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Astronomy Test

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Choose the correct phase.
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waxing Gibbous
2.
Choose the correct phase.
a)
Waning Gibbous
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
Last Quarter
d)
First Quarter
3.
Choose the correct Moon Phase.
a)
New Moon
b)
Full Moon
c)
First Quarter
d)
Last Quarter
4.
Choose the correct phase.
a)
Waning Gibbous
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waxing Crescent
5.
Choose the correct phase.
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
6.
Choose the correct phase.
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
7.
Choose the correct phase.
a)
Last Quarter
b)
First Quarter
c)
waning crescent
d)
waxing crescent
8.
Choose the correct phase.
a)
New Moon
b)
Full Moon
c)
First quarter
d)
Last quarter
9.
How many phases does the moon have?
a)
7 phases
b)
5 phases
c)
I do not know
d)
8 phases
10.

The Moon ________ around the Earth.

a)

moves parallel

b)

rotates

c)

moves perpendicular

d)

revolves

11.

What causes the moon to be illuminated?

a)

The Sun

b)

The Earth

c)

The Ocean

d)

Jupiter

12.
The phases of the moon are caused by
a)
the Earth's shadow on the moon
b)
the moon's shadow on the Earth
c)
how much of the sunlit side of the moon faces Earth
d)
lunar and solar eclipses
13.
About how many days does it take for the Moon to complete one revolution around Earth?
a)
12
b)
24
c)
30
d)
365
14.

Even if we cannot always see it, ________ of the moon is always lit.

a)

half

b)

one fourth

c)

all

d)

none

15.

When the moon is more than half lit, we call it ________

a)

gibbous

b)

crescent

c)

new

d)

quarter

16.

When the moon is less than half lit, we call it ________

a)

gibbous

b)

crescent

c)

new

d)

quarter

17.

What causes seasons on Earth?

a)

Tilt and revolution

b)

Rotation and revolution

c)

Tilt and rotation

d)

Tilt and moonlight

18.
This is the largest planet in the solar system.
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Uranus
d)
Venus
19.
This is the smallest planet in the solar system
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
20.
Only planet known to have life
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Mercury
21.

The earth orbits around...

a)

the sun.

b)

the moon

c)

other planets

d)

the Milky Way

22.

What is at the center of the Solar System?

a)

Earth

b)

Moon

c)

Sun

d)

Jupiter

23.
What force keeps the planets orbiting the sun?
a)
Gravity
b)
Magnetism
c)
Electricity
d)
Friction
24.

Which planet is fifth from the sun?

a)

Saturn

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mars

d)

Earth

25.

Which planet is seventh from the sun?

a)

Saturn

b)

Earth

c)

Venus

d)

Uranus

26.

which planet is the third from the sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Neptune

c)

Pluto

d)

Earth

27.

Which is the fourth planet from the sun?

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Earth

d)

Jupiter

28.

Which is the second closest planet to the sun?

a)

Earth

b)

Saturn

c)

Venus

d)

Mercury

29.

Which Planet comes after Earth in the solar system?

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Eros

30.

The spinning of an object on its axis is called______

a)

orbit

b)

rotation

c)

revolution

d)

tide

31.

Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

a)

revolution

b)

orbit

c)

rotation

32.

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

33.
How long does it take for Earth to complete on full rotation?
a)
365 days
b)
23 hours
c)
24 hours
d)
1 month
34.
The order of the planets is:
a)
Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
c)
Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
35.
What is a common characteristic of the inner planets?
a)
Large
b)
Gaseous
c)
Rings
d)
Rocky Surface
36.

What category do we put the planets that are made of rock and metal?

a)

Jovian

b)

Terrestrial

c)

Milkyway

d)

Earth

37.

In what category do we put the planets that are made of gas and ice?

a)

Jovian

b)

Terrestrial

c)

Milkyway

d)

Inner

38.

What TWO measures of distance do we use in astronomy?

a)

Astronomical Unit (AU)

b)

Light-year

c)

Kilometer

d)

Foot

39.

Which category of planets have more moons?

a)

Jovian

b)

Terrestrial

c)

They are equal

d)

Inner

40.

What accounts for 99% of the solar system's total mass?

a)

Sun

b)

Jupiter

c)

All of the planets

d)

Planets plus asteroids

41.

What is the movement of one object around another?

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Tilt

d)

Orbit

42.

Because gravity is inconsistent in space, we measure the size of planets by ____________.

a)

Mass

b)

Weight

c)

Gravity

d)

Interia

43.

The Jovian planets are primarily made of ____________.

a)

Gas and ice

b)

Gas and rock

c)

Rock and metal

d)

Gas and metal

44.

The Terrestrial planets are primarily made of ____________.

a)

Gas and ice

b)

Gas and rock

c)

Rock and metal

d)

Gas and metal

45.

Even though we may not be able to see them, all of the __________ planets have rings.

a)

Jovian

b)

Terrestrial

c)

Rocky

d)

Warm

46.

Each planet __________ and __________ as it orbits the Sun.

a)

Rotates and revolves

b)

Rotates and orbits

c)

Waxes and Wanes

d)

Revolves and removes

47.

What word is defined as "a natural satellite that orbits an object other than the Sun?"

a)

moon

b)

planet

c)

asteroid

d)

meteor

48.

Which is the hottest planet?

a)

Venus

b)

Earth

c)

Mercury

d)

Mars

49.

Which planet category always has larger mass?

a)

Jovian

b)

Terrestrial

50.

Which category of planets has warmer temperatures?

a)

Jovian

b)

Terrestrial

51.
This is the largest planet in the solar system.
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Uranus
d)
Venus
52.
This is the smallest planet in the solar system
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
53.
Planets that are closer to the sun
a)
take more time to orbit
b)
take less time to orbit
54.
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
55.
Pluto, among others, is known as a ____.
a)
dwarf planet 
b)
planet
56.

What force definitely keeps the planets in their orbits around the sun?

a)

Magnetism

b)

Inertia

c)

Gravity

d)

Mass

57.

Which space object is "small, rocky and orbits the Sun"?

a)

asteroid

b)

meteor

c)

comet

d)

meteoroid

58.

Which space object is "a broken piece of meteor that has fallen to Earth's surface"?

a)

asteroid

b)

meteor

c)

comet

d)

meteorite

59.

Which space object is "a rock (meteroid) from outer space that enters the Earth's atmosphere"?

a)

asteroid

b)

meteor

c)

comet

d)

meteorite

60.

Which space object is "a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the Sun, a 'tail' of gas and dust particles pointing away from the Sun"?

a)

asteroid

b)

meteor

c)

comet

d)

meteorite

61.

Which space object is "a rock chunk that came from an asteroid"?

a)

asteroid

b)

meteor

c)

comet

d)

meteoroid

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