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WorksheetsAstronomy--Takarsh
Total questions: 90
Worksheet time: 3hrs 40mins
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1.
What is the name of the event called when the Moon moves into Earth's shadow and is no longer reached by direct sunlight?
a)
solar eclipse
b)
lunar eclipse
c)
full moon
d)
cresent moon
2.
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
3.
Earth completes one full ___________ on its axis every 24 hours.
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
resolution
d)
reservation
4.
For a solar eclipse to occur,
a)
the sun must be directly between Earth and the moon.
b)
The moon must be directly between Earth and the Sun
c)
the moon must be directly behind Earth
d)
Earth must be directly between the sun and the moon
5.
Uranus is different from other planets because it
a)
Is the farthest from the sun
b)
is mostly nitrogen and helium
c)
rotates on its side
d)
has the most moons
6.
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
7.
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
8.
Which of these affects tides the most?
a)
Mars
b)
the Sun
c)
the stars
d)
the Moon
9.
Nuclear fusion is the ______ of lighter elements into ________ ones.
a)
separation, heavier
b)
separation, lighter
c)
explosion, heavier
d)
combining, heavier
10.
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
11.
What is the correct order of the planets from the sun?
a)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
b)
Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
c)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune.
d)
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
12.
Which astronomer created the 3 planetary laws of motion.
a)
Copernicus
b)
Galileo
c)
Kepler
d)
Newton
13.
What phase is this?
a)
Waning Gibbous
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Waning Crescent
14.
What phase is this?
a)
Last Quarter Moon
b)
Waxing Crescent Moon
c)
Waning Crescent Moon
d)
First Quarter Moon
15.
What phase is this?
a)
Waxing Gibbous Moon
b)
Waning Gibbous Moon
c)
First Quarter Moon
d)
Last Quarter Moon
16.
When it is summer in the northern hemisphere, it is
a)
winter in the southern hemisphere
b)
spring in the southern hemisphere
c)
summer in the southern hemisphere
d)
fall in the southern hemisphere
17.
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
18.
What causes Earth's seasons?
a)
A. The straight alignment of the Sun, Moon, and Earth
b)
A. The tilt of the Earth on its axis as it revolves around the Sun
c)
A. Regularly timed solar flares from the sun
d)
A. The retrograde motion of Jupiter
19.
On two days each year, around June 22 and December 22, the noon sun is overhead at either 23.5° north or south. Each of these days is known as a __________.
a)
equinox
b)
solstice
c)
vacation
d)
day
20.
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.
21.
What is the name of our galaxy?
a)
Sun
b)
Andromeda
c)
Milky Way
d)
Snickers
22.
How many stars do we have in our solar system?
a)
1
b)
Millions
c)
it is impossible to know
d)
5
23.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
24.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Sprial
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
25.
Planets orbit the Sun in a shape called a(n)
a)
circle
b)
ellipse
c)
focus
d)
perihelion
26.
A planet moves fastest during its orbit around the Sun at the when
a)
it is closest to the sun and gravity has a stronger pull
b)
it is farthest from the sun and gravity has a stronger pull
c)
it is closest to the sun and gravity has a weak pull
d)
it is farthest from the sun and gravity has a weak pull
27.
The Big Bang Theory explains the formation of the -
a)
Earth
b)
Sun
c)
Universe
d)
Solar System
28.
The energy left over from the big bang is known as -
a)
Microwave Radiation
b)
Nuclear Radiation
c)
Cosmic Background Radiation
d)
Astronomical Radiation
29.
The scientist that discovered the red-shift:
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Edwin Hubble
d)
Bill Nye the Science Guy
30.
The hottest color star is
a)
Blue
b)
White
c)
Yellow
d)
Red
31.
Which measurements allows astronomers to compare the brightness of stars?
a)
parallax
b)
red shift
c)
absolute magnitude
d)
apparent magnitude
32.
A light year is...
a)
The distance light will travel in 1 year
b)
The time it takes light to travel 1 year
c)
The average distance from Earth to the sun
d)
The distance from Earth to Polaris
33.
