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WorksheetsEllipses, Moon, Tides, Sun and Energy Review
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The average distance from the Sun to the Earth is measured in _____.
a)
Astronomical units
b)
Light years
c)
Astrogeological units
d)
Miles
2.
If a comet has a period of 1000 years, the distance of the semi-major axis in AU's is _____.
a)
1
b)
10
c)
100
d)
1000
3.
For Kepler's third law, the units for P are _____.
a)
Days
b)
Hours
c)
Months
d)
Years
4.
For Kepler's third law (P2=a2) P stands for _____ and a stands for _____.
a)
planet, area
b)
perpendicular, astronomy
c)
period, semi-major axis distance
d)
period, focus distance
5.
The eccentricity of an ellipse is the _________ compared to the __________.
a)
Major axis, Minor axis
b)
Focus Distance, Major axis
c)
Minor axis, Major axis
d)
None of these
6.
A perfect circle has an eccentricity of ______.
a)
0
b)
.99
c)
1
d)
2
7.
The flattest ellipse before it becomes a line will have an eccentricity of _______.
a)
0
b)
.99
c)
1
d)
2
8.
The period of the earth's orbit around the sun is ____.
a)
1 day
b)
1 year
c)
24 hours
d)
364 hours
9.
Kepler's First Law states that the _______ is at one of the foci of the orbits of the planets in our solar system
a)
Moon
b)
Earth
c)
Sun
d)
Haley's comet
10.
Kepler's second law or the equal area law states that the closer a planet is to the sun the ________ it travels.
a)
Faster
b)
Slower
c)
Higher
d)
Lower
11.
How often to Neap tides occur?
a)
Once a month
b)
Twice a month
c)
Once a week
d)
Twice a week
12.
What type of tide is being experienced here?
a)
Neap high tide
b)
Neap low tide
c)
Spring high tide
d)
Spring low tide
13.
What kind of tide is being experienced by the observer?
a)
Neap high tide
b)
Neap low tide
c)
Spring high tide
d)
Spring low tide
14.
What kind of tide is experienced in this scenario?
a)
Neap high tide
b)
Neap low tide
c)
Spring high tide
d)
Spring low tide
15.
What kind of tide is being experience here?
a)
Neap high tide
b)
Neap low tide
c)
Spring high tide
d)
Spring low tide
16.
If this is a Spring low tide where is should the sun be?
a)
Above
b)
Below
c)
To the right
d)
To the left
17.
When do neap tides occur?
a)
When the Sun and moon pull Earth in the same direction
b)
When the sun and moon pull the Earth in opposite directions
c)
When the sun and moon are perpendicular (right angles)
d)
When the tidal bulges are largest
18.
The outermost part of the Sun's atmosphere
a)
Chromosphere
b)
Photosphere
c)
Corona
d)
Core
19.
where nuclear fusion occurs
a)
Chromosphere
b)
Photosphere
c)
Corona
d)
Core
20.
The lower atmosphere and what we see
a)
Chromosphere
b)
Photosphere
c)
Corona
d)
Core
21.
The energy from the sun travel to Earth through space in the form of
a)
Radioactive waves
b)
Microwaves
c)
Electromagnetic waves
d)
Thermosphere waves
22.
Which has the largest wavelengths
a)
Radio waves
b)
Micro waves
c)
Ultra violet waves
d)
X-rays
23.
Which has the highest frequency?
a)
Radio waves
b)
Micro waves
c)
Ultra violet waves
d)
X-rays
24.
Frequency is measured in
a)
Hertz (Hz)
b)
Nanometers (Nm)
c)
Miles (mi)
d)
Meters (m)
25.
Water has a high ___________, which causes it to take longer to heat up.
a)
Latent heat
b)
Specific heat
c)
Heat capacity
d)
Conductivity
26.
Energy being transferred by direct contact is
a)
Conduction
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Magic
27.
Currents is involved in which of the heating processes?
a)
Conduction
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Microwave
28.
Warm air rising while cool air sinks is an example of
a)
Conduction
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
29.
While camping you sit by a fire to get warm by what process?
a)
Conduction
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Eating Marshmallows
30.
Which animal is the apex predator?
a)
hawk
b)
lizard
c)
snake
d)
grass
31.
An organism that gets energy from breaking down dead organisms, non-living material or waste
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
autotroph
32.
An animal that gets energy from eating both plants and animals is a
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
d)
autotroph
33.
An organisms to makes its own food
a)
Producer
b)
Primary Consumer
c)
Secondary Consumer
d)
Predator
34.
A vulture is an example of a
a)
Decomposer
b)
Detrivore
c)
Scavenger
d)
Producer
35.
What percentage of energy is passed on to each tropic level?
a)
10%
b)
50%
c)
90%
d)
100%
36.
What might happen if you remove a primary consumer from the ecosystem?
a)
There would be more food for secondary consumers.
b)
The number of primary consumers would increase.
c)
The number of plants would increase.
d)
The number of secondary consumers would increase.
37.
Diagram that shows the energy available to each trophic level in an ecosystem; 10% is passed on to upper levels, the rest is lost as heat
a)
succession
b)
cellular respiration
c)
energy pyramid
d)
biochemical cycle
38.
Transfer of energy is represented by this in a food chain.
a)
Circles
b)
Arrows
c)
neon lights
d)
pyramids
39.
What does this diagram display?
a)
The predator-prey relationship between vertebrates
b)
The movement of energy throughout an ecosystem
c)
The changing types of organisms in a forest
d)
The standard lifespan of trees and animals
40.
What is number 1 pointing to?
a)
Core
b)
Radiation zone
c)
Convection zone
d)
Photosphere
41.
What is number 2 pointing to?
a)
Core
b)
Radiation zone
c)
Convection zone
d)
Corona
42.
What is number 3 pointing to?
a)
Chromosphere
b)
Radiation zone
c)
Convection zone
d)
Photosphere
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