WorksheetsEarth/Space Science 9th Grade Midterm
Total questions: 120
Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Scientists determine the composition and temperature of stars
a)
a. By sampling matter on the surface of stars
b)
a. By analyzing the vibrations that stars emit
c)
a. Through magnetic testing
d)
a. By analyzing the spectra of the light that stars emit
2.
How high is our atmosphere?
a)
about 1 km
b)
about 10 km
c)
about 100 km
d)
about 1000 km
3.
What protects us from the onslaught of subatomic particles from the Sun?
a)
a gravitational field
b)
an electric field
c)
a magnetic field
d)
a mine field
4.
What is the name or our spiral galaxy?
a)
Andromeda
b)
Milky Way
c)
Virgo
d)
Triangulum
5.
The visible Universe is _____
a)
expanding, faster every day
b)
expanding at a constant rate
c)
stationary
d)
shrinking
6.
When Earth tilts on it's axis around the sun, what does this cause?
a)
Seasons
b)
neap
c)
solstice
7.
What is the spinning of Earth on its axis?
a)
Rotation
b)
Gravity
c)
Seasons
8.
What are the different shapes of the moon that we see from Earth called?
a)
Gravity
b)
Phases
c)
Force
10.
What is all existing matter and space considered as a whole?
a)
universe
b)
galaxy
c)
solar ssytem
d)
planets
10.
What is all existing matter and space considered as a whole?
a)
universe
b)
galaxy
c)
solar ssytem
d)
planets
11.
What is sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it?
a)
big bang theory
b)
planets
c)
solar system
d)
galaxy
12.
These planets are highly dense planets nearest to the sun - Mercury, Venus, Mars and Earth..
a)
joviam planets
b)
terrestrial planets
c)
Coriolis effect
d)
galaxy
13.
These planets are the gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune...
a)
terrestrial planets
b)
Jovian Planets
c)
solar system
d)
galaxy
14.
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
15.
The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through _.
a)
revolutions
b)
phases
c)
rotations
d)
eclipses
16.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
17.
About how long does it take the moon to make one complete cycle around the earth?
a)
65 days
b)
8 days
c)
365 days
d)
28 days
18.
Which moon phase is when you can't see the moon at all?
a)
Waning crescent
b)
Full moon
c)
Waxing gibbous
d)
New moon
19.
Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.
a)
waxing
b)
waning
c)
new
d)
eclipse
20.
Which of the following words describe the phases of the moon?
a)
none, quarter, half, three quarters, full
b)
new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full
c)
dark, light, half, quarter, blue
d)
first quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter
21.
During the phases of the Moon, the Moon appears to change shape. This change in appearance is due to the Moon...
a)
physically changing size and shape.
b)
moving closer and then farther away from Earth.
c)
reflecting a different amount of light due to alignment with Earth and the Sun.
d)
having craters on its surface.
22.
One complete revolution of the Earth around the sun takes about
a)
one rotation
b)
half a year
c)
one year
d)
one season
23.
The Earth takes about __________________ hours to complete one rotation of its axis.
a)
12
b)
24
c)
14
d)
28
24.
Name the phase of the moon for letter f
a)
Waning Gibbous
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waxing Crescent
25.
Name the phase of the moon for letter a
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
26.
Name the phase of the moon for letter c
a)
New Moon
b)
Full Moon
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Waning Crescent
27.
Name the phase of the moon for letter b
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Waning Crescent
28.
The spinning of an object on its axis is called______
a)
orbit
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
tide
29.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
30.
As the Earth travels around the sun, this tilt causes different areas of the Earth’s surface to get different amounts of daylight at different times of the year. The angle of the Sun’s rays to the surface also causes areas to have more or less of the Sun’s energy. This causes the ________.
a)
months
b)
day and night
c)
seasons
d)
years
31.
A ______ eclipse occurs when the moon passes between Earth and the sun, blocking the sunlight from reaching Earth. The moon's shadow then hits Earth.
a)
solar eclipse
b)
lunar eclipse
c)
vernal equinox
d)
autumnal equinox
32.
Stars might be called red giants, supergiants, or dwarfs. What are the differences among these star types
a)
Age and Shape
b)
orbits and rotations
c)
size and color
d)
mass and positions
33.
