WorksheetsQ2 Exam -- Astronomy
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When sunlight shines on a strawberry, it looks red because...
a)
it is giving off red light
b)
it is absorbing all light
c)
it is reflecting red light and absorbing everything else
d)
it reflects all light
2.
What is the relationship between frequency and wavelength?
a)
as frequency increases, wavelength decreases
b)
as frequency increases, wavelength increases
c)
they both increase with amplitude
d)
they are not related
3.
What do ALL waves do?
a)
transfer energy
b)
require a medium
c)
move matter at a right angle to the direction of the wave
d)
move light
4.
What is the clear, curved layer on the outside of your eyeball?
a)
retina
b)
lens
c)
pupil
d)
cornea
5.
Where are the rods and cones located?
a)
cornea
b)
retina
c)
optic nerve
d)
lens
6.
What shape are all electromagnetic waves?
a)
compressional
b)
longitudinal
c)
transverse
d)
mechanical
7.
In the EM spectrum, as energy decreases...
a)
frequency decreases
b)
wavelength increases
c)
the radiation is less dangerous
d)
all of the above
8.
Which of these can light NOT do?
a)
bend
b)
reflect
c)
abstract
d)
get absorbed
9.
What is most directly related to a wave's energy?
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
amplitude
d)
wave height
10.
What of the following tools refracts light?
a)
prism
b)
microscope
c)
eyeglasses
d)
all of the above
11.
Which planet is most likely to have very few moons?
a)
Venus
b)
Uranus
c)
Jupiter
d)
Neptune
12.
What is the best evidence of the Big Bang Theory?
a)
the size of stars
b)
the universe is constantly expanding
c)
stars are getting brighter
d)
how brightly moons glow
13.
If you found a rock on the Crayton baseball field, it is a __________.
a)
comet
b)
meteoroid
c)
meteor
d)
meteorite
14.
Moons are classified and studied based on __________.
a)
how big they are
b)
what planet they are orbiting
c)
their shape
d)
what they are made of
15.
Large asteroids are the size of ___________.
a)
plant cells
b)
continents
c)
states
d)
galaxies
16.
What do you call the solid ball of ice and dust in the middle of a comet?
a)
coma
b)
nucleus
c)
tail
d)
orbit
17.
What best describes a comet's orbit?
a)
a perfect circle
b)
no set orbit shape (depends on the comet's shape)
c)
a long, narrow orbit around the sun
d)
a short oval that never gets far from the sun
18.
What happens to most meteors?
a)
they burn up in earth's atmosphere
b)
they hit earth's surface
c)
they collide with asteroids and form planets
d)
they disappear once the ice they are made of burns away
19.
What are the two biggest factors in determining the gravity of a space object?
a)
size and shape
b)
size and distance
c)
shape and color
d)
age and distance
20.
Which of the following is NOT a shape of galaxy?
a)
regular
b)
irregular
c)
elliptical
d)
spiral
21.
Do high and low tides stay in the same place all day long?
a)
yes
b)
no
c)
it depends on the day
d)
there is no way to know
22.
What layer of the sun can only be seen during a solar eclipse?
a)
chromosphere
b)
core
c)
corona
d)
photosphere
23.
What layer of the sun gives us all the light we receive here on earth?
a)
chromosphere
b)
core
c)
corona
d)
photosphere
24.
Which of the following space tools moves through outer space?
a)
satellite
b)
probe
c)
refracting telescope
d)
spectroscope
25.
Where is the asteroid belt located?
a)
in the Oort Cloud
b)
between Earth and the Sun
c)
between Mars and Jupiter
d)
in the sun's corona
26.
How does the sun produce energy? (Hint: All stars do the same thing)
a)
friction
b)
nuclear fission
c)
inertia
d)
nuclear fusion
27.
What solar feature can increase solar wind and sometimes cause magnetic storms here on earth?
a)
sun spots
b)
corona
c)
solar flare
d)
prominence
28.
What do all of the outer planets have in common?
a)
they have many moons
b)
they are gassy
c)
they are huge
d)
all of the above
29.
If the right half of the visible moon is illuminated, this is called a ___________.
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waning crescent
c)
first quarter moon
d)
third quarter moon
30.
If the moon is getting more and more dim each night, we say it is _______________.
a)
waxing
b)
waning
c)
orbiting
d)
going to explode
31.
A solar eclipse can only happen during which moon phase?
a)
full moon
b)
quarter moon
c)
new moon
d)
it depends on the time of year
32.
Earth's axis is tilted __________ degrees.
a)
25.3
b)
52.3
c)
23.5
d)
35.2
33.
The main reason earth experiences seasons is because of _____________.
a)
our distance from the sun
b)
the size of the earth
c)
the tilt of the earth's axis
d)
the cloud patterns
34.
When it is winter here in Columbia, it is ___________ in Australia.
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
35.
In what type of tide are the sun, moon, and earth aligned?
a)
spring tide
b)
low tide
c)
neap tide
d)
roll tide
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