsecs

Question 21

How old is the Universe?

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13.8 billion years

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4.6 million years

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4.6 billion years

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13.8 million years

Question 22

How old is the Solar System?

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4.6 billion years

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64.6 million years

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13.8 million years

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23.2 billion years

Question 23

A collection of billions of stars held together by gravity is called a

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galaxy

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star

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solar system

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planet

Question 24

Stars are classified by temperature and

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luminosity

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age

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size

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color

Question 25

Currently our Sun is classified as a

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Main Sequence star

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White Dwarf star

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Super Giant star

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Black Hole

Question 26

Most of the universe is occupied by

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empty space

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black matter

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white matter

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stars, planets and galaxies

Question 27

What is the sun mostly made up of

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Hydrogen

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Helium

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Oxygen

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Carbon

Question 28

Put the stars in order from hottest to coolest.

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Blue, White, Yellow, Orange, Red

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Red, Orange, Yellow, White, Blue

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Red, Orange, Yellow, Blue, White

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Red, Yellow, Orange, White, Blue

Question 29

Stars are formed from big clouds of gas and dust is known as a ______.

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nebulae

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clouds grande

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BCOG's

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neutron clouds

Question 30

I am the biggest planet in the solar system. All of the other planets could fit inside of me.

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Jupiter

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Earth

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Saturn

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Neptune

Question 31

What is the correct order of the planets in the solar system?

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Earth, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune

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Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune

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Earth, Mercury, Saturn, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune

Question 32

What is another way to write 10³

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1,000

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10

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30

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100

Question 33

Lightyear is used by scientist to measure what?

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Distance

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Time

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Energy

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Volume

Question 34

A large cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space; a region in Space where stars are born.

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Nebula

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Protostar

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Galaxy

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Star

Question 35

A gigantic explosion in which a massive star collapses and throws its outer layers into space.

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Supernova

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Black Hole

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Neutron Star

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Nebula

Question 36

Gravity is the force objects put on each other because of their ______.

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mass

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magnetic attraction

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acceleration

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speed

Question 37

All planets travel in an _______________ orbit.

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oval

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circular

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round

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irregular

Question 38

The outer planets are also referred to as the _____________

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Gas Giants

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terrestrial planets

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The Nebula planets

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Super Planets

Question 39

Which of the following is true?

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The sun is made of helium and hydrogen

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The sun is not a star

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The sun is bigger than most stars

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The sun has a solid surface

Question 40

What causes seasons?

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earth's tilt and revolution

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earth's distance to the sun

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earth's tilt and rotation

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the moon

Question 41

What is the main function of the ozone layer?

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Protects Earth from the sun's ultraviolet radiation

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Enables us to have drinking water

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Creates heat for the Earth

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Enables us to have air to breathe

Question 42

A vehicle for exploring the surface of an extraterrestrial object.

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rover

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the International Space Station

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Observetory

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Space probe

Question 43

Name the moon phase

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waxing gibbous

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waning crescent

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waxing crescent

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waning gibbous

Question 44

Which moon phase is shown in this diagram?

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new moon

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first quarter

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full moon

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last quarter/3rd quarter

Question 45

A small object that appears as a streak of light as it enters earth's atmosphere.

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Meteor

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Asteroid

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Comet

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Moon

Question 46

Which model of the solar system has the sun in the center with all of the planets orbiting it?

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heliocentric

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geocentric

Question 47

His model of the Earth-centered universe was the cornerstone of astronomy for 1,500 years.

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Claudius Ptolemy

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Nicolaus Copernicus

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Charles Messier

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Galileo Galilei

Question 48

What is the name of the day that has the greatest amount of daylight (Northern Hemisphere)?

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Summer Solstice

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Fall Equinox

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Spring Equinox

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Winter Solstice

Question 49

About how long does it take the moon to make one complete cycle around the earth?

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28 days

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65 days

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8 days

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365 days

Question 50

A blue shift of the light from a star indicates that the star

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is moving closer to Earth

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will soon become a giant star

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is moving away from Earth

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will soon become a main sequence star

Question 51

The point directly above the observer's head

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zenith

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rotation

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geocentric

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apex

Question 52

What is the speed of light?

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300,000 km per second

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300, 000 km per hour

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300, 000 meter per second

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300, 000 meters per hour

Question 53

The apparent shift in the position of an object when viewed from different locations is called

Accepted Answer

Parallax

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Retrograde motion

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Triangulation

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Precession

Question 54

An arcsecond of parallax is know as a parsec and is equal to __________.

Accepted Answer

3.26 light years

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3.26 astronomical units

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100 light years

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100 astronomical units

Question 55

The closest star to the sun is the...

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Proxima Centauri

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Sirius A

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Barnard's Star

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Luhman16

Question 56

The blue section of the wave is measuring _________________.

Accepted Answer

wavelength

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crest

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trough

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amplitude

Question 57

As frequency increases on the electromagnetic spectrum, what happens to the wavelength?

Accepted Answer

It decreases

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It stays the same

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It increases

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It doubles

Question 58

Select the correct order of waves on the EMS

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Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

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Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio

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Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio

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Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

Question 59

The place where a planet is farthest away from the Sun in its orbit around the Sun is called the

Accepted Answer

aphelion

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perihelion

Question 60

Which is NOT one of Kepler's laws?

Accepted Answer

Planets revolve around the Earth

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Planets travel in an ellipse

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Planets closest to the sun travel faster

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The farther a planet is from the sun, the longer it takes to orbit

Question 61

The kind of rotational spin that causes the sun to appear to rise in the west and set in the east

Accepted Answer

retrograde rotation

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period of revolution

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period of rotation

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prograde rotation

Question 62

The tilt of the Earth is said to be -

Accepted Answer

23.5 degrees

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32.5 degrees

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52.3 degrees

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53.2 degrees

Question 63

The least dense planet in the solar system is

Accepted Answer

Saturn

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Jupiter

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Neptune

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Earth

Question 64

Which ball will require the most force to lift?

Accepted Answer

The soccer ball because it has the most mass.

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The beach ball because it is the largest in size.

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The baseball because it has the most material.

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The golf ball because it is the smallest in size.

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