WorksheetsAstronomy
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why is the light from distant galaxies red-shifted?
a)
They produce more red light than nearby galaxies
b)
They are moving away from us
c)
The longer wavelengths are filtered out more by dust
d)
They are moving toward us
2.
About how long ago do scientists believe the
universe began?
a)
13-14 billion years ago
b)
13-14 million years ago
c)
12-13 billion years ago
d)
12-13 million years ago
3.
What does the moon orbit around?
a)
Saturn
b)
Neptune
c)
Earth
d)
Sun
4.
Which of the following pictures is showing a high tide?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
5.
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 started as a point and is moving towards each other
6.
The spinning of the Earth on its axis is
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
precession
d)
nutation
7.
The motion where the Earth's axis tilt traces a cone pattern once every 26,000 years is called
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
precession
d)
nutation
8.
The center point of the orbits of two revolving objects is called the
a)
focus
b)
barycenter
c)
nutation
d)
ellipse
9.
The Earth's motion around the Sun is called its
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
precession
d)
nutation
10.
The shape of the Earth's orbit around the Sun (really around its barycenter with the Sun) is a(n)
a)
circle
b)
cone
c)
ellipse
d)
figure-8
11.
Which is the correct hierarchy of the Earth in the universe from SMALLEST TO LARGEST?
a)
Milky Way Galaxy, Earth, solar system, universe
b)
Earth, solar system, universe, Milky Way Galaxy
c)
Earth, solar system, Milky Way Galaxy, universe
d)
universe, Milky Way Galaxy, solar system, Earth
12.
Fusion is
a)
the splitting of a large atomic nucleus into two or more smaller ones
b)
the joining of two small nuclei to form a larger nucleus
13.
What is the Earth's tilt in degrees?
a)
25.3 degrees
b)
32.5 degrees
c)
28.5 degrees
d)
23.5 degrees
14.
At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
15.
Which planet rotates on its axis in the opposite direction than the rest?
a)
Mars
b)
Venus
c)
Neptune
d)
Jupiter
16.
What is the brightest star in the sky?
a)
Rigil
b)
Vega
c)
Polaris
d)
Sirius
17.
What is the origin of the universe called?
a)
The Hubble Glitch
b)
The Big Crunch
c)
The Big Bang
d)
The Big Collapse
18.
A[n] ______________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon.
a)
high
b)
neap
c)
low
d)
spring
19.
What was the first element to form within the universe?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Helium
c)
Carbon
d)
Oxygen
20.
Which color has the longest wavelength?
a)
Red
b)
Yellow
c)
Green
d)
Violet
21.
How long does it take light to get from the sun to earth?
a)
8 hours
b)
2 years
c)
8 minutes
d)
12.5 seconds
22.
This galaxy is oval shaped
a)
elliptical galaxy
b)
spiral galaxy
c)
irregular gallaxy
23.
What law purposed that all the galaxies are accelerating away from each other.
a)
Pascal's law
b)
Hubble's law
c)
Newton's law
d)
Arcamedie's law
24.
The triangle in this image represents
a)
nutation
b)
precession
c)
elliptical orbits
d)
the barycenter
25.
_______ carry the greatest amount of energy.
a)
x-rays
b)
gamma rays
c)
infrared rays
d)
visible light
26.
_____ have the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies of all electromagnetic waves.
a)
microwaves
b)
radio waves
c)
gamma rays
d)
ultraviolet
27.
In what way does the Sun warm Earth?
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
condensation
28.
Planets orbit the Sun in a shape called a(n)
a)
circle
b)
ellipse
c)
focus
d)
perihelion
29.
A planet moves __________ when it is farthest from the sun.
a)
faster
b)
slower
30.
Why does Earth have different seasons?
a)
because of the distance between Earth and the sun
b)
because of the speed of Earth as it rotates on its axis
c)
because of the amount of light blocked by the moon on its axis
d)
because of the tilt of Earth on its axis as it moves around the sun
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