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Worksheets12.1 View From Earth
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Rank the Sun, Moon, and Earth from SMALLEST TO LARGEST.
a)
Moon, Sun, Earth
b)
Earth, Sun, Moon
c)
Sun, Earth, Moon
d)
Moon, Earth, Sun
2.
which apparent way do the stars go in the sky?
a)
west to east
b)
east to west
3.
the apparent motion of objects in the sky depends on the motion of earth.
a)
true
b)
false
4.
do stars stay the same the whole year
a)
true
b)
false
5.
how many official constellations are there?
a)
56
b)
88
c)
122
d)
7
6.
Electromagnetic waves________________travel through space.
a)
Never
b)
Cannot
c)
Can
d)
Wish they could
7.
How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible?
a)
All of it
b)
None of it
c)
Most of it
d)
Only a small part
8.
Which measurement allows scientist to compare the brightness of stars?
a)
parallax
b)
absolute magnitude
c)
red shift
d)
corona
9.
What is a spectrum?
a)
The rainbow.
b)
The range of different types of radiation.
c)
A spectrum is the entire range of wavelengths of electromagnetic waves.
d)
Electromagnetic radiation on a chart.
10.
What is a telescope?
a)
: A telescope is an optical device that forms enlarged images of distant objects.
b)
It helps you look at everything that's in space only.
c)
A device that helps you locate things and it's only used in observatories.
d)
A telescope is a reflective mirror showing you only some things beyond it.
11.
What is a star's absolute brightness?
a)
How bright a star looks from any distance from Earth.
b)
The brightness the star would have if it were at a standard distance from Earth.
c)
The brightness of a star as seen from Earth.
d)
How bright a star is at any distance.
12.
What is a light year?
a)
A length in time.
b)
How far light travels in a year.
c)
How long it takes light to die out.
d)
How long until a light ray turns into a gamma ray.
13.
What are the order of the planets?
a)
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
b)
Mercury Venus Earth Uranus Neptune Mars Jupiter Saturn
c)
Mars Jupiter Saturn Mercury Venus Earth Uranus Neptune
d)
Moon Sun Pluto
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