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Earth Science - Chapter 24

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a form of electromagnetic radiation?

a)

gravity

b)

gamma rays

c)

radio waves

d)

visible light

2.

Which color has the longest wavelength?

a)

red

b)

orange

c)

blue

d)

Green

3.

Gamma rays, x-rays, visible light, and radio waves are all types of ___.

a)

ultra violet waves

b)

chromatic aberration

c)

electromagnetic radiation

d)

nuclear energy

4.

The fact that light can exert a pressure on matter suggests that it is made of particles called

a)

electrons

b)

photons

c)

neutrons

d)

protons

5.

The energy of a photon is related to its ____.

a)

size

b)

rate of movement

c)

wavelength

d)

mass

6.

How many times can you subtract 10 from 100?

a)

once

b)

ten

c)

five

d)

99

7.

What does a prism do?

a)

separates sunlight into uv and infrared radiation

b)

combines the colors of visible light into white light

c)

changes the wavelength of electromagnetic waves

d)

separates visible light into several colors

8.

Which type of spectrum can be produced by a solid, liquid, or gas?

a)

discontinuous spectrum

b)

continuous spectrum

c)

emission spectrum

d)

absorption spectrum

9.

What information does a star's spectrum offer about the star?

a)

size

b)

chemical composition

c)

age

d)

none of the answers above

10.

Which type of spectrum is associated with the radiation of most stars?

a)

continuous spectrum

b)

emission spectrum

c)

discontinuous spectrum

d)

absorption spectrum

11.

Which of the following refers to change of wavelength when object moves towards or away?

a)

Doppler effect

b)

chromatic aberration

c)

wave theory of light

d)

spectroscopy

12.

On a menu what is Bombay Duck?

a)

duck

b)

chicken

c)

beef

d)

fish

13.

What happens to an object's wavelength as the object moves towards you?

a)

The wavelength will vary

b)

The wavelength will be shortened

c)

The wavelength will be lengthened

d)

The wavelength will not change

14.

Using the Doppler effect, astronomers can determine a star's ____.

a)

temperature

b)

age

c)

movement toward or away from Earth

d)

chemical composition

15.

A refracting telescope produces an image using a(n) ____.

a)

objective lens

b)

prism

c)

spectroscope

d)

mirror

16.

A reflecting telescope produces an image using a(n) ___.

a)

antenna

b)

prism

c)

concave mirror

d)

lens

17.

Which property of an optical telescope is associated with sharper images?

a)

chromatic aberration

b)

magnifying power

c)

light-gathering power

d)

resolving power

18.

Chromatic aberration ____.

a)

weakens the image of stars

b)

blocks stars from most telescopes

c)

makes stars appear much larger than they are

d)

makes images of stars appear sideways

19.

What color bow does Donald Duck wear?

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

green

d)

yellow

20.

What was the first space telescope built by NASA?

a)

James Webb Space Telescope

b)

Chandra X-Ray Observatory

c)

Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory

d)

Hubble Space Telescope

21.

What advantage do space telescopes have over telescopes used on Earth?

a)

They are much cheaper to build

b)

They last longer

c)

They are not affected by Earth's atmosphere

d)

They do not need lenses or mirrors to gather light

22.

The layer of the sun that radiates most of the light that reaches Earth is the ____.

a)

photosphere

b)

ionsphere

c)

corona

d)

chromosphere

23.

The outermost layer of the sun is called the ___.

a)

photosphere

b)

ionsphere

c)

corona

d)

chromosphere

24.

Which part of the sun lies directly above the visible "surface" of the sun?

a)

photosphere

b)

ionsphere

c)

corona

d)

chromosphere

25.

In the human body what is the hallux?

a)

pinky finger

b)

spleen

c)

big toe

d)

ear lobe

26.

The sun's surface is made up mostly of ____.

a)

hydrogen

b)

ammonia

c)

helium

d)

oxygen

27.

Streams of electrons and protons that shoot out from the sun's corona make up the solar ___.

a)

granules

b)

wind

c)

rays

d)

atmosphere

28.

Sunspots appear dark because they are ____.

a)

relatively cool

b)

deep holes

c)

solid areas

d)

relatively hot

29.

What effect do solar flares have on Earth?

a)

magnetic pole reversal

b)

global warming

c)

tides

d)

auroras

30.

A phlebotomist extracts what from the human body?

a)

cancer

b)

tonsils

c)

blood

d)

tissue

31.

The product of nuclear fusion is ____.

a)

oxygen

b)

hydrogen

c)

helium

d)

nitrogen

32.

The source of the sun's energy is ___.

a)

photosynthesis

b)

chemical burning

c)

nuclear fusion

d)

nuclear fission

33.

In the equation E=mc2, what does "c" represent

a)

speed of light

b)

gravitational attraction

c)

chemical composition

d)

atomic mass

34.

The sun can continue to exist in its present stable state for about another ____.

a)

10 billion years

b)

5.5 billion years

c)

100 billion years

d)

15.5 billions years

35.

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?

a)

the number 100

b)

ton

c)

confused

d)

brick

36.

What has a head and a tail, but can never see its tail?

a)

a snake

b)

an iron

c)

the number "3"

d)

a coin