Stars are made mostly of
a)
Hydrogen and oxygen
b)
sodium and helium
c)
oxygen and nitrogen
d)
hydrogen and helium
34.
Stars UNDER three solar mass units can become black holes at the end of their lives.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
Low-mass stars eventually collapse into what final star remnant?
a)
Black holes
b)
Neutron stars
c)
White dwarfs
d)
Nebulae
36.
Very massive stars eventually collapse into what final star remnant?
a)
Neutron stars
b)
Black holes
c)
White dwarfs
d)
Protostars
37.
Massive stars (between low-mass and very massive) eventually collapse into what final star remnant?
a)
Black holes
b)
Neutron stars
c)
White dwarfs
d)
Protostars
38.
H-R diagrams measure both a star's ______ and _______.
a)
mass and color
b)
absolute magnitude and tempurature
c)
brightness and composition
d)
location and type
39.
Why are red giants cooler in temperature than main-sequence stars?
a)
They have contracted
b)
They have expanded
c)
They have aged
d)
They have changed position in the sky
40.
The Sun makes up over 99% of the solar system's mass.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
We are made of star stuff.
a)
False
b)
True
42.
What is #2?
a)
#2 Core
b)
#2 Radiation zone
c)
#2 Convection zone
d)
#2 Corona
43.
What is #3
a)
#3 Chromosphere
b)
#3 Radiation zone
c)
#3 Convection zone
d)
#3 Photosphere
44.
What is #4? (hint:yellow)
a)
#4 Chromosphere
b)
#4 Radiation zone
c)
#4 Convection zone
d)
#4 Photosphere
45.
What is #5? (hint: right above surface of the Sun)
a)
#5 Chromosphere
b)
#5 Radiation zone
c)
#5 Convection zone
d)
#5 Photosphere
46.
What is #7?
a)
#7 Prominences
b)
#7 Corona
c)
#7 Sunspots
d)
#7 Photosphere
47.
What is #9?
a)
#9 Prominences
b)
#9 Corona
c)
#9 Sunspots
d)
#9 Photosphere
48.
What is this
a)
Prominice
b)
sun spot
c)
core
d)
Earth
49.
Why are sunspots darker than the surrounding areas?
a)
Hotter gas has a darker color
b)
Cooler gas has a darker color
c)
They have more energy
d)
They have less energy
50.
When solar winds enter the Earth's atmosphere at the poles, what is created?
a)
auroras
b)
solar flares
c)
sunspots
d)
warmer temperatures
51.
A star moving away from the earth would display a
a)
Blue Shift
b)
Red shift
c)
Yellow Shift
d)
No color change
52.
Which layer of the sun gives off the visible light normally seen from the earth?
a)
core
b)
corona
c)
magnetosphere
d)
photosphere
53.
Charged particles that stream out into space from the corona create the
a)
ozone layer
b)
chromosphere
c)
solar wind
d)
solar nebula
54.
These stars can fuse elements into Iron
a)
Red Giant
b)
White Dwarf
c)
Red Super Giant
d)
Nebula
55.
When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the fertilizer?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
d)
Compound
56.
Ms. S set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Identify the independent variable.
a)
Distance traveled by the ball
b)
Height of the ramp
c)
Mass of the ball
d)
Who set up the experiment (Ms. S, etc)
57.
Maria wants to know if birds prefer to eat in one place over another. She makes three feeders out of 2-liter bottles and paints all of them red. She fills each of the feeders with the same amount of mixed birdseed, and plans to keep the feeders out for 10 days before measuring how much seed is eaten from each feeder. She puts each of the feeders in her back yard: one feeder in a large dead tree, another feeder she sits on the dog house, and the last she sits in a small bushy tree.
What is the dependent variable?
What is the dependent variable?
a)
Length of the birdfeeders
b)
Amount of time feeders are outside
c)
Amount of seed eaten
d)
Location the feeders are put in.
58.
Which galaxy is moving faster?
a)
Galaxy B is moving faster because it had a bigger shift
b)
Galaxy B is moving slower because it had a bigger shift
c)
Galaxy A is moving faster because it had a smaller shift.
d)
Bunnies are scary
59.
