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WorksheetsAstronomy Part 2: Solar System, Galaxies & The Universe
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
What is in between the inner planets and the outer planets?
a)
Asteroid belt
b)
Kuiper belt
c)
Sun
d)
Moon
3.
Which planet has hurricanes and one large one that makes up the Great Red Spot?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
4.
Object orbiting another object.
a)
revolution
b)
rotation
5.
One of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.
a)
The inner planets all have water
b)
the inner planets are much bigger than the outer planets
c)
the outer planets are gas planets
d)
the inner planets have rings, and the outer planets don't
6.
The moon is a natural ______ of Earth.
a)
comet
b)
axis
c)
satellite
d)
space probe
7.
Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______
a)
gas
b)
metal
c)
water
d)
rock
8.
Which tool helps distant objects appear closer/larger?
a)
compass
b)
sextant
c)
astrolab
d)
telescope
9.
The sun is the largest star.
a)
true
b)
false
10.
the tail of a comet always points
a)
toward the sun
b)
it varies
c)
away from the sun
d)
doesn't have a tail
11.
When a piece of rock from outer space hits the earth's surface?
a)
meteor
b)
meteoroid
c)
all of them
d)
meteorite
12.
What object in the solar system is considered a dwarf planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Pluto
d)
Neptune
13.
This famous telescope helped us to learn about the solar system and objects beyond, like other galaxies
a)
Viking
b)
Voyager
c)
Hubble
14.
The elliptical path a planet travels around the sun is called:
a)
orbit
b)
route
c)
circle
15.
A force of attraction between any two objects is called _____________.
a)
static electricity
b)
rotation
c)
gravity
d)
orbit
16.
Select the order from smallest to largest.
a)
Sun, Milky Way, solar system, universe
b)
Sun, Milky Way, universe, solar system
c)
Sun, solar system, Milky Way, universe
d)
Sun, solar system, universe, Milky Way
17.
Which is true about the color of stars?
a)
The hottest stars are red.
b)
The oldest stars are blue.
c)
The hottest stars are blue.
d)
The newest stars are yellow.
18.
Which of the following is one way technology is used to observe distant objects in the sky?
a)
using spacecraft to observe the outer planets.
b)
using binoculars to look at a bug.
c)
using a microscope to observe stars.
d)
using a flashlight to look at the stars.
19.
_________________ are composed of dust and rocks mixed with ice and methane. They are created in the Oort Cloud or Kuiper Belt.
a)
Meteoroids
b)
Asteroids
c)
Comets
d)
Meteors
20.
What does "geo-" mean?
a)
Earth
b)
sun
c)
Center
21.
A model of the solar system in which Earth and the other planets revolve around the SUN.
a)
Heliocentric
b)
Geocentric
22.
A model of the universe in which Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars. This includes the sun revolving around the Earth. This model is no longer supported.
a)
Geocentric
b)
Heliocentric
23.
Reflecting and refracting telescopes are classified as which kind of telescopes?
a)
Radio
b)
Infrared
c)
Optical
d)
Ultraviolet (UV)
24.
Reflecting telescopes use _____ to gather light and focus light to create images.
a)
mirrors
b)
convex lenses
c)
concave lenses
d)
an eyepiece
25.
Radio telescopes receive _____ waves from distant objects in space.
a)
Ultraviolet (UV)
b)
Gamma
c)
Visible Light
d)
Radio
26.
True or False: Radio telescopes can send/receive information during any time even during bad weather.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
The Hubble Space telescope produces some of clearest images of objects in space because it is located...
a)
above Earth's atmosphere
b)
on top of a mountain
c)
below Earth's atmosphere
d)
in a desert
28.
Spectroscopes can tell you ________ by analyzing the light coming from space
a)
elements in a star & where the star is moving
b)
what a star looks like
c)
where a star came from
d)
the origin of the universe
29.
True or False: Satellites can transport astronauts throughout Space.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
These spacecraft explore around and beyond our Solar System because these places are too far or dangerous for humans to explore.
a)
Satellites
b)
Space Probes
c)
Spectroscopes
d)
Radio Telescopes
31.
What do all stars start out as?
a)
A Planetary Nebula
b)
A Supernova
c)
A Stellar Nebula
32.
Our star is a
a)
yellow/ large star
b)
yellow/ small star
c)
yellow/ medium star
33.
Galaxies are composed of
a)
millions of stars
b)
trillions of stars
c)
billions of stars, dust and gas
34.
Which star has the lowest temperature?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
35.
What is the term used for a cloud of gas and dust, thought to be some of the oldest things in the universe?
a)
gas giant
b)
solar dust
c)
solar cloud
d)
nebula
36.
What is the stage before this black hole?
a)
Supernova
b)
Neutron star
c)
white dwarf
d)
black dwarf
37.
What is the correct order for describing the stages of the aging of the Sun?
a)
A, B, then C
b)
A, C, then B
c)
B, C then A
d)
B, A then C
38.
Our galaxy is called the
a)
Earth Nebula
b)
The Hubble Galaxy
c)
The Milky Way
d)
The Snickers
39.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
40.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
41.
Distance measurement used by astronomers for distant objects.
a)
Kilometers
b)
Light Years
c)
Miles
d)
Light Seconds
42.
How does red-shift support that the universe is expanding?
a)
It tells us how big galaxies are
b)
It shows the speed of galaxies
c)
It shows galaxies that appear red are moving away from us
d)
It doesn't, blue-shift does
43.
What is at the center of every large galaxy?
a)
Star
b)
Nebula
c)
Blackhole
d)
Solar System
44.
What does a Elliptical galaxy look like
a)
Oval
b)
Spiral
45.
If a star is being observed from Earth and it's light has shifted towards the blue side of the electromagnetic spectrum it would be...
a)
Moving towards the Earth
b)
Moving away from the Earth
c)
This is a trick question that cannot be answered
d)
It isn't a star, it is a very large blueberry.
46.
Use the image to identify the motion of the object relative to Earth. Compare the absorption spectra of the star to what the star would look like if it were not moving at all relative to Earth.
a)
It is not moving
b)
It is moving away from Earth (Redshift)
c)
It is moving towards Earth (Blueshift)
d)
It is moving towards Earth (Redshift)
47.
The order of the planets is:
a)
Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
c)
Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
48.
This small space rock is probably a broken piece of an asteroid that is found in space.
a)
Meteor
b)
Meteoroid
c)
Asteroid
d)
Comet
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