Unit Review: Introduction to Astronomy

What did the Lascaux cave paintings depict?

• animals domesticated by prehistoric people

• animals that represented constellations

• animals hunted by prehistoric people

Which of these celestial objects orbits a star?

• meteors

• moons

• planets

• black holes

Who came up with the theory of relativity?

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Johannes Kepler

• Edwin Hubble

Which branch of astronomy studies rocks on other worlds?

• astrogeology

• astrobiology

• astrophysics

• astrometry

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Which of these celestial objects produces its own light?

• moon

• asteroid

• planet

• star

What is this?

• constellation

• asterism

True or False: Plasma is found on Earth.

• True

• False

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The heliocentric model says that ______ is the center of the universe.

• The Earth

• a black hole

• the sun

What is this phenomenon?

• a meteor shower

• comets approaching Earth

• planets moving in retrograde motion

• the movement of stars

Who proposed the universe is constantly expanding?

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Johannes Kepler

• Edwin Hubble

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