Two stars are the same color may not be the same type of star because they have different
a)
distances
b)
sizes
c)
orbits
d)
solar systems
34.
The brightness of a star depends on
a)
distance from earth, size, and temperature.
b)
distance from other stars, mass, and color.
c)
mass, volume, and temerature
d)
age, weight, and reflectivity
35.
In the Milky Way Galaxy, there
a)
are planets, but no stars.
b)
is only one star, the Sun
c)
Are eight stars and 26 moons.
d)
are billions of stars
36.
The light of the moon comes from the
a)
light reflected from earth
b)
moon's on light
c)
light originating from the sun
d)
light refracted in space
37.
What does the Big Bang theory suggest?
a)
The universe was just there
b)
The Milky Way is the only solar system
c)
The universe is continually expanding
d)
The universe is collapsing in toward a single point
38.
Which piece of evidence supports the Big Bang theory?
a)
The more distant galaxies are moving the slowest
b)
The more distant galaxies are moving the quickest
c)
The more distant galaxies are moving towards us
d)
Galaxies and space is not changing
39.
What is the main element in a stars composition?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Helium
c)
Lithium
d)
Heavy Elements
40.
What is blocked from electromagnetic energy because of the atmosphere?
a)
visible light and gamma
b)
ultraviolet and visible light
c)
x-ray and gamma
d)
x-ray and magnetic
41.
What makes satellite telescopes so great?
a)
There in space and that is cool
b)
free from atmosphere interference and can see all electromagnetic energy
c)
There fun
42.
space probes are unmanned vehicles sent into solar systems
a)
true
b)
false
43.
Astronomy is the study of
a)
Life
b)
Earth
c)
Stars
d)
Universe
44.
A solar eclipse happens when what passes between the Sun and the Earth?
a)
Another star
b)
Pluto
c)
Moon
d)
A space ship
45.
A lunar eclipse is when
a)
The Sun and Moon line up
b)
The Sun disappears
c)
The Moon moves to Pluto
d)
Earth's shadow covers the Moon
46.
The umbra is
a)
Another name for an Umbrella
b)
The lightest shadow
c)
The darkest part of the shadow
d)
Earth's Moon
47.
The Penumbra is
a)
The moon
b)
The light part
c)
The darkest
d)
A pyramid
48.
An eclipse occurs when
a)
an object moves into the shadow of another object in space
b)
An meteor hits another meteor
49.
Why do globes lean sideways?
a)
To allow them to spin easier.
b)
To demonstrate the tilt of Earth's axis.
c)
To demonstrate the effects of gravity.
d)
To demonstrate day and night.
50.
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.
51.
Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?
a)
The equator rotates slower than the poles
b)
The equator remains the same distance from the sun.
c)
The equator always receives direct sunlight.
d)
The equator has 18 hour days.
52.
Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
53.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
54.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
55.
Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 4?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
56.
At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
57.
At position C, which hemisphere would have winter?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
58.
At position D in the Northern hemisphere it would be _____.
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
59.
What is the Earth's tilt in degrees?
a)
25.3 degrees
b)
32.5 degrees
c)
28.5 degrees
d)
23.5 degrees
60.
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
61.
When the Northern Hemisphere is pointing towards the sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Fall
d)
Summer
62.
What is Earth's annual motion around the sun called?
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
63.
Which movement of Earth causes day and night?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
64.
Where on Earth can you experience entire days of darkness?
a)
The equator
b)
The poles
c)
The Tropic of Cancer
d)
The Tropic of Capricorn
65.
How long does Earth take to make a complete rotation?
a)
365 days
b)
24 hours
66.
Where is the equator?
a)
at the North Pole
b)
halfway between the North and South Poles
c)
at the South Pole
d)
in the Western hemisphere
67.
The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.
a)
23.5
b)
25.3
c)
30.2
d)
24
68.
What causes more heat, indirect sunlight or direct sunlight?
a)
indirect
b)
direct
69.
What causes the season to happen on earth?
a)
the sun
b)
the moon
c)
tilt of the earth on its axis
d)
the rotation around the sun
70.
Which one is NOT a reason we have seasons?
a)
the distance from the sun
b)
the earth's tilt
c)
the angle of sunlight
d)
the movement of the earth around the sun
71.
