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WorksheetsAstronomy Study Quiz
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
The theory that the universe formed in an enormous explosion about 10 to 15 billion years ago.
The Big Crunch Theory
The Big Bang Theory
The Black Hole Theory
Newton's second Law
Objects that are moving away from each other
Red Shift
BlueShift
Sudden Expansion
Growing
Stars are Classified by their Luminosity and ___
Color
Class
Temperature
Cluster Name
The classification of stars is known as
B-R Diagram
Hertz-Russel Diagram
H-R Diagram
P-M Diagram
What happens after a supernova?
Black Dwarf
White Dwarf
Black Hole
Nebula
What planet is the Great Red Spot on?
Saturn
Mars
Jupiter
Venus
What is the classification system called for Galaxies?
HR Diagram
Hubbles Tuning Fork
Life Cycles of Galaxies
Ellipticals
What is the property that causes a star to either collapse on itself or to expand?
The star has too much Helium
The star's inward force is is greater than the outward force so it would collapse
The star's inward force is weaker than the outward force so it would collapse
The star does not have enough hydrogen and helium to maintain stability
Which of the following galaxies will be more circular when it is an Ellipse galaxy?
E0
E3
E 5
E7
Which of the following galaxies has no definite shape?
Ellipse
Lenticular
Spiral
Irregular
Our sun has how many layers?
3
5
6
7
Sun spots are caused by the granules in this layer to die off and become cooler than the surrounding area.
Photosphere
Convection zone
Radiation Zone
Core
Which of the sun's layers can be seen during a total solar eclipse?
Photosphere
Corona
Core
Chromosphere
Which of these elements cannot be found naturally here on Earth but is from our Sun?
Hydrogen
Helium
Carbon
Arsenic
What is the third rock from the sun?
Mars
Venus
Earth
Mercury
Kepler created laws that stated:
Planets move in circles around their sun called ellipses
Planets move around our sun in oval orbits called an ellipse
Planets are organized by their size around our sun
The inner planets are terrestrial and the outer planets are jovian
To calculate eccentricity, we divide the distance between the two focal points by which of these variables?
Length
Perimeter
Semimajor Axis
Semiminor Axis
What is the cause of our seasons?
Moon's position
Your Zodiac sign
Tilt of Earth's Axis
Location of the Earth in position to the sun
Say a planet was orbiting our sun with a distance from our sun of 6 kilometers and a semimajor axis of 3 kilometers, what is the planet's eccentricity?
3
2
6
18
Which of the following is an artificial science?
Astronomy
Meteorology
Astrology
Oceanography
Which of these astronomers was responsible for developing a telescope that could see a neighboring galaxy?
Ptolemy
Copernicus
Hubble
Kepler
Which of the astronomers below developed different laws that discussed the planetary motion?
Ptolemy
Copernicus
Hubble
Kepler
Our Universe is how old?
14.6 Billion Years
4.5 Billion Years
13.7 Billion Years
8.7 Billion Years
If Andromeda, our neighboring galaxy, is said to be moving towards us, does this mean it is redshifting or blue shifting?
RedShifting
BlueShifting
Newton told us that the higher the gravitational mass of an object...
The less satellites it will have
The more objects it would attract
The faster the decay
The higher the weight
After a Massive star burns through the first part of its _____ fuel, it will turn into a _____ star.
Hydrogen; Red Super Giant
Helium: Red Giant
Helium: Red Super Giant
Hydrogen: Red Giant
Once a white dwarf star burns through most of its nuclear fusion as fuel, it will be in what stage of its life cycle?
Neutron Star
Black Hole
Black Dwarf
Binary Star
70% of all stars spend most of their life cycle along which part of their life cycle?
Red Giant Phase
Main Sequence
White Dwarf
Planetary Nebula
Galaxies are formed by gas and dust.
True
False
Which galaxy produces the most stars?
Irregular
lenticular
Elliptical
Spiral
An Sc on the tuning fork (Spiral C) is known for which characteristic?
Short arms of gas and dust
Arms that are hard to see or faint
Many arms around the central bulge
Two thick arms from the central bulge
The gas giant planets are known as the Terrestrial planets.
True
False
When a moon is "waxing" it is known for getting bigger.
True
False
