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Total questions: 79
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Name
Class
Date
1.
A __________ is a chunk of ice & dust that has a bright head & a long narrow tail.
a)
asteroid
b)
planet
c)
meteoroid
d)
comet
2.
The ______is between the orbits of Mars & Jupiter.
a)
solar system
b)
asteroid belt
c)
terrestrial planets
d)
photosphere
3.
The four terrestrial planets are known for their _________
a)
hot temps
b)
deep atmospheres
c)
rocky surfaces
d)
large size
4.
How long does it take Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun?
a)
24 hours
b)
one week
c)
one month
d)
one year
5.
A force of attraction between any two objects is called _____________.
a)
static electricity
b)
rotation
c)
gravity
d)
orbit
6.
What is a planet?
a)
a swirling ball of gases
b)
a star
c)
a huge ball made out of rock
d)
a large object that orbits a star
7.
When the Moon appears completely dark with no lit part visible from Earth, it is called _____________.
a)
full moon
b)
waning gibbous moon
c)
old moon
d)
new moon
8.
What is the smallest terrestrial planet?
a)
Mars
b)
Venus
c)
Mercury
d)
Earth
9.
Which of the following is NOT an inner planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Earth
c)
Mars
d)
Jupiter
10.
What planet is known for his big red spot?
a)
Mars
b)
Jupiter
c)
Venus
d)
Uranus
11.
What are the terrestrial planets?
a)
Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars
b)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Neptune
c)
Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Venus
d)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Pluto
12.
What is the hottest planet in our solar system?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Pluto
13.
What is the closest planet to the sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Uranus
d)
Mars
14.
What do the first four outer planets have in common?
a)
They are much larger than Earth and are made mainly of Hydrogen and Helium
b)
The are about the same size as Earth and are mostly made of Hydrogen and Helium
c)
They are must larger than Earth and are mainly made of iron
d)
They are the same size as Earth and are mainly made of iron
15.
What is the degree in which the Earth is tilted?
a)
23.5
b)
27.5
c)
24
d)
30
16.
What phase is this?
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
New Moon
17.
What phase is this?
a)
Waning Gibbous
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Waning Crescent
18.
What phase is this?
a)
First Quarter Moon
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Last Quarter Moon
19.
What phase is this?
a)
Waxing Crescent Moon
b)
Last Quarter Moon
c)
Waning Crescent Moon
d)
First Quarter Moon
20.
How many phases of the moon are there?
a)
7
b)
6
c)
4
d)
8
21.
Eclipse that occurs during a full moon.
a)
Lunar
b)
Solar
22.
What part of the moon do we see from Earth?
a)
all of it
b)
the same side
c)
none of it
d)
only one quarter
23.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
24.
What stage is this moon in?
a)
First quarter
b)
Half Moon
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waxing Gibbous
25.
What stage is this moon in?
a)
First quarter
b)
Half Moon
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waxing Gibbous
26.
The moon's motions are:
a)
Rotation and revolution around earth
b)
Rotation and revolution around the sun
c)
Only rotation
d)
Only revolution
27.
What is at the center of the Solar System?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
c)
Sun
d)
Jupiter
28.
It takes the Earth _______ days to travel all the way around the Sun.
a)
28
b)
100
c)
24
d)
365
29.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
30.
Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
31.
At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
32.
At position C, which hemisphere would have winter?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
33.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
34.
Object spinning on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
rotation
35.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
36.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
37.
The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.
a)
vernal equinox
b)
axis
c)
solar eclipse
d)
solar flare
38.
What is this
a)
Prominice
b)
sun spot
c)
core
d)
Earth
39.
Layer that makes the light for the sun-
a)
corona
b)
photosphere
c)
core
d)
fusion
40.
Colored lights produced by charged particles from the solar wind and from the magnetosphere that react with and excite the oxygen and nitrogen of Earth's upper atmosphere is known as which of the following?
a)
aurora
b)
solar flare
c)
corona
d)
nuclear fusion
41.
What is a dark area of the photosphere of the sun that is cooler than the surrounding areas and that has a strong magnetic field called?
a)
aurora
b)
convective zone
c)
sunspot
d)
photosphere
42.
What is the visible surface of the sun called?
a)
photosphere
b)
corona
c)
chromosphere
d)
sunspot
43.
Mercury's extremely slow spin causes only __________ days to pass in __________ of Mercury's years.
a)
one hundred, one
b)
twenty-four, one
c)
one, two hundred
d)
three, two
44.
What is Olympus Mons?
a)
a composite volcano on Venus
b)
a scarp on Mercury
c)
a large shield volcano on Mars
d)
one of Mars’ moons
45.
What is the distance between the Sun and Earth called?
a)
1 year
b)
1 astronomical unit
c)
1 light year
d)
1 mile
46.
Pluto and Charon are __________.
a)
in synchronous rotation
b)
in different equatorial planes
c)
extremely different in mass
d)
satellites of gas giant planets
47.
What shape describes the orbits of the planets?
a)
a ellipse
b)
A line
c)
a sphere
d)
a circle
48.
