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WorksheetsUnit E - Section 1 Review
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 20mins
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Class
Date
1.
A position in orbit where sunlight shines equally on the Northern and Southern hemisphere. When daylight and darkness are equal for most of earth.
a)
solstice
b)
daylight savings
c)
equator
d)
equinox
2.
A position in orbit where one hemisphere gets minimum sunlight and one gets maximum sunlight.
a)
equinox
b)
night
c)
solstice
d)
day
3.
This is the first day of Spring. It is when the sun shines directly on the equator and the length of day and night are nearly equal.
a)
September Equinox
b)
December Solstice
c)
March Equinox
d)
June Solstice
4.
This is the first day of Summer. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is the longest day of the year.In the Southern Hemisphere, it is the shortest day of the year.
a)
September Equinox
b)
December Solstice
c)
March Equinox
d)
June Solstice
5.
What model is where the earth is in the middle of our universe?
a)
Heliocentric Model
b)
Geocentric Model
c)
Moon phases
d)
Tidal Phases
6.
What Model is where the sun is the center of the universe?
a)
Geocentric
b)
Heliocentric
c)
Earth's rotations
d)
Earth's planets
7.
Why did the Catholic Church put Galileo under house arrest?
a)
For saying that the universe is 14 billion years old
b)
For never going to church
c)
For saying the planets revolved around the sun
d)
For refusing to believe in Jesus Christ
8.
Which scientist proposed that the planets orbits were elliptical and not circular?
a)
Galileo
b)
Kepler
c)
Einstein
d)
Aristotle
9.
A light-year is the distance light travels in a year.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
The Sun is the largest planet in the solar system.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
9.5 trillion km is the aproximate distance of a _________.
a)
light-year
b)
orbit
c)
lunar eclipse
d)
Astronimical Unit (AU)
12.
Light travels through space at about 300,000 km/s.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Earth is part of the _____.
a)
Oort Cloud
b)
Milky Way
c)
Kuiper Belt
d)
Asteroid Belt
14.
One astronomical unit equals _____.
a)
the average distance from Earth to the Sun.
b)
the amount of time it takes Earth to orbit the Sun.
c)
the distance to the nearest star.
d)
the amount of time it takes light to travel from the Sun to Earth.
15.
A comet is a(n) ______.
a)
small star
b)
large body of ice and rock
c)
chunk of rock and metal
d)
asteriod
16.
A _____ is a medium sized star at the very END of its life cycle. Scientists have yet to discover one as they believe the universe is still too young to have produced them.
a)
white dwarf
b)
black dwarf
c)
black hole
d)
supernova
17.
Ursa Major is considered a ________________.
a)
revolution
b)
asterism
c)
galaxy
d)
constellation
18.
The Big Dipper is considered a ________________.
a)
revolution
b)
asterism
c)
galaxy
d)
constellation
19.
Which of the following is a Jovian planet?
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Saturn
20.
We are looking at a star that is 2 million light years away and see the star explode in a supernova. We conclude that the supernova occurred 2 million years ago.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Sunlight takes _______________ to travel to earth.
a)
8 minutes
b)
8 hours
c)
8 seconds
d)
8 light years
22.
The most common elements in the SUN are
a)
carbon and oxygen
b)
water and carbon dioxide
c)
calcium and potassium
d)
hydrogen and helium
23.
The Sun is an average, middle sized star.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
c)
Scientists do NOT know
24.
The heat and pressure of the core of the sun cause TWO Hydrogen atoms to join and create Helium. This process releases enormous amounts of energy and is called __________
a)
Fission
b)
Fusion
c)
Combustion
25.
More massive stars continue to fuse elements in their cores all the way up to ________.
a)
silicon
b)
iron (Fe)
c)
carbon
d)
plutonium
26.
a gigantic explosion that causes the death of a large star
a)
pulsar
b)
red giant
c)
supernova
d)
black hole
27.
The color of a star depends on its
a)
size
b)
temperature
c)
shape
d)
magnitude
28.
What color are the hottest stars?
a)
red
b)
yellow
c)
orange
d)
blue
29.
As our sun continues through its life cycle, it will _________.
a)
gradually get smaller and smaller until it dies out.
b)
Gradually get larger until its outer layers drift off.
c)
become denser and denser until it forms a black hole.
d)
become hotter and hotter until it becomes a blue hypergiant.
30.
How did the elements we have on Earth get here?
a)
They are all man-made.
b)
They were formed in stars that eventually exploded in supernova.
c)
The sun created all of our elements through fusion.
d)
Elements blew to earth through solar wind.
31.
Why won't our sun ever become a black hole?
a)
It is too massive
b)
It is too old
c)
It is too young
d)
It is too small
32.
The core of a Red Giant collapses and becomes a ___________________.
a)
White Dwarf
b)
Blue Supergiant
c)
Red Supergiant
d)
Black Hole
33.
A rock that orbits between Mars and Jupiter is called a(n) ___________
a)
Meteoroid
b)
Asteroid
c)
Meteor
d)
Meteorite
34.
A rock that drifts through space with no apparent orbit is called a(n) ___________
a)
Meteoroid
b)
Asteroid
c)
Meteor
d)
Meteorite
35.
A rock that hits the surface of the earth is called a(n) ___________
a)
Meteoroid
b)
Asteroid
c)
Meteor
d)
Meteorite
36.
How to measure: face north (this is 0°). Turn clockwise until you are facing the direction of the object. This is measuring ______________.
a)
Altitude
b)
Zenith
c)
Height
d)
Azimuth
37.
______________ refers to the highest point directly overhead.
a)
Altitude
b)
Zenith
c)
Height
d)
Azimuth
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