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WorksheetsAstronomy Quiz #4 - All About Astronomy
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 41mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The planet that is rotating sideways on its axis is __________.
a)
an asteroid
b)
a gas giant
c)
a rocky planet
d)
a star
2.
Which stars have the lowest temperature?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
3.
Which stars have the highest temperature?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
4.
Stars located at the letter D would most likely be ________ in color.
a)
brown
b)
red
c)
green
d)
blue/white
5.
Stars located at the letter C would most likely be ________ in color.
a)
brown
b)
red
c)
green
d)
blue/white
6.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
7.
Why does the Earth have seasons?
a)
The temperature of the sun changes.
b)
Earth rotates on its axis.
c)
Earth's axis is tilted as it moves around the sun.
d)
The distance between Earth and the sun changes.
8.
A light year is...
a)
The speed light travels
b)
How long it takes light to get to you from the sun
c)
The distance light can travel in a year
d)
How many years it takes light to be emitted
9.
Which of the following is true about nuclear fusion?
a)
It occurs in high-mass stars only.
b)
It occurs throughout most of a star’s lifetime.
c)
It occurs in the cores of white dwarfs.
d)
It occurs when helium atoms combine to form hydrogen.
10.
Which of the following is true about nuclear fusion?
a)
It occurs in high-mass stars only.
b)
It occurs throughout a small amount of a star’s lifetime.
c)
It occurs in the cores of white dwarfs.
d)
It occurs when hydrogen atoms combine to form helium.
11.
What does a stars color indicate?
a)
color
b)
age
c)
size
d)
temperature
12.
Which is the largest?
a)
Moons
b)
Asteroids
c)
Universe
d)
Star
13.
This planet is incredibly hot during its "day". It is also the smallest planet in the solar system.
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Jupiter
14.
A student made a model of how the planets orbit the sun. She used different types of balls to represent each planet. She painted each one a different color. Then, she placed the Earth, Mercury, Venus and Mars on the same orbit close to the Sun and the rest of the planets much further away.What is incorrect about this student's model?
a)
She used the same size balls.
b)
She made Earth orbit the sun.
c)
She moved the Sun away from the Earth and Moon.
d)
All of the planets have a different orbit around the sun.
15.
Select the order from smallest to largest.
a)
Sun, Milky Way, solar system, universe
b)
Sun, Milky Way, universe, solar system
c)
Sun, solar system, Milky Way, universe
d)
Sun, solar system, universe, Milky Way
16.
T/F (if false replace the word in blue)
The sun's energy comes from nuclear fission.
The sun's energy comes from nuclear fission.
a)
True
b)
fusion
c)
fires
d)
atomic bombs
17.
T/F (If false, what would replace the word in blue?)
Mercury is sometimes called the red planet because the surface is made of iron-rich oxides.
Mercury is sometimes called the red planet because the surface is made of iron-rich oxides.
a)
True
b)
Mars
c)
Earth
d)
Venus
18.
T/F (If false, what would replace the word in blue?)
Gas giants are located on the inner part of the solar system.
Gas giants are located on the inner part of the solar system.
a)
True
b)
Dwarf planets
c)
Water bearing planets
d)
Terrestrial (rocky) planets
19.
Of the stars pictured, which is the coolest star?
a)
Blue-white supergiant
b)
Our sun
c)
Red giant
20.
T/F (If false, what would replace the word in blue?)
As the moon is waxing, the surface we see lit by the sun is increasing.
As the moon is waxing, the surface we see lit by the sun is increasing.
a)
True
b)
waning
c)
new
d)
old
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