Astronomy Quiz (2023)

Place these objects in order from smallest to largest.

• Planets, solar system, universe, galaxy
• Solar system, planets, galaxy, universe
• Planets, solar system, galaxy, universe
• Galaxy, solar system, planets, universe

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A student is using the illustration provided to gather data on the average thickness of the layers of the planet Mars.

The student wants to create a scale model out of modeling clay and begins with a sphere of clay approximately 4 cm thick to represent the core. About how thick a layer of clay will be needed to make the crust?

• Almost 10 cm

• Nearly 3 cm

• About half a mm

• A little less than 12m

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Use this data to find a relationship between how far a planet is from the sun and the planet's orbit.

• The farther a planet is from the Sun, the more days the planet's orbit is going to be.

• The closer a planet is from the Sun, the more days the planet's orbit is going to be.

• The farther a planet is from the Sun, the less days the plant's orbit is going to be.

• There is no relationship between distance from the Sun and number of days in an orbit.

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What type of galaxy is this?

• Elliptical

• Spiral

• Irregular

• Conical

What affects the strength of gravity

• Weight and Mass

• Mass and Distance

• Distance and Weight

• Mass and Force

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Students are making a model of planetary motion. The students tie a tennis ball to a string. The string passes through a spool and is attached to a 1 kilogram mass.

The mass pulls down on the string as the students spin the tennis ball around the spool. If the students wish to change the model to show what would happen if the sun had a lower gravitational pull, what change should they make?

• Spin the tennis ball at an increased speed

• Replace the 1 kg mass with a 2 kg mass

• Tie the tennis ball with a longer string

• Replace the 1 kg mass with a 0.5 kg mass

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What is the Big Bang Theory?

• Two giant stars hit each other and exploded.

• The universe started as a COLD, dense point in space that is slowly expanding.

• The universe got too big, exploded, and started over.

• None of these answers are correct

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Why do the planets and other celestial objects in our solar system revolve around the Sun?

• The Sun has the greatest mass of any object in the solar system and therefore the greatest gravity

• The sun is the center of the universe

• The sun is the brightest thing in space and everything is attracted to it.

• The Sun has the greatest weight so everything pushes towards it

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If Earth is 1 AU away from the sun, and Jupiter is about 5 AU away from the sun, what does this mean?

• Jupiter is 5 years older than the Earth

• Jupiter is 30 times larger than Earth

• Jupiter is 30 times farther away from the sun than the Earth

• Jupiter is 5 times farther away from the sun than the Earth

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Our Solar System_________

• Is an arrangement of 8 planets that are very close together

• Has 8 planets, but is mostly empty space

• Has 9 planets that are very close together

• Has 9 planets and is mostly empty space

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