What is the Big Bang?
a)
A star in the Milky Way Galaxy
b)
A black hole
c)
How the universe began
d)
How the universe will end
72.
In stars, hydrogen fuses together to make ___
a)
helium
b)
carbon
c)
oxygen
d)
more hydrogen
73.
Which is not a type of galaxy?
a)
Elliptical Galaxy
b)
Spiral Galaxy
c)
Irregular Galaxy
d)
Oval Galaxy
74.
What is an Astronomical Unit?
a)
Another term for a light year
b)
The distance between the Earth and the Sun
c)
A star system
d)
The Universe
75.
What is the Sun?
a)
A star
b)
A planet
c)
A galaxy
d)
A nebula
76.
Tides are the daily rising and falling of the ___________.
a)
moon
b)
Earth
c)
oceans
d)
stars
77.
Which of these is the reason the surface level of the ocean rises and falls?
a)
the moon is the only celestial body with gravitational pull
b)
the Earth is the only celestial body with gravitational pull
c)
the gravitational pull of the sun, moon, and Earth impact tides
d)
the amount of rainfall on Earth impacts tides
78.
What best describes the doppler effect?
a)
An apparent change in frequency of a wave due to the relative motion between a wave source and an observer
b)
When sound changes pitch
c)
When light changes color
d)
An apparent change in the amplitude of a wave due to the relative motion between a wave source and an observer.
79.
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.
80.
If a star is being observed from Earth and it's light has shifted towards the red 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.
81.
Microwaves, x-rays, ultraviolet rays, infrared waves, light waves are all examples of
a)
electrical energy
b)
electromagnetic energy
c)
chemical energy
d)
nuclear energy
82.
Kinetic Energy
a)
energy of something before being in motion
b)
energy when something is in motion
c)
energy released in a chemical reaction
d)
energy that gives off heat
83.
According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be _________ or ____________.
a)
destroyed, destroyed
b)
created, saved
c)
created, destroyed
d)
lost, found
84.
Dark matter is
a)
parts of atoms
b)
atoms
c)
green
d)
yellow
85.
Dark matter takes up
a)
4%
b)
73%
c)
23%
86.
The photosphere of the Sun is
a)
the visible "surface" of the Sun.
b)
the middle layer of the Sun's atmosphere.
c)
the region of convecting gases below the visible surface of the Sun.
d)
the core of the Sun, where the nuclear energy is generated.
87.
Sunspots are
a)
cooler, darker regions on the Sun's surface.
b)
the shadows of cool, dark clouds of matter hanging above the solar surface.
c)
cooler regions of the Sun's high corona.
d)
hotter, deeper regions in the Sun's atmosphere.
88.
What is the average length of time from one maximum in the number of sunspots on the Sun to the next maximum?
a)
22 years
b)
7 years
c)
11 years
d)
4.5 Years
89.
The rotation of the Sun is
a)
slowest at the equator, faster at mid-latitudes, and fastest near the poles.
b)
fastest at the equator, slowest at mid-latitudes, but spinning up to intermediate speeds around the poles.
c)
fastest at mid-latitudes, slower at the equator, and slowest near the poles.
d)
fastest at the equator, slower at mid-latitudes, and slowest near the poles.
90.
What is a prominence on the Sun?
a)
A large loop of gas supported by magnetic fields
b)
A jet of gas shot upward from an emerging sunspot
c)
A shock wave created by the eruption of a solar flare
d)
Another name for a plage
91.
Nuclear fusion is
a)
the combining of electrons with nuclei to produce atoms and release energy.
b)
the splitting of heavier nuclei to produce lighter nuclei and energy.
c)
the combining of hydrogen atoms to produce hydrogen molecules, H2, and energy.
d)
the combining together of light nuclei (e.g., hydrogen) to produce heavier nuclei (e.g., helium) with the resultant release of energy.
92.
Why do black holes suck matter in?
a)
Objects are heavily attracted to their magnetic field
b)
Spacetime acts as a whirlpool and sucks the matter in.
c)
Their intense gravity attracts matter in
d)
They bad bad boys
93.
What element would a Sun-sized star have to run out of to die?
a)
Deuterium
b)
Hydrogen
c)
Helium
d)
Carbon
94.
