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WorksheetsAstronomy Review Academic
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 2hrs 38mins
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1.
Almost Earth’s twin in size and mass, this planet has very thick atmosphere.
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Neptune
2.
The surface of this planet appears red due to rusting iron in the rocks.
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Pluto
d)
Venus
3.
This is the largest planet in the solar system.
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Uranus
d)
Venus
4.
This is the smallest planet in the solar system
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
5.
Only planet known to have life
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Mercury
6.
Scientists have been able to find no atmosphere around this planet because it has little gravity and is closest to the sun.
a)
Mars
b)
Venus
c)
Mercury
d)
Earth
7.
This gas giant has a large storm in its atmosphere known as The Red Spot
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
8.
Most likely due to a massive collision, this planet rotates from top to bottom.
a)
Saturn
b)
Venus
c)
Neptune
d)
Uranus
9.
The order of the planets is:
a)
Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
c)
Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
10.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
11.
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
12.
How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
365 days
d)
29.5 days
13.
When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is Leaning away from the Sun, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
14.
How long does it take for Earth to complete one full rotation?
a)
365 days
b)
23 hours
c)
24 hours
d)
1 month
15.
What are terrestrial or the inner planets composed of?
a)
water
b)
gas
c)
rock
d)
none of the above
16.
What are the jovial (outer) planets composed of ?
a)
rock
b)
gas
c)
dust
17.
The greater mass a planet has,
a)
the greater the gravitational force it has
b)
the less gravitational force it has
c)
gravitational force does not depend on mass
18.
To measure the distance between our sun and the planet in our solar system we use
a)
AU
b)
LY
c)
Km
d)
m
19.
The spinning of an object on its axis is called______
a)
orbit
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
tide
20.
The Earth rotates ____ to _____. This causes the sun, moon, and stars to rise in the ____, appear to move across the sky,and set in the ____.
a)
west, east west, east
b)
east, west east, west
c)
west, east east, west
d)
east, west north, south
21.
The different shapes of the moon you see from Earth are called ________.
a)
lunar eclipse
b)
phases
c)
solar eclipse
d)
spring
22.
The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.
a)
day
b)
year
c)
week
d)
month
23.
When the moon appears to be "getting smaller", we call this _______________.
a)
Waxing
b)
Waning
c)
Shrinking
d)
Disappearing
24.
Which of the following is a characteristic of both the Earth and the Moon?
a)
Atmosphere containing oxygen
b)
Rocky surface covered with landforms
c)
Flowing water in oceans and rivers
d)
Fossils and fossil fuels under the surface
25.
The energy from the sun is created by a process called:
a)
nuclear fission
b)
nuclear fusion
c)
nuclear reaction
d)
nuclear core
26.
Energy is created in the core when two _____________ atoms join together to form a ______________ atom.
a)
helium, hydrogen
b)
carbon, hydrogen
c)
nitrogen, helium
d)
hydrogen, helium
27.
The middle layer of the sun's interior that contains very tightly packed gas is called the _____________.
a)
photosphere
b)
chromosphere
c)
radiation zone
d)
convection zone
28.
How long does it take energy to pass through the radiation zone?
a)
12 minutes
b)
100 year
c)
10,000 years
d)
100,000 years
29.
In which area of the sun does gas rise as it heats up, then fall back down as it cools?
a)
the core
b)
the radiation zone
c)
the convection zone
d)
the corona
30.
When we look at the sun, what layer are we viewing?
a)
photosphere
b)
chromosphere
c)
corona
d)
convection zone
31.
What layer gives the sun it's reddish color during a solar eclipse?
a)
convection zone
b)
corona
c)
chromosphere
d)
photosphere
32.
Areas of gas on the sun's surface that are cooler than gases around them are called:
a)
corona
b)
prominences
c)
sunspots
d)
solarspots
33.
The sun makes up about _________ percent of the solar system's total mass.
a)
98
b)
95
c)
99.8
d)
98.9
34.
This picture shows what surface feature of the sun?
a)
sunspot
b)
corona
c)
prominence
d)
core
35.
How do you write
8.317 x 106
in standard form?
8.317 x 106
in standard form?
a)
8, 371, 000
b)
83, 170, 000
c)
837, 100
d)
8, 317, 000
36.
Express the following in standard notation:
8.025 x 10-8
8.025 x 10-8
a)
.00000008025
b)
.000000008025
c)
802,500,000,000
d)
80,250,000,000
37.
Scientific Notation is made up of two number parts. The first part should be a number between 1 and 100.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
Scientific Notation is made up of two number parts. The second part is a power of base 10.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
How do you write
1001
in scientific notation?
