WorksheetsAstronomy Review
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This theory states that the universe began around 15 billion years ago with a huge explosion.
a)
Big Bang Theory
b)
Little Bang Theory
c)
Medium Bang Theory
d)
Tiny Bang Theory
2.
This model places the sun in the center of the universe.
a)
Geocentric Model
b)
Heliocentric Model
3.
The study of the moon, stars and other objects in space.
a)
Astronomy
b)
Astrology
c)
Cosmology
d)
Geology
4.
objects that are revolving around the sun that are to small and too numerous to be considered planets
a)
Asteroids
b)
Comets
c)
Meteors
d)
Planets
5.
a ball of ice and dust whose orbit is a long, narrow ellipse.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Meteor
d)
Meteorite
6.
The attractive force between two objects; the amount of force depends on their masses and the distance between them.
a)
Force
b)
Friction
c)
Gravity
d)
Inertia
7.
A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere.
a)
asteroid
b)
comet
c)
meteor
d)
meteorite
8.
The galaxy that contains our Solar System. The name is from its appearance as a dim "milky" glowing band arching across the night sky, in which the naked eye cannot distinguish individual stars.
a)
Star System
b)
Andromeda
c)
Milky Way Galaxy
d)
Neptune
9.
A single star (sun), planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sun
a)
Solar System
b)
Galaxy
c)
Planet
d)
Moon
10.
All of space and everything in it including stars, planets, galaxies, etc.
a)
Comet
b)
Asteroid
c)
Solar System
d)
Universe
11.
a star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
a)
Moon
b)
Sun
12.
the closest planet to the Sun
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
13.
the 8th planet from Sun
a)
Jupiter
b)
Pluto
c)
Neptune
d)
Uranus
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