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WorksheetsAstronomy Fall ACP Review
Total questions: 106
Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins
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Class
Date
1.
The electromagnetic spectrum consists of
a)
all of the colors of light you can see with your eyes.
b)
all of the different types of electromagnetic waves.
c)
a band of colors formed when white light passes through a prism.
d)
the distance between the crest of one wave and the crest of the next wave.
2.
Reflecting telescopes differ from refracting telescopes in having
a)
no eyepiece lens.
b)
two large objective lenses.
c)
a mirror instead of an objective lens.
d)
one large objective lens.
3.
Why are many large optical telescopes located on mountains?
a)
to be closer to the stars
b)
to be above part of the atmosphere
c)
because it is easier to build telescopes on mountains
d)
to be closer to city lights
4.
Radio waves have ______ wavelengths than waves of visible light.
a)
shorter
b)
longer
c)
the same length
5.
A ______ telescope uses a mirror to focus light onto a small area.
a)
reflecting
b)
refracting
c)
radio
d)
spectrum
6.
A device that detects radio waves from objects in space is called a(n)
a)
radio telescope.
b)
reflecting telescope.
c)
refracting telescope.
d)
electromagnetic telescope.
7.
Radio telescopes biggest advantage is that they:
a)
Can be used during the day
b)
Can be used in any type of weather
c)
Almost all radio waves make it to the surface
d)
All of these
8.
What is interferometry?
a)
Using a radio telescope as an optical one
b)
The process the computer goes through get the radio images
c)
The joining of several telescopes to catch the largest waves
d)
A coating of protection against UV radiation from the sun.
9.
Cell phones use_____________waves.
a)
Microwaves
b)
Gamma
c)
XRays
d)
Radio
10.
Which kind of wave has the greatest frequency?
a)
gamma rays
b)
infrared
c)
ultraviolet
d)
microwaves
11.
What is the speed of light?
a)
186,000 mi/hr or 300,000 km/hr
b)
186,000 km/hr or 300,000 mi/hr
c)
186,000 mi/sec or 300,000 km/sec
d)
186,000 km/sec or 300,000 mi/sec
12.
What is an advantage of a reflecting telescope?
a)
Clear images
b)
Easy to clean
c)
Maintenance free
d)
Most versatile type of telescope
13.
Which telescope bends light the most making distorted images?
a)
Reflector
b)
Refractor
c)
Compound
14.
What does Reflecting Telescope have?
a)
Lens
b)
Mirrors
c)
Bat ears
15.
What does Refracting Telescope have?
a)
Sand
b)
Mirrors
c)
Lens
d)
Batmobile
16.
A telescope that uses lenses and mirrors to collect and focus visible light is called an...
a)
Refracting Telescope
b)
Reflecting Telescope
c)
Optical Telescope
d)
Radio Telescope
17.
What was one thing Galileo was famous for?
a)
Discover the 4 moon's of Jupiter
b)
Invented gunpowder
c)
Discovered Mars
d)
Made paint
18.
It uses convex lenses to concentrate light from a distance object
a)
Radio telescope
b)
optical telescope
c)
refracting telescopes
19.
Uses a concave mirror to see distant objects
a)
Refracting telescope
b)
Reflecting telescope
c)
Hubble space telescope
20.
A telescope that collects radio waves
a)
astrobiology
b)
radio telescope
21.
First optical space reflecting telescope that orbits space
a)
Hubble space telescope
b)
Space shuttles
22.
the average distance between the Earth and the sun; approximately 150 million kilometers
a)
astronomical unit
b)
light year
c)
parsec
d)
electromagnetic spectrum
23.
the spin of a body on its axis
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
solstice
d)
equinox
24.
the motion of a body that travels around another body in space; one complete trip along an orbit
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
solstice
d)
equinox
25.
An earth centered system
a)
heliocentric
b)
galaxy
c)
asteroid
d)
geocentric
26.
A group of stars in the nighttime sky that form a recognizable pattern
a)
constellation
b)
asteroid
c)
revolution
d)
meteroid
27.
The point direct above the observer's head
a)
rotation
b)
geocentric
c)
meteor
d)
zenith
28.
What type of telescope is pictured above?
a)
reflective
b)
refracting
c)
Space
d)
radio
29.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic used to classify stars?
a)
color
b)
temperature
c)
size
d)
shape
30.
A lower than normal high tide is a ____tide.
a)
Spring
b)
Winter
c)
Neap
d)
Night
31.
The picture is showing a ____tide.
a)
Spring
b)
Neap
c)
Winter
d)
Night
32.
The moon causes tides because:
a)
Its gravity is small
b)
Its gravity is like Earth's
c)
It is closer to Earth
d)
It is farther from the Earth
33.
What direction does the sun rise in the morning?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
34.
What direction does the sun set?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
35.
