WorksheetsAstronomy 9th period
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is another name for a shooting star?
Blue star
Meteor
Constellation
Estrella
What is a lunar eclipse?
When the moon circles the Earth
When the moon is between the sun and Earth
When the moon goes behind the Earth's shadow
A pizza topping
The two main elements of a star are:
Hydrogen and oxygen
Hydrogen and helium
Helium and oxygen
Hydrogen and carbon
Who was the first man in space?
Yugi Gagarin
Neil Armstrong
John Glenn
Alan Shepard
What does special relativity explain?
The connection of space, time, and the speed of light
The connection of planets and gravity
How wormholes connect distant galaxies
All of the above
Where did the concept of the zodiac originate?
London, England
Babylonian astrology
Roman astrology
Capricorn
How many total constellations are there?
88
71
67
8
Neptune (the god of the oceans and sea) the planet has a distinct feature of misty clouds that resembles what early element to give it its name?
Fire
Earth
Water
Air
Which of the following best describes what the Milky Way is scientifically?
A spiral in the sky
A galaxy made up of stars, gas, and dust
A group of stars
A candy bar
Which color of star is the coldest?
Yellow
Green
Blue
Red
If Orion has 10% of the 70 brightest stars in the sky, how many of the brightest stars does Orion have?
70
7
40
21
How many times stronger is a dwarf star's gravity compared to Earth's?
350x
35,000x
350,000x
35,000,000x
What kind of star will the sun eventually become?
Red dwarf star
Black dwarf star
White dwarf star
It will never change
Mars has ____ gravity compared to Earth.
More
The same
Less
Zero
What is the gravity on the moon? (Hint: Earth's gravity is 9.807 m/s2
9.807 m/s2
24.79 m/s2
1.62 m/s2
274 m/s2
How big is a white dwarf star?
Size of a golf ball
Size of the sun
Size of Mercury
Size of a car
What is the order of the phases of the moon?
New moon, full moon, waning crescent, first quarter, last quarter, waxing crescent, waning gibbous, waxing gibbous, repeat
First quarter, last quarter, new moon, full moon, waxing crescent, waning crescent, waning gibbous, waxing gibbous, and repeat
Full moon, waning gibbous, waning crescent, waxing gibbous, new moon, first quarter, last quarter, waxing crescent, repeat
New moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, last quarter, waning crescent, repeat
How does Mars get its color?
Rusty steel
Iron oxide
Brass
Bronze
True or False: There are Northern Lights on other planets
True
False
Can a black hole evaporate?
Yes
No
Maybe