What are the three layers of the sun's interior?
a)
Convection Zone, Radiation Zone and the Core
b)
The Core, Photosphere and Radiation Zone
c)
Convection Zone, Corona and the Core
d)
Chromosphere, Corona and the Core
49.
Helium is the result of ______ atoms combining in nuclear fusion.
a)
nuclear fusion
b)
gravity
c)
hydrogen
d)
iron
50.
Which is NOT an inner planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Jupiter
51.
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Jupiter are the inner planets
a)
True
b)
False
52.
The theory that astronomers have developed to describe the formation of the Universe is called the
a)
the Big Bang Theory
b)
the Big Crunch Theory
c)
Collision Ring Theory
d)
Galactic Expansion Theory
53.
This planet is known as the Red Planet due to the breakdown of iron rich rocks. Like Earth it has four seasons and rotates on it's axis a little more than 24 hours day
a)
Mars
b)
Mercury
c)
Venus
d)
Neptune
54.
All planets in the solar system are similar and size and have a rocky terrain
a)
True
b)
False
55.
What is the composition of Saturn's atmosphere?
a)
sulfuric acid and helium
b)
helium and oxygen
c)
helium and hydrogen
d)
hydrogen, helium, and ammonia ice
56.
Why are high tides on Earth greatest when the Moon is in position A and in position E?
a)
The moon is closer to the Sun.
b)
The moon is closer to the Earth.
c)
The Moon, the Sun, and Earth are aligned
d)
The Moon is in the same phase at both locations.
57.
Approximately how many days (d) does it take for the Moon to move from the phase shown at position A to the full-Moon phase?
a)
7.4 d
b)
14.7 d
c)
27.3 d
d)
29.5 d
58.
Although this planet is known as Earth's twin, the similarity ends there. This planet's atmosphere is very thick, dense, and composed of carbon dioxide. Clouds of sulfuric acid make it impossible for humans to live there.
a)
Mars
b)
Jupiter `
c)
Venus
d)
Mercury
59.
This planet is the "jewel" of the solar system because it is surrounded by rings of dust, ice, and rocks.
a)
Neptune
b)
Earth
c)
Jupiter
d)
Saturn
60.
What explains why the Sun governs the motion of all planets in our solar system?
a)
the law of science
b)
the law of universal gravitation
c)
the law of universal studios
d)
Kepler’s 3rd Law
61.
When it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, it is winter in the ?
a)
equator
b)
Northern H.
c)
Western H.
d)
Eastern H.
62.
Earth is closest to the sun when it is summer in the?
a)
S. Hemisphere
b)
N. Hemisphere
c)
W. hemisohere
d)
E.hemisphere
63.
Each of the two days of the year when neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun is called a(n) ?
a)
winter solstice
b)
summer solstice
c)
rotation
d)
equinox
64.
What happens in March 21?
a)
winter solctise
b)
summer solstice
c)
vernal equinox
d)
autumn equinox
65.
What is solstice"
a)
a day were day and nigh are each about 12 hours long everywere
b)
a day were the sun appears farthest north of the equator once each year and farthest south once each year
c)
a day when the ancient people come to life!
d)
a cold mixture of dust and ice that gives you off a long trail of light as it approaches the sun
66.
What is an Equinox?
a)
a body that orbits a planet
b)
a giant ball of hot gas
c)
a day were day and nigh are each about 12 hours long everywere
67.
The __________ of a planet is its apparent backwards movement as seen from Earth's sky.
a)
retrograde spin
b)
retrograde
c)
eccentricity
d)
retrograde motion
68.
Why is Venus the hottest planet, even though it isn't the closest to the Sun?
a)
its green gases
b)
Its greenhouse deffect
c)
its greenhouse effect
its greenhouse effect
d)
it's high atmospheric pressure
it's high atmospheric pressure
69.
What is a satellite?
a)
a body that orbits a planet
b)
an object that orbits a sun
c)
a piece of glass in a space shuttle in earth
70.
A body that orbits a planet is a...
a)
Meteor
b)
Asteroid
c)
Satellite
d)
Comet
71.
What do June 21 and December 21 have in common?
a)
equinox dates
b)
the moon is full
c)
solstice dates
d)
the cold fronts blow in
72.
Which positions mark the longest and shortest days of the year?
a)
A - B
b)
B - C
c)
D - B
D - B
D - B
d)
A - C
73.
What characteristics do the gas giants have in common?
a)
composed of lightweight elements such as hydrogen and helium
b)
ring systems and moons
c)
all of the answers are correc
d)
are very large, 15 to 300 times the mass of Earth
74.
What phase is this?
a)
Full Moon
b)
New Moon
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
75.
Which type of eclipse is being modeled: Lunar or Solar
a)
Lunar Eclipse
b)
Solar Eclipse
76.
When the moon is farthest from the sun it is a...
a)
Full Moon
b)
Empty moon
c)
Cheese Moon
77.
When the moon is getting smaller what kind of moon is it?
a)
Waxing
b)
Waning
78.
How long does it take for the moon to go around the Earth?
a)
500 years
b)
28 days
c)
dab
79.
What is the 7th phase of the Moon cycle as seen here in this image?
a)
First Quarter
b)
Full Moon
c)
New Moon
d)
Third Quarter
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