WorksheetsStructure of the Universe Part 1
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Are made up of gas, dust, and billions of stars and have different shapes
a)
Universe
b)
Nebula
c)
Galaxy
d)
Star
2.
The distance light travels in one year.
a)
Light Year
b)
Length
c)
Space Tools
d)
Telescope
3.
A luminous sphere of plasma held together by its own gravity.
a)
Sun
b)
Star
c)
Nebula
d)
Galaxy
4.
Is all of time and space and its contents. It includes planets, moons, minor planets, stars, galaxies, and other celestial bodies.
a)
Galaxy
b)
Space
c)
Universe
d)
Solar System
5.
Is an unidentified type of matter comprising approximately 27% of the mass and energy in the observable universe that is not accounted for by dark energy, baryonic matter (ordinary matter), and neutrinos.
a)
MATTER
b)
DARK ENERGY
c)
DARK MATTER
d)
ENERGY
6.
A cloud of gas and dust in outer space, visible in the night sky either as an indistinct bright patch
a)
STAR
b)
GALAXY
c)
UNIVERSE
d)
NEBULA
7.
Is a method of measuring the distance to nearby objects in space
a)
SPACE TOOL
b)
LIGHT YEAR
c)
PARALLAX
d)
TELESCOPE
8.
A theory in astronomy: the universe originated billions of years ago in an explosion from a single point of nearly infinite energy density
a)
SPACE THEORY
b)
BIG BANG THEORY
c)
GALAXY FORMATION
d)
UNIVERSE THEORY
9.
Is an unknown form of energy which is hypothesized to infuse all of space, tending to accelerate the expansion of the universe. Roughly 73% of the Universe.
a)
DARK ENERGY
b)
DARK MATTER
c)
ENERGY
d)
MATTER
10.
A shift toward longer wavelengths of the spectral lines emitted by a celestial object that is caused by the object moving away from the earth.
a)
BLUE SHIFT
b)
EXPANSION
c)
CONTRACTION
d)
RED SHIFT
11.
The spiral galaxy containing our solar system
a)
ADROMENDA
b)
MILKLY WAY
c)
CELSA
d)
SPHERICAL
12.
Is any natural body outside of the Earth's atmosphere.
a)
CELSTRIAL BODIES
b)
ASTEROID BODIES
c)
METEROIDS
d)
COMETS
13.
A shift toward SHORTER wavelengths of the spectral lines emitted by a celestial object that is caused by the object moving CLOSER from the earth.
a)
CONTRACTION
b)
EXPANSION
c)
BLUE SHIFT
d)
RED SHIFT
14.
Consist of a flat, rotating disk containing stars, gas and dust, and a central concentration of stars known as the bulge. Lots of gas and dust, and they are often areas where new stars are constantly forming. The bulge of a spiral galaxy is composed primarily of old, red stars. Very little star formation goes on in the bulge.
a)
SPIRAL
b)
ELLIPTICAL
c)
SPHERICAL
d)
IRREGULAR
15.
A CELESTRIAL BODY MOVING IN AN ELLIPTICAL ORBIT AROUND A STAR.
a)
ROCK
b)
MOON
c)
PLANETS
d)
ASTEROIDS
16.
A ROCKY BODY COVERED WITH CRATERS THAT ORBITS AROUND PLANETS.
a)
MOON
b)
ASTEROIDS
c)
PLANETS
d)
METEORS
17.
CHUNKS OF ROCK FROM SPACE THAT BURNS UP WHEN ENTERING A PLANET'S ATMOSPHERE
a)
MOON
b)
ASTEROIDS
c)
PLANETS
d)
METEORS
18.
spin or move or cause to move in a circle around an axis or center.
a)
ORBIT
b)
ROTATE
c)
REVOLVE
d)
ELLIPTICAL
19.
SPHERICAL OR FLATTENED DISCS THAT CONSIST OF MAINLY OLD STARS
a)
ELLIPTICAL
b)
SPHERICAL
c)
SPIRAL
d)
IRREGULAR
20.
GALAXY WITH NO DEFINITE SHAPE AND USUALLY FORMS WHEN TO GALAXIES COLLIDE TOGETHER
a)
ELLIPTICAL
b)
SPHERICAL
c)
SPIRAL
d)
IRREGULAR
21.
CHUNKS OF ROCK THAT MOVE AROUND WITHIN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
a)
ASTEROIDS
b)
METEROIDS
c)
METEORS
d)
COMETS
22.
ROCKY BODIES THAT ORBIT IN THE ASTEROID BELT AROUND THE SUN
a)
ASTEROIDS
b)
METEROIDS
c)
METEORS
d)
COMETS
23.
is an celestial icy body that releases gas or dust and develops a long bright tail when it passes near the sun. They are often compared to dirty snowballs, though recent research has led some scientists to call them snowy dirtballs. HAVE 2 PARTS: HEAD & TAIL
a)
ASTEROIDS
b)
METEROIDS
c)
METEORS
d)
COMETS
24.
CHUNKS OF ROCK FROM SPACE THAT STRIKES OR HIT A PLANET OR MOON
a)
METEORITES
b)
METEROIDS
c)
METEORS
d)
COMETS
25.
THE ASTEROID BELT IS LOCATED BETWEEN WHICH 2 PLANETS?
a)
EARTH & MARS
b)
JUPITER & EARTH
c)
MARS & JUPITER
d)
SATURN & JUPITER
26.
Refers to the shape of an ellipse, which is an elongated circle, stretched into an oval.
a)
IRREGULAR SHAPE
b)
SPIRAL SHAPE
c)
ELLIPTICAL SHAPE
d)
SPHERICAL SHAPE
27.
ORBIT OR WHEN AN OBJECT MOVE AROUND ANOTHER BODY
a)
ROTATES
b)
SPINS
c)
AXIS
d)
REVOLVE
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