Earth Science chapter 10 Test Review

What is a chunk of space debris that has reached Earth's surface?

• meteoroid

• meteorite

• meteor

• asteroid

Who developed the law of universal gravitation?

• aristarchus

• claudius Ptolemy

• Galileo Galilei

• Sir Isaac Newson

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What star is located at the north celestial pole?

• Vega

• Polaris

• sirius

• antares

What is the name of the brightest star in the sky?

• ceres

• Vega

• sirius

• polaris

Which planet contains the Great Red Spot?

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Neptune

• Saturn

Name of the belt that is similar to the asteroid belt, but located outside Neptune's orbit.

• Kuiper

• Coma

• Corona

Name of Jupiter's moon that has the most volcanically active body in the solar system.

• Coma

• Bigel

• Io

• Bellatrix

Name of the constellation that contains the star Alderamin.

• Gemini

• Cepheus

• Taurus

• Andromeda

What is the name of the group of stars that are considered, "average" stars because their brightness depends primarily on their temperature?

• apparent magnitude

• horizon

• absolute magnitude

• main sequence

What is the name of a flame-like column of gas that continually erupts from the sun's chromosphere?

• spicule

• satellite

• asteroid

• globular