For warm, humid weather to occur, what needs to happen to water which is evaporated into the atmosphere by the Sun?
a)
cool and condense
b)
warm and condense
c)
cool and expand
d)
warm and expand
95.
Our atmosphere is composed of which of the following things?
a)
density and pressure
b)
helium and hydrogen
c)
water vapor, oxygen, and nitrogen
d)
wind vane and anemometers
96.
Look at the diagram. At which 2 positions does the diagram show high tides?
a)
A & C
b)
B & D
c)
A & B
d)
C & D
97.
The heliocentric view stated that the _____________ is at the center of the solar system.
a)
Sun
b)
Moon
c)
Earth
d)
Saturn
98.
A solar eclipse happens during a _____________ moon.
a)
full moon
b)
new moon
c)
1st quarter
d)
3rd quarter
99.
The geocentric view stated that the _____________ is at the center of the solar system.
a)
Sun
b)
Moon
c)
Earth
d)
Jupiter
100.
Which theory states that our universe formed billions of years ago from a single point of all matter and energy that was concentrated and exploded?
a)
Coriolis Effect Theory
b)
Continental Drift Theory
c)
Big Barn Theory
d)
Big Bang Theory
101.
What is the alignment of the Earth, Sun and moon during a lunar eclipse?
a)
Sun, moon, Earth
b)
Sun, Earth, moon
102.
What causes tides?
a)
Global winds
b)
Coriolois Effect
c)
Inertia between Jupiter and Mars
d)
Gravitational pull of the moon
103.
What is the alignment of the Earth, Sun and moon during a solar eclipse?
a)
Sun, moon, Earth
b)
Sun, Earth, moon
c)
n/a
d)
n/a
104.
In the water cycle, which process is when the Sun heats up water and changes it from a liquid into a gas?
a)
transpiration
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
precipitation
105.
Which astronomer believed in the heliocentric view of the solar system?
a)
Galileo
b)
Kepler
c)
Ptolemy
d)
Copernicus
106.
What term is high tides when the Sun, Earth, and Moon make a 90 degree angle
a)
Winter
b)
Neap
c)
Summer
d)
Spring
107.
What term is high tides when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are inline.
a)
Winter
b)
Neap
c)
Summer
d)
Spring
108.
A Gibbous Moon is ____________ of the Moon is lit.
a)
Less than one half
b)
More than one half
c)
One half
d)
No part
109.
Waning Moons are ____________________.
a)
Gradual Lighting of the Moon's surface
b)
Gradual Dimming of the Moon's surface
c)
When the Moon is not lit at all
d)
When the Moon is completely lit
110.
Waxing Moons are ____________________.
a)
Gradual Lighting of the Moon's Surface
b)
Gradual Dimming of the Moon's Surface
c)
When the Moon is not lit at all
d)
When the Moon is Completely lit
111.
Crescent Moon is ________ of the Moon is lit.
a)
Less than one half
b)
More than one half
c)
One Half
d)
No Part
112.
What is the order from New Moon to Full Moon?
a)
Waxing Crescent, 1st Quarter, Waxing Gibbous
b)
Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, 1st Quarter
c)
Waning Crescent, 3rd Quarter, Waning Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous, 1st Quarter, Waxing Crescent
113.
What Shape is Earth's orbit?
a)
Circular
b)
Elliptical
c)
Rectangular
d)
Spherical
114.
Who is Georges Lemaitre?
a)
Cosmologist
b)
First to Discover Dark Matter
c)
Belgian Preist / Astrophysicist
d)
Assistant to Albert Einstein
115.
Matter and Energy in the Universe, expanded from a very small point. What do they call this?
a)
Dark Matter
b)
The Big Bang Theory
c)
Expansion of the Galaxies
d)
The Expansion of the Universe
116.
What does the Universe Contain?
a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Electrons
d)
All of These
117.
What is Dark Energy?
a)
A Type of Force
b)
A Large Black Hole
c)
Dark Matter
d)
The Universe
118.
Who discovered and proved that the Universe is expanding?
a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Edwin Hubble
c)
A group of Astronomers in 1920
d)
Thomas Edison
119.
Dark matter is visible
a)
True
b)
False
120.
What is a spectrum?
a)
Dark lines created by light and gas emitted from galaxies
b)
A band of colours (rainbow) used in red shift
c)
A part of a galaxy
d)
It is not visible
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