Quiz about Astronomy Review

Question 1

The sun is in the ________________________ of our solar system.

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center

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outside

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circle

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moon

Question 2

How many planets are in our solar system (not including pluto)

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8

Answer

9

Answer

10

Answer

7

Question 3

Which planet is the largest planet in our solar system

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Jupiter

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Saturn

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Mars

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Earth

Question 4

What planet do we live on?

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Earth

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Mars

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Venus

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Saturn

Question 5

What planet is closest to the sun?

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Mercury

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Neptune

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Mars

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Venus

Question 6

What planet has thousands of beautiful, tiny rings made of chunks of ice and rock?

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Saturn

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Jupiter

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Uranus

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Neptune

Question 7

Which is the farthest planet from the sun?

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Neptune

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Uranus

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Saturn

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Jupiter

Question 8

What planet is known as the red planet because of its red looking surface?

Accepted Answer

Mars

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Earth

Answer

Uranus

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Saturn

Question 9

Which of the following lists the correct order of the planets from the sun?

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

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

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

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

Question 10

What are the outer planets made of?

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Gases

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Rocks

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Dust

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Asteroids

Question 11

The STREAK OF LIGHT produced by a falling chunk of rock from space is a _____ .

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Meteor

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Meteorite

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Shooting Star

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Asteroid

Question 12

A piece of rock that did NOT burn up in the atmosphere and LANDED on Earth _____ .

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Meteorite

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Shooting Star

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Meteor

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Asteroid

Question 13

What keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?

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gravity

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friction

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magic

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distance

Question 14

Evidence shows that interstellar bodies are moving away from Earth, some faster than others, which BEST suggests that the universe

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Is Expanding

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Is Shrinking

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Was not formed by a big bang

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Has always been the same size

Question 15

Which theory do scientists believe MOST LIKELY explains the creation of the universe?

Accepted Answer

Big Bang Theory

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Radiation Theory

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Red Shift Theory

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Butterfly Effect Theory

Question 16

Over time, scientists have changed their model of our solar system. It has transitioned from

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an earth-centered to a sun-centered model.

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a sun-centered to an moon-centered model.

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a sun-centered to an earth-centered model.

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a moon-centered to an earth-centered model.

Question 17

Many years ago, people believed that the Earth was the center of the solar system because from Earth, it looks as if the stars and the Sun

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revolve around the Earth.

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are controlled by the Earth.

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are much smaller than the Earth.

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move more quickly than the Earth.

Question 18

Scientists believe that the universe is expanding. Which theory about the creation of the universe BEST supports this belief?

Accepted Answer

Big Bang Theory

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Creation Theory

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Protouniverse Theory

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Bouncing Universe Theory

Question 19

The ______________model was first summarized by Aristotle and Plato in the 4th Century BC and later updated by Ptolemy, a Greek philosopher, about 100-200 AD. In the model the Earth is motionless at the center of universe.

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Geocentric

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Gravocentric

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Heliocentric

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Solarcentric

Question 20

The _____________ model is a model proposed by Nicholaus Copernicus, a Polish cleric, around 1500. His model proposed that all the planets revolve around the Sun and the moon revolves around Earth.

Accepted Answer

Heliocentric

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Big Bang

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Geocentric

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Gravocentric

Question 21

In this illustration, the rings around the Sun represent

Accepted Answer

Orbit

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Sun Rays

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Radiation

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Dust Particles

Astronomy Review

21 questions

The sun is in the ________________________ of our solar system.

How many planets are in our solar system (not including pluto)

Which planet is the largest planet in our solar system

What planet do we live on?

What planet is closest to the sun?

What planet has thousands of beautiful, tiny rings made of chunks of ice and rock?

Which is the farthest planet from the sun?

What planet is known as the red planet because of its red looking surface?

Which of the following lists the correct order of the planets from the sun?

What are the outer planets made of?

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