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.
36.
What is letter B's Equinox date (hint: it marks fall) ?
a)
June 21
b)
December 21
c)
March 21
d)
September 21
37.
What are the reasons for the seasons?
a)
Earth's tilt and rotation.
b)
Earth's rotation and revolution.
c)
Earth's tilt and revolution.
d)
Earth's tilt and resolution
38.
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.
39.
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
40.
Name this constellation.
a)
Cassiopeia
b)
Cynus
c)
Orion
d)
Ursa Major
41.
Name this constellation.
a)
Cassiopeia
b)
Cynus
c)
Orion
d)
Ursa Major
42.
Name this constellation.
a)
Cassiopeia
b)
Cynus
c)
Orion
d)
Ursa Major
43.
Name this constellation.
a)
Cassiopeia
b)
Scoripus
c)
Orion
d)
Ursa Major
44.
Name this constellation.
a)
Cassiopeia
b)
Scorpius
c)
Orion
d)
Ursa Major
45.
A recognizable star pattern as seen from Earth.
a)
Constellation
b)
Zenith
c)
Horizon
d)
Polaris
46.
The point directly above the observer.
a)
Constellation
b)
Zenith
c)
Horizon
d)
Polaris
47.
Star directly above North Pole. AKA "North Star."
a)
Constellation
b)
Zenith
c)
Horizon
d)
Polaris
48.
The speed at which light travels in one year.
a)
Light year
b)
Buzz
c)
Mile Per Hour
d)
Circumpolar
49.
Equal amounts of daylight and night time.
a)
equinox
b)
solstice
c)
equator
d)
hemisphere
50.
Most hours of day or most hours of night.
a)
solstice
b)
equinox
c)
rotation
d)
revolution
51.
Eclipse when the light reflected off of the moon is blocked. Happens during night. Safe to look at. Takes about 3 hours.
a)
Eclipse
b)
Solar Eclipse
c)
Lunar Eclipse
d)
Sunrise
52.
What is the longest day of the year?
a)
winter solstice
b)
summer solstice
c)
fall equinox
d)
spring equinox
53.
When are the equinoxes?
a)
June & December
b)
July & January
c)
April & October
d)
March & September
54.
The distance from the Earth to the Sun is farthest in what month?
a)
June
b)
March
c)
December
d)
September
55.
If Earth was the size of an apple, then the moon would be the size of a...
a)
blueberry
b)
watermelon
c)
orange
d)
cantaloupe
56.
Who is credited with finding the Laws of Planetary Motion
a)
Brahe
b)
Kepler
c)
Galileo
d)
Newton
57.
What is at the center of the universe in the heliocentric model?
a)
Earth
b)
Sun
c)
Earth's moon
d)
Polaris
58.
It takes light ____ minutes to travel from the Sun to Earth.
a)
5
b)
8
c)
10
d)
60
59.
___________ shift is when you see stars shift position in the night sky over time
a)
parallax
b)
red
c)
blue
d)
parallel
60.
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF ASTRONOMICAL UNIT
a)
One of the highest planets nearest to the sun
b)
The average distance between the earth and the sun
c)
Earth statistics
d)
5.24 g/cm
61.
Planets orbit the Sun in a shape called a(n)
a)
circle
b)
ellipse
c)
focus
d)
perihelion
62.
The place where a planet is closest to the Sun as it orbits the Sun is called the
a)
perihelion
b)
aphelion
63.
The law of universal gravitation is credited to whom?
a)
Einstein
b)
Beckett
c)
Rose
d)
Newton
64.
Shortest day of the year
a)
Autumnal Equinox
b)
Summer Solstice
c)
Winter Solstice
d)
Vernal Equinox
65.
What direction does Earth rotate and revolve?
a)
clockwise
b)
counterclockwise
66.
At the equator, the stars move in a ______ across the sky.
a)
circle
b)
straight line
c)
rotating motion
d)
slow motion
67.
Orion is visible during the winter night sky and is one of the most recognizable constellations – it contains some of the____stars that we can see and is named for the hunter from Greek mythology.
a)
biggest
b)
brightest
c)
smallest
d)
darkest
68.
What constellation is this?
a)
Ursa Major
b)
Ursa Minor
c)
Leo
d)
Big Dipper
69.
What constellation is this?
a)
Pegasus
b)
Andromeda
c)
Hercules
d)
Cassiopeia
70.
What constellation is this?
a)
Orion
b)
Taurus
c)
Canis Major
d)
Gemini
71.
What constellation is this?
a)
Draco
b)
Ursa Minor
c)
Corona Borealis
d)
Cepheus
72.
How many constellations are there?
a)
12
b)
24
c)
100
d)
88
73.
Circumpolar Constellations rotate around which celestial object?
a)
The Sun
b)
Polaris
c)
The Ecliptic
d)
The moon
74.
