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WorksheetsAstronomy Review 2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a flattened collection of stars called?
a)
Halo
b)
Disk
c)
Bulge
d)
Spiral Arm
2.
A small space rock crashed into Earth. What is it?
a)
Asteroid
b)
Meteor
c)
Meteoroid
d)
Meteorite
3.
What type of star is dim, but hot?
a)
Main Sequence
b)
Red Giant
c)
White Dwarf
d)
Neutron Star
4.
How many dwarf planets are in our solar system?
a)
5
b)
2
c)
8
d)
100
5.
Which of these is not a dwarf planet?
a)
Pluto
b)
Apophis
c)
Ceres
6.
Which is not a requirement to be a planet?
a)
Have a moon
b)
Spherical Shape
c)
Clear the neighborhood
d)
Orbit a star
7.
What is the fuzzy cloud surrounding the solid part of a comet?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Embryo
c)
Coma
d)
Tail
8.
What time of galaxy is defined as a flat rotating disk of gas, dust, and stars?
a)
Elliptical
b)
Irregular
c)
Barr
d)
Spiral
9.
Small particles start clumping together, as they get larger, their gravity pulls in more material. What theory is this a part of?
a)
Roche Limit
b)
Galaxy Formation
c)
Trojan Asteroirds
d)
Birth of a Black Hole
10.
Where are red giants found on an H-R diagram?
a)
Bottom Left
b)
Diagonal Line
c)
Top Right
d)
Bottom Right
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