The apparent shift in position of an object when viewed from two different locations is the __.
a)
Doppler Effect
b)
Drunken sailor
c)
Luminosity
d)
Parallax
60.
After the Nebula stage is the
a)
Protostar stage
b)
Pickle Star Stage
c)
Prototransformer stage
d)
Blackhole stage
61.
What type of star will die the fastest
a)
Medium Mass
b)
Low Mass
c)
High Mass
62.
Why won't our sun ever become a black hole?
a)
It is too massive
b)
It is too old
c)
It is too young
d)
It is too small
63.
Which star is considered a Main Sequence Star?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
64.
Which star has the lowest temperature?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
65.
Which star has the lowest luminosity?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
66.
A light year is a measurement of:
a)
Time
b)
Distance
c)
Gravity
d)
None of the Above
67.
True or False
The planets are all equally distanced from each other.
The planets are all equally distanced from each other.
a)
True
b)
False
68.
Which planet has no atmosphere and looks like our moon?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
69.
Which planet has a thick atmosphere and is the hottest planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
70.
Which planet has iron in its soil and is the red planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
71.
What is in between the inner planets and the outer planets?
a)
Asteroid belt
b)
Kuiper belt
c)
Sun
d)
Moon
72.
Which planet has a Great Dark Spot?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
73.
Which planet has hurricanes and one large one that makes up the Great Red Spot?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
74.
What was the first mission to land on the moon?
a)
Apollo 1
b)
Apollo 11
c)
Apollo 13
d)
Apollo 17
75.
Who was the very first astronaut to ever step foot on the moon?
a)
Yuri A. Gargarin
b)
Alan B. Sheppard
c)
John Glenn
d)
Neil Armstrong
76.
What was the first ever craft to reach orbit?
a)
Sputnik 1
b)
Vanguard 3
c)
Bumper 1
d)
Apollo 11
77.
The moon’s surface has many more craters than the Earth’s. What best explains the difference in the number of craters on the surface of the Moon and the Earth?
a)
The Moon rarely gets impacted by meteorites.
b)
The Earth’s atmosphere protects it from impacts.
c)
The Moon’s gravity attracts more meteorites than Earth's.
d)
The Earth rotates on its axis more quickly than the Moon.
78.
The ______is between the orbits of Mars & Jupiter.
a)
solar system
b)
asteroid belt
c)
terrestrial planets
d)
photosphere
79.
A _________ model of the planets is sun centered
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
sun
d)
Earth
80.
A cloud of gas and dust from which bodies in space are formed
a)
photosphere
b)
nebula
c)
solar flare
d)
Sunspot
81.
______ are meteoroids that entered our atmosphere and hit Earth without completely burning up.
a)
Meteors
b)
Comets
c)
Meteorites
d)
Asteroid
82.
What phase is this?
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
New Moon
83.
Our universe is expanding. We know this based on evidence from images showing the movement of galaxies as
a)
moving closer together
b)
receding away from each other
c)
it is not expanding
d)
moving towards the center
84.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
85.
What is the main element in a stars composition?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Helium
c)
Lithium
d)
Heavy Elements
86.
What is #1?
a)
#1 Core
b)
#1 Radiation zone
c)
#1 Convection zone
d)
#1 Photosphere
87.
What is #6? (hint: the farthest part out)
a)
#6 Prominences
b)
#6 Corona
c)
#6 Sunspots
d)
#6 Photosphere
88.
What stage of stellar evolution is the sun experiencing at this time?
a)
protostar
b)
main-sequence
c)
giant
d)
white dwarf
89.
Research question: does the distance a person kicks a soccer ball effect how well they will do on their math test. What is the dependent variable?
a)
How far they kick the soccer ball
b)
who the person is
c)
how well they do on the math test
d)
Type of soccer ball.
90.
What are the three things that can be left behind after a stars dies?
a)
Planetary nebula, black hole, white dwarf
b)
Plasma circle, white dwarf, black hole
c)
White dwarf, black hole, neutron star
d)
White hole, brown dwarf, asteroid.
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