09 QUIZS 8R Astronomy Test

What is the name of our galaxy?

• The Milky Way

• The Twix Collective

• The Snickers Bunch

• The Kit Kat Group

Describe the features of the star Deneb.

• Bright, white in color, 10,000 C

• Dim, yellow in color, 6,000 C

• Semi-bright, white in color, 8,000 C

• Bright, blue-white in color, 20,000 C

Solar eclipses can only happen during which moon phase?

• Waxing gibbous

• New moon

• Full moon

• Waning crescent

What is a meteor?

• A space rock that hits the Earth

• A space rock that is still in space

• A space rock that is burning up in our atmosphere often called a shooting star

The force that tends to pull together the matter in stars is:

• dark energy

• gravity

• nuclear fusion

• dark matter

The Sun is

• The hottest star

• The only star in our solar system

• The biggest star

• Located at the center of our galaxy

Name the planets in order from the one closet to the Sun to the furthest from the Sun

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

When did the universe begin?

• 13.8 Billion Years Ago

• 50.1 Billion Years Ago

• 1.7 Billion Years Ago

• 104.2 Billion Years Ago

What is the season in the picture for the Northern Hemisphere for D?

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall/Autumn

• Winter

Sun appears to rise in the__________and set in the ________.

• West, East

• East, East

• East, West

• West, West