WorksheetsUNIT 2 EXAM
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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____ is the process in which energy is released as the nucei of small atoms combine to form larger nucleus
____ is the process in which energy is released as the nucei of small atoms combine to form larger nucleus
a)
SOLAR NEBULA
b)
PARALLAX
c)
NUCLEAR FUSION
d)
TERRESTRIAL NEBULA
2.
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The solar system formed from a ____ which is a rotating cloud of gas and dust that formed into the sun and planets
The solar system formed from a ____ which is a rotating cloud of gas and dust that formed into the sun and planets
a)
ASTEROID
b)
METEROID
c)
PARALAX
d)
SOLAR NEBULA
3.
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When an object looks as if the position has shifted when it is viewed from different locations, this refers to as_____
When an object looks as if the position has shifted when it is viewed from different locations, this refers to as_____
a)
Parallax
b)
Space Dimentia
c)
Space Continuem
d)
none of these
4.
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EARTH, VENUS, MARS AND MERCURY are all considered to be ____
EARTH, VENUS, MARS AND MERCURY are all considered to be ____
a)
Planets
b)
Inhabited planets
c)
Populated planets
d)
Terrestrial planets
5.
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A ___ is a small rocky object that orbits the sun many of these objects are located in a band between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
A ___ is a small rocky object that orbits the sun many of these objects are located in a band between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
a)
Meteor
b)
Asteroid
c)
Comet
d)
none of these
6.
Who agreed that the earth was in a elliptical GEOCENTRIC orbital rotation?
a)
Aristotle
b)
Aristarchus
c)
Copernicus
d)
none of these
7.
Galileo Galilei showed that Earth was not the center of the solar system, through which method?
a)
Calculating mathematical models
b)
Using a highly advanced telescope
c)
Observing the sun
d)
none of the above
8.
The Kuiper Belt is generally thought to contain left over bits from the formation of the solar system. How can you describe these objects?
a)
Often larger than some planets
b)
extremely hot
c)
minor planet sized objects that orbit the sun in a flat belt
d)
all having 100 AU
9.
Which of the following is the correct list of the Gas Planets
a)
Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune
b)
Earth, Mars, Venus
c)
Pluto, Saturn, Jupiter
d)
Earth, Jupiter, Neptune
10.
What describes an effect of centripetal force?
a)
Objects break apart in space
b)
Ojbects burn at very high temperatures
c)
objects move in a circular path
d)
objects move in a elliptical path
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