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WorksheetsAstronomy & Space Science 1st Semester Final Prep
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
His model of the Earth-centered universe was the cornerstone of astronomy for 1,500 years.
a)
Claudius Ptolemy
b)
Nicolaus Copernicus
c)
Charles Messier
d)
Galileo Galilei
2.
Began a new era of astronomy when he concluded that the Sun was the center of the universe.
a)
Aristotle
b)
Isaac Newton
c)
Claudius Ptolemy
d)
Nicolaus Copernicus
3.
The Sun rise at the same time tomorrow as it did today.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
What is the name of the day that has the greatest amount of daylight (Northern Hemisphere)?
a)
Summer Solstice
b)
Fall Equinox
c)
Spring Equinox
d)
Winter Solstice
5.
Sidereal and Solar days. Are these Astronomical Facts or Man-Made?
a)
Astronomical Fact
b)
Man-Made
6.
24 hrs/day, 60 min/hr, 60 sec/min. Are these Astronomical Facts or Man-Made?
a)
Astronomical Fact
b)
Man-Made
7.
In our Sun Angle experiment, which measurement should be changing each week we measure?
a)
The height of the pole.
b)
The angle of the pole with the ground.
c)
The length of the shadow.
d)
The grounds angle with the pole
8.
What is the correct formula for calculating the Sun's angle in the sky?
a)
(Opposite/Adjacent) tan-1
b)
(Opposite/Adjacent) tan
c)
(Opposite/Hypotenuse) tan-1
d)
(Opposite/Adjacent) cos-1
9.
What is the line called that separates the light side from the dark side?
a)
Shadow Line
b)
Light Edge
c)
Tetrahedron
d)
Terminator
10.
What is the 3rd phase of the Moon cycle as seen here in this image?
a)
First Quarter
b)
Full Moon
c)
New Moon
d)
Third Quarter
11.
What is the 8th phase of the Moon cycle as seen here in this image?
a)
Waning Gibbous
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Waning Crescent
12.
What is a solar eclipse?
a)
When the Moon passes through the Earth's shadow.
b)
When the Moon's shadow is on the Earth.
13.
What is the smaller, darker part of the shadow called in an eclipse?
a)
Penumbra
b)
Penumbrella
c)
Umbrella
d)
Umbra
14.
What type of tides would this arrangement of Earth-Moon-Sun create?
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
new moon tide
d)
full moon tide
15.
What type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
full moon tide
b)
new moon tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
16.
The Celestial Sphere spins around two points in the sky known as the.....
a)
North and South Poles.
b)
Celestial North and Celestial South Poles.
c)
East and West Points of Light.
d)
Arctic and Antarctic Points.
17.
What is the name of the star closest to the Celestial North Pole?
a)
Rigel
b)
Vega
c)
Polaris
d)
Orion
18.
How long does it take a star to get back to the same position in the sky it was the night before?
a)
24 hours exactly
b)
24 hours and 4 minutes
c)
23 hours 30 minutes
d)
23 hours 56 minutes
19.
The Celestial Sphere's coordinates are related to what Earth system of coordinates?
a)
Arctic & Antarctic Circles
b)
Longitude & Latitude
c)
Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer
d)
Sonar systems
20.
What the celestial equivalent of "latitude?"
a)
Inclination
b)
Left Ascension
c)
Right Ascension
d)
Declination
21.
Degrees of declination are divided in smaller parts called...
a)
hours (arc hours).
b)
minutes (arc minutes).
c)
seconds (arc seconds).
d)
milliseconds (arc milliseconds).
22.
What the celestial equivalent of "longitude?"
a)
Inclination
b)
Left Ascension
c)
Right Ascension
d)
Declination
23.
Each hour of "right ascension" is divided into...
a)
minutes and seconds.
b)
degrees.
c)
arc degrees.
d)
milliseconds.
24.
0 degrees right ascension goes through the constellation...
a)
Orion.
b)
Pisces.
c)
Gemini.
d)
Leo.
25.
Which one of the following constellations lies on the ecliptic?
a)
Ursa Major
b)
Bootes
c)
Cepheus
d)
Ophiuchus
26.
What is the name of this constellation?
a)
Pisces
b)
Aquila
c)
Pegasus
d)
Andromeda
27.