In which direction do Ecliptic Constellations follow throughout the year?
a)
north to south
b)
south to north
c)
east to west
d)
west to east
75.
If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, at what time of year can you see Polaris, the north star? Choose the best answer.
a)
summer
b)
winter
c)
all year around
d)
never, its on the other side of earth
76.
A philosopher that proved the Earth is a sphere & thought it was at the center of the universe.
a)
William Herschel
b)
Isaac Newton
c)
Aristotle
d)
Nicolaus Copernicus
77.
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
78.
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
79.
Built a telescope and made discoveries which changed astronomy; discovered 4 moons of Jupiter.
a)
Galileo Galilei
b)
Aristotle
c)
William Herschel
d)
Claudius Ptolemy
80.
What was the purpose of an observatory?
a)
To study the ocean
b)
To study astronomy
c)
To study terrace farming
d)
To study math
81.
Ancient astronomers used 'epicycles' to explain,
a)
Planetary transits
b)
Moon's phases
c)
Retrograde motion
d)
Orbit of Mars
82.
Built an observatory and made the most accurate astronomical observations for more than 20 yrs.
a)
Giovanni Cassini
b)
Tycho Brahe
c)
Hipparchus
d)
Isaac Newton
83.
What type of telescope is pictured above?
a)
Reflective
b)
refracting
c)
Space
d)
radio
84.
What type of telescope is pictured above?
a)
reflective
b)
refracting
c)
Space
d)
radio
85.
What type of telescope is pictured above?
a)
reflective
b)
refracting
c)
Space
d)
radio
86.
What telescope is pictured above?
a)
Big
b)
Newton
c)
Hubble
d)
Potato
87.
Who created constellations?
a)
many ancient cultures
b)
aliens
c)
no one
d)
Only the ancient Greeks and Romans
88.
What kind of motion of objects in the sky depends on the motions of Earth?
a)
the apparent motion
b)
the actual motion
c)
imaginary motion
89.
Earth’s orbit is a slightly elongated circle, or ______________.
a)
solar circle
b)
roundy
c)
ellipse
d)
round path
90.
Galileo is credited with being the first person to use a
a)
microscope
b)
star map
c)
spectroscope
d)
telescope
92.
Who proposed the first heliocentric model of the universe?
a)
Plato
b)
Ptolomy
c)
Aristotle
d)
Copernicus
92.
Who proposed the first heliocentric model of the universe?
a)
Plato
b)
Ptolomy
c)
Aristotle
d)
Copernicus
93.
The ancient Greek who proposed a geocentric model of the universe is
a)
Ptolomy
b)
Galileo
c)
Copernicus
d)
Kepler
94.
What was wrong with Ptolomy's model of the universe?
a)
It could not accurately predict the positions of the planets on a particular day at a particular time.
b)
It went agains the teachings of the Catholic Church during the middle ages.
c)
It was earth centered instead of sun centered
d)
There is nothing wrong...his model is right.
95.
Who first suggested that the earth rotated on its axis?
a)
Aristotle
b)
Aristarchus
c)
Tycho Brahe
96.
Which of these early civilizations made contributions to our understanding of astronomy and celestial objects?
a)
Chinese
b)
Babylonian
c)
Greek
d)
all of the above
97.
Ancient Egyptian astronomers studied the stars to
a)
predict the flooding of the Nile River.
b)
appoint the next pharaoh.
c)
create new medicines from plants.
d)
create a new writing system.
98.
Stonehenge was used to
a)
calculate the position of the planets and sun
b)
used to tell us what to do that day
c)
used for dance parties
d)
used as a house
99.
________ is an EM wave used to cook a hot pocket.
a)
radio
b)
microwave
c)
visible light
d)
ultraviolet
100.
This type of EM wave shows a break in bones.
a)
gamma ray
b)
x-ray
c)
brokenometer
d)
radio wave
101.
Nuclear weapons are examples of __________.
a)
x-rays
b)
ultraviolet rays
c)
gamma rays
d)
infrared rays
102.
________________ are waves used by cops to test the speed of your car with RADAR.
a)
Ultraviolet
b)
Infrared
c)
Radio
d)
Microwaves
103.
This type of EM wave can cause skin cancer.
a)
microwaves
b)
ultraviolet ray
c)
radio
d)
infrared
104.
How bright a star actually is, is called...
a)
Absolute magnitude
b)
Apparent magnitude
c)
Parallax angle
d)
Temperature
105.
Reflecting and refracting telescopes are classified as which kind of telescopes?
a)
Radio
b)
Infrared
c)
Optical
d)
Ultraviolet (UV)
106.
How large is our galaxy
a)
1 light year across
b)
93 million miles
c)
One Astronomical Unit
d)
100,000 light years
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