1001
in scientific notation?
a)
1.0001 x 104
b)
1.01 x 105
c)
1.001 x 103
d)
10.1 x 103
40.
How would you write 564,000,000 in scientific notation?
a)
5.64 x 10-7
b)
5.64 x 106
c)
5.64 x 108
d)
56.4 x 107
41.
Which of the following is correct scientific notation?
a)
20.35 x 104
b)
.2035 x 104
c)
2035 4
d)
2.035 x104
42.
Express the following in scientific notation:
.000045
.000045
a)
4.5 x 10-5
b)
45 x 10-6
c)
4.5 x105
d)
45 x 106
43.
Our galaxy is called the
a)
Earth Nebula
b)
The Hubble Galaxy
c)
The Milky Way
d)
The Snickers
44.
Galaxies are composed of (best answer)
a)
stars
b)
stars and gas
c)
stars, dust, and gas
d)
stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity
45.
What object is shown here?
a)
Hubble Telescope
b)
Voyager 1
c)
ISS
d)
New Horizons
46.
What is the object shown here?
a)
Pioneer 10
b)
Pioneer 11
c)
Voyager 2
d)
Hubble Space Telescope
47.
What is our galaxy?
a)
Andromeda
b)
Star One
c)
The Mars Bar
d)
The Milky Way
48.
Which causes day and night?
a)
revolution
b)
ravioli
c)
rotation
d)
Earth's tilt on its axis as it revolves around the sun
49.
Which of these is NOT large and gaseous?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Mercury
c)
Saturn
d)
Uranus
50.
What two planets can be found on either side of Earth?
a)
Venus and Mars
b)
Mercury and Mars
c)
Venus and Mercury
d)
Mercury and Jupiter
51.
The stars in the night sky look as if they are slowly moving because...
a)
the Earth is moving.
b)
they rotate around the Sun.
c)
they rotate around the Earth.
d)
the Sun blocks them out at times.
52.
What causes the moon to shine the way it does?
a)
The tilt of the Earth on its axis.
b)
The rotation of the Earth on its axis.
c)
When the moon heats up, it give off light.
d)
Reflection of sunlight off the surface of the moon.
53.
The study of celestial objects (bodies) in space
a)
astronomy
b)
cosmology
c)
astrology
54.
Earth’s natural satellite is the
a)
Sun
b)
comet
c)
asteroid
d)
moon
55.
The first individual to use a telescope to describe the behavior of moving objects in space
a)
Galileo Galilei
b)
Robert Wilson
c)
Edwin Hubble
d)
Johannes Kepler
56.
An explosion of a massive star is known as
a)
black hole
b)
supernova
c)
red giant
d)
neutron star
57.
The asteroid belt is located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
a)
True
b)
False
58.
Large holes on the moon's surface is call
a)
crater
b)
corona
c)
prominences
d)
solar flare
59.
The distance between the Earth and the Sun one ______________
a)
astronomical unit.
b)
Light-year
c)
kilometer
d)
meter
60.
Areas of the Sun’s surface that appear dark because they are cooler than surrounding areas are called ___.
a)
coronas
b)
sunspot
c)
prominences
d)
solar flares
61.
What is being shown here?
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Lunar Eclipse
62.
What is being shown here?
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Lunar Eclipse
63.
What is an "astronomical unit"?
a)
The distance between the Earth and Mars
b)
The distance between two planets
c)
The distance between the sun and the Earth
d)
The distance between the sun and Pluto
64.
What is the correct order of the planets in the solar system?
a)
Mercury - Venus - Earth - Mars - Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus - Neptune
b)
Mars - Earth - Venus - Mercury - Saturn - Jupiter - Uranus - Neptune
c)
Mercury - Venus - Earth - Mars - Saturn - Jupiter- Neptune - Uranus
d)
Venus - Mercury - Earth - Mars - Saturn - Uranus - Jupiter - Neptune
65.
What does one rotation of the Earth signify?
a)
24 hours
b)
12 hours
c)
365 days
d)
30 days
66.
What phenomenon is the cause of the Earth's tides?
a)
Earth's rotation on it's axis
b)
Earth's magnetic field
c)
The moon's gravitational pull on Earth
d)
The Earth's gravitational pull on the moon
67.
What moon phase is this?
a)
Waxing Gibbous
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Quarter
d)
New Moon
68.
What moon phase is this?
a)
Waxing Gibbons
b)
Waning Quarter
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
New Moon
69.
Place the following in order from largest to smallest in size.
a)
universe, galaxy, solar system, planet, atom
b)
universe, solar system, galaxy, planet
c)
galaxy, universe, solar system, planet,
d)
galaxy, universe, solar system, planet, molecule
70.