What is the name of this constellation?
a)
Cygnus
b)
Cassiopeia
c)
Cepheus
d)
Capricornus
28.
What is the name of this constellation?
a)
Cygnus
b)
Cassiopeia
c)
Cepheus
d)
Capricornus
29.
What is the name of this star?
a)
Sadalsuud
b)
Kaus Australis
c)
Altair
d)
Alderamin
30.
What is the name of this star?
a)
Deneb
b)
Alpheratz
c)
Schedar
d)
Enif
31.
How much bigger (in diameter) is Jupiter compared to the Earth?
a)
11.02
b)
9.44
c)
4
d)
3.9
32.
What is the approximate orbital period of Neptune (in Earth Years)?
a)
84.01
b)
29.45
c)
164.8
d)
11.86
33.
The Nebular Theory is:
a)
A theory on how the Milky Way galaxy was formed
b)
A theory on how the universe was formed
c)
A theory on how the solar system will be destroyed
d)
A theory on how the solar system was formed
34.
A nebula starts to collapse because of:
a)
A nearby star shining it's light
b)
A passing spaceship
c)
A passing comet
d)
Gravity
35.
A nebula collapses down into a disk known called:
a)
A compact disk
b)
An irregular cloud
c)
An accretion disk
d)
An circular disk
36.
What is forming in the accretion disk away from the center?
a)
Light
b)
Protostars
c)
Planetesimals
d)
Hydrogen
37.
What caused the lighter elements to leave the terrestrial planets?
a)
Gravity from the Gas Giants
b)
Nothing, the lighter elements stayed
c)
Gravity from the Sun
d)
Heat from the Sun
38.
Intense pressure in the protosun (protostar) caused:
a)
Fire in the Sun to start
b)
Helium to break down into Hydrogen
c)
Nuclear Fusion to start
d)
Nuclear Fusion to end
39.
What materials could not survive the heat where the rocky planets were formed?
a)
Gamma Rays
b)
Plasma
c)
Ice and Gas
d)
Rocks
40.
Orbital Eccentricity is:
a)
The measure of how round or elongated an ellipse is
b)
The different orbital plane's angle relative to Earth’s orbit
c)
The closest point closest to the Sun
d)
The farthest point closest to the Sun
41.
Orbital Inclination is:
a)
The measure of how round or elongated an ellipse is
b)
The different orbital plane's angle relative to Earth’s orbit
c)
The closest point closest to the Sun
d)
The farthest point closest to the Sun
42.
The place where a planet is closest to the Sun as it orbits the Sun is called the
a)
perihelion.
b)
aphelion.
43.
What has an eccentricity of zero?
a)
a straight line
b)
a large ellipse
c)
a circle
d)
a small ellipse
44.
Where is the planet moving faster?
a)
Position A to B
b)
Position B to C
c)
Position H to I
d)
Position I to J
45.
An Astronomical Unit, or AU, is the average distance between
a)
the Sun and Neptune.
b)
the Sun and Earth.
c)
the Earth and the moon.
d)
the Sun and Mercury.
46.
The formula for Kepler's third law is (remember the P could also be a T, meaning Period and Time are the same thing)
a)
P3 = a2 (or T3 = a2)
b)
P3 = a3 (or T3 = a3)
c)
P2 = a2 (or T2 = a2)
d)
P2 = a3 (or T2 = a3)
47.
Which moon pictured here belongs to Saturn and is unique because it has ice geysers or plumes at it's south pole?
a)
Titan
b)
Enceladus
c)
Hyperion
d)
Iapetus
48.
Which moon pictured here belongs to Jupiter and is unique because NASA plans to visit it and search for life in it's below-surface oceans?
a)
Callisto
b)
Io
c)
Ganymede
d)
Europa
49.
Which moon pictured here belongs to Jupiter and is unique because it has active volcanoes?
a)
Callisto
b)
Io
c)
Ganymede
d)
Europa
50.
Which moon pictured here belongs to Saturn and is unique because of it's cloudy atmosphere and liquid hydrocarbon lakes on it's surface?
a)
Triton
b)
Moon (Luna)
c)
Enceladus
d)
Titan
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