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Astronomy Test Review

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How long does it take the earth to make 1 revolution
a)
One year
b)
One day
c)
One hour
d)
One minute
2.
How long does it take for the earth to make 1 rotation?
a)
One year
b)
One hour
c)
24 hours
d)
One minjute
3.
What causes seasons?
a)
The spinning of an eclipse
b)
A revolution
c)
A rotation
d)
One day
4.
What causes day and night?
a)
A rotation
b)
A revolution
c)
A season
d)
One day
5.
What model is where the earth is in the middle of our universe?
a)
Heliocentric Model
b)
Geocentric Model
c)
Moon phases
d)
Tidal Phases
6.

What Model is where the sun is the center of the solar system?

a)

Geocentric

b)

Heliocentric

c)

Earth's rotations

d)

Earth's planets

7.
Vernal equinox is what season?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
8.
Autumonial equinox is what season?
a)
Spring
b)
Fall
c)
Winter
d)
Summer
9.
Wanning is when the moon phases are
a)
Gaining light
b)
Losing light
c)
Medium light
d)
No light
10.
Waxing is when the moon phases are 
a)
Adding light
b)
Losing light
c)
Sharing Light
d)
Has no light
11.
About how long does it take the moon to make one complete cycle around the earth?
a)
65 days
b)
8 days
c)
365 days
d)
28 days
12.
Name the phase of the moon for letter f
a)
Waning Gibbous
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waxing Crescent
13.
Name the phase of the moon for letter a
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
14.
A body that orbits a planet is a...
a)
Meteor
b)
Asteroid
c)
Satellite
d)
Comet
15.
True or False: All Planets have rings.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Our solar system has several terrestrial planets.  They include:
a)
Jupiter, Earth, Mars
b)
Venus, Mercury, Mars
c)
Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
d)
Pluto, Jupiter, Earth
17.
The asteroid belt is located between which two planets?
a)
Earth and Mars.
b)
Venus and Earth.
c)
Mars and Jupiter.
d)
Mercury and Earth.
18.
A _______ is a burning body of matter that has entered Earth's atmosphere; "shooting star"
a)
Meteor
b)
Comet
c)
Asteroid
d)
Solar Flare
19.
The greater an object's mass, the greater its gravity. The mass of Venus is close to Earth's mass. What conclusion can you draw about the gravity on Venus?
a)
The gravity on Venus is much lower than Earth's.
b)
The gravity on Venus is close to the gravity on Earth.
c)
The gravity is a little greater than the gravity on Earth.
d)
The gravity on Venus is much greater than the gravity on Earth.
20.
If the time for Earth to ROTATE once on its axis increased, what would happen?
a)
A day would be longer.
b)
A day would be shorter.
c)
A year would be longer.
d)
A year would be shorter.
21.
A __________ occurs when the Earth is directly between the Sun and the Moon.
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Lunar Eclipse
22.
If the time for Earth to REVOLVE once around the sun DECREASED, what would happen?
a)
A day would be longer.
b)
A day would be shorter.
c)
A year would be longer.
d)
A year would be shorter.
23.
A(n) ________ occurs on the day when the tilt of Earth causes the length of day to be longest or shortest.
a)
Equinox
b)
Lunar Eclipse
c)
Solar Eclipse
d)
Solstice
24.
When the sun, earth, and moon form a 90 degree angle, we have _____________.
a)
Neap Tides
b)
Spring Tides
c)
Medium Tides
d)
Winter Tides
25.
The planet which is the smallest and closest to the sun is __
a)
Venus
b)
Earth
c)
Mercury
d)
Pluto
26.
This planet is the largest in our solar system.
a)
the sun
b)
Saturn
c)
Jupiter
d)
Neptune
27.
This type of planet has no solid surface.
a)
terrestrial
b)
gas giant
28.
The largest object in our solar system is 
a)
Jupiter
b)
our sun
c)
Earth
d)
Saturn
29.
What two forces keep the planets in their orbits around the sun?
a)
Gravity and magnetism
b)
Inertia and magnetism
c)
Gravity and inertia
d)
Gravity and mass
30.
Planets travel in orbits that are in the shape of a ___ .
a)
ellipse
b)
circle
c)
triangle
d)
sphere
31.
A word that means growing is ___ 
a)
waning
b)
waxing
32.
A word that means shrinking is ___
a)
waxing
b)
waning
33.
The greater the ___ between two objects, the ___ the force of gravity.
a)
distance/stronger
b)
magnetism/weaker
c)
distance/weaker
d)
magnetism/stronger
34.
The distance that light travels in one year...
a)
Light year
b)
Quantumyear
c)
Stellar-year
d)
1 million kilometers
35.
Lightyear is used by scientist to measure what?
a)
Distance
b)
Time
c)
Energy
36.
Nuclear fusion is...
a)
When two or more elements join together to make a heavier element.
b)
When two elements separate and form heavier elements.
c)
When two elements disappear
d)
that thing that happened to the Hulk
37.
If the Earth moved farther away from the Sun, what would probably happen?
a)
There would be colder weather
b)
There would be more seasons
c)
There would be no moon
d)
There would be no tides
38.
During which season is the northern hemisphere tilted toward the Sun?
a)
Summer
b)
Fall
c)
Winter
d)
Spring
39.
During the winter months the Earth is ______.
a)
tilted closer toward the Sun
b)
tilted farther away from the Sun
c)
spinning slower than in Summer
d)
spinning faster than in Summer
40.
During which two seasons is neither hemisphere of Earth tilted toward or away from the Sun?
a)
Summer and Winter
b)
Winter and Spring
c)
Fall and Winter
d)
Fall and Spring
41.
Which MOST affects the ocean's tides?
a)
the rotation of Earth
b)
the gravitational pull of the Moon
c)
the revolution of Earth around the Sun
d)
the water cycle
42.
Does the moon have water and air?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Maybe?
d)
Who knows!
43.
Earth spins around its _________, an imaginary line that goes through the center.
a)
satellite
b)
shadow
c)
ellipse
d)
axis
44.
Identify this moon
a)
quarter moon
b)
new moon
c)
half moon
d)
crescent moon
45.
The sun appears to rise in the...
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
46.
The earth rotates
a)
Clockwise
b)
Counter Clockwise
47.
The earth revovles
a)
Clockwise
b)
Counter Clockwise
48.
How often does Leap Day occur?
a)
every year
b)
every 2 years
c)
every 4 years
d)
every 100 years
49.
Our next leap year will be when?
a)
2018
b)
2020
c)
2022
d)
2021
50.
The event that marks the beginning of our known universe
a)
Theory of Evolution
b)
Big Bang Theory
c)
Cell Theory
d)
Blackhole theory
51.