For a solar eclipse to occur, what phase must the moon be in?
a)
New
b)
First Quarter
c)
Full
d)
Last Quarter
71.
For a lunar eclipse to occur what phase must the moon be in?
a)
New
b)
First quarter
c)
Full
d)
Last quarter
72.
What phase would be seen from earth at position # 6?
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Waxing Gibbous
73.
What phase would be seen from earth at position 2?
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Waxing Gibbous
74.
What is the location of the Sun compared to the Earth?
a)
The Sun is close enough to fly to in one day.
b)
The Sun is the center of our solar system.
c)
The Earth is the closet planet to the Sun.
d)
The Sun revolves around the Earth
75.
Which of the following are considered small rocky planets?
a)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Mercury, Venus, Uranus, Neptune
c)
Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter
d)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
76.
Which statement BEST describes Earth's moon?
a)
It is a large ball of glowing gases.
b)
It has a flat surface.
c)
It has no atmosphere and is covered with craters.
d)
It has an atmosphere and is covered with craters.
77.
When an object spins on its own axis is known as...
a)
Revolution
b)
Rotation
78.
What causes the seasons?
a)
The Earth's axis is broken.
b)
The Earth's orbit around the Sun and its tilted axis.
c)
The Sun moves to the other side of the Earth.
d)
The Earth's distance from the Sun changes.
79.
Where on Earth do the temperatures change very little from season to season?
a)
along the equator
b)
one month
c)
one week
d)
one year
80.
Which of the following objects is the largest?
a)
Galaxy
b)
Planet
c)
Universe
d)
Star
81.
In the diagram what season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing?
a)
Summer
b)
Fall
c)
WInter
d)
Spring
82.
Which type of galaxy is composed of mostly old stars, because it has very little gas and dust for making new stars?
a)
Elliptical
b)
Spiral
c)
Irregular
83.
Which two types of stars are main sequence stars?
a)
blue giants and red giants
b)
blue giants and red dwarfs
c)
white dwarfs and red dwarfs
d)
white dwarfs and red supergiants
84.
Where is the sun located on the HR diagram?
a)
red dwarfs
b)
main sequence
c)
red giants
d)
blue supergiants
85.
Our sun is a very _____ star.
a)
average
b)
giant
c)
hot
d)
bright
86.
Which types of stars are fusing hydrogen into helium?
a)
red giants
b)
white dwarfs
c)
main sequence
d)
black holes
87.
A cloud of dust and gas in space where stars are born and die is:
a)
galaxy
b)
nebula
c)
comet
d)
black hole
88.
A collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars is called:
a)
galaxy
b)
nebula
c)
star
d)
comet
89.
The HR diagram plots which two factors of stars?
a)
Luminosity and Temperature
b)
Size and Color
c)
Name and Luminosity
d)
Color and Diameter
90.
All of space and everything in it is known as:
a)
the universe
b)
the galaxy
c)
the solar system
d)
the earth
91.
This telescope is:
a)
The very large array (New Mexico)
b)
Arecibo (Puerto Rico)
c)
Hubble Space Telescope
d)
Mcdonald Observatory (Texas)
92.
A chunk of ice and dust in space orbiting the sun is called:
a)
comet
b)
meteor
c)
asteroid
d)
star
93.
A rock in space, found in a "belt" between Jupiter and Mars is called:
a)
asteroid
b)
comet
c)
meteor
d)
star
94.
A rock in space that has entered Earth's atmosphere and is now burning up is:
a)
asteroid
b)
meteor
c)
comet
d)
galaxy
95.
Which astronomer was the first to know that the Milky Way was not the only galaxy, and there are other galaxies in the universe?
a)
Edwin Hubble
b)
Isaac Newton
c)
Tim Mcgraw
d)
White dwarf
96.
The brightness of a star is known as:
a)
luminosity
b)
galaxy
c)
supernova
d)
pulsar
97.
The photosphere of the Sun is
a)
the visible "surface" of the Sun.
b)
the middle layer of the Sun's atmosphere.
c)
the region of convecting gases below the visible surface of the Sun.
d)
the core of the Sun, where the nuclear energy is generated.
98.
Granulation on the surface of the Sun is caused by
a)
differential rotation of the Sun.
b)
nuclear fusion processes occurring just below the surface.
c)
magnetic field disturbances above the solar surface.
d)
convective currents carrying heat from beneath the surface.
99.
What is a prominence on the Sun?
a)
A large loop of gas supported by magnetic fields
b)
A jet of gas shot upward from an emerging sunspot
c)
A shock wave created by the eruption of a solar flare
d)
Another name for a plage
100.
An object circling around another object is known as...
a)
Satellite
b)
Axis
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