The shape of a planet's orbit is called a(n)...

a)

Eclipse

b)

Ellipse

c)

Sphere

d)

Circle

52.

Ball of ice and dust. Its orbit is narrow ellipse.

a)

comet

b)

asteroids

c)

meteor

d)

dust

53.

Occurs because of the moon's pull of gravity on different parts of the Earth.

a)

tides

b)

earthquakes

c)

volcanoes

d)

phases

54.

We only see the near side of the moon because...

a)

The moon's rotation = moon's revolution

b)

The Earth's rotation = the moon's revolution

c)

The moon's rotation = the Earth's rotation

d)

The Earth's gravitational pull = the moon's gravitational pull

55.

The position of the Earth, moon, and Sun cause...

a)

seasons

b)

day/night

c)

moon phases

d)

solar flares

56.

Tide with the least difference between low and high.

a)

spring tide

b)

neap tide

c)

high tide

d)

low tide

57.

From the new moon phase to full moon phase you see...

a)

a decreasing amount of the lighted side of the moon

b)

an increasing amount of the lighted side of the moon

c)

more of the lighted side, then less of the lighted side of the moon

d)

the same amount of the lighted side of the moon

58.

Earth is unique (one of a kind) among the planets because of..

a)

its oceans

b)

its large size

c)

its ricky surface

d)

the direction which it rotates

59.

Venus and Earth are very much alike in terms of

a)

their atmosphere

b)

their rates of rotation

c)

their size and density

d)

their direction of rotation

60.

The atmosphere of the gas giant planets cannot escape into space because..

a)

the planets have very strong gravity

b)

the gases are too heavy

c)

the gases solidify at higher elevations

d)

although they are big, the planets have little mass

61.

Saturn's rings are most made up of

a)

volcanic dust and particles

b)

chunks of ice and rock

c)

nitrogen and helium

d)

ice and water vapor

62.

Uranus is different from most other planets because it

a)

is mostly nitrogen and helium

b)

rotates on its side

c)

has the most moons

d)

is the farthest from the Sun

63.

When a meteroid enters Earth's atmosphere, it produces a streak of light called a

a)

meteor

b)

comet

c)

meterorite

d)

asteroid

64.

The lifetime of a star depends on its

a)

mass

b)

brightness

c)

temperature

d)

magnitude

65.

A supernova is the explosion of a dying...

a)

medium-sized star

b)

nebula

c)

protostar

d)

giant or supergiant star

66.

Black holes form from stars that

a)

were more than 40 times the mass of the Sun

b)

lose all their gravitational attraction

c)

collapse extremely fast

d)

had first tuned into white dwarfs

67.

Scientists think our universe is approximately

a)

10 to 15 billion years old

b)

1 to 2 billion years old

c)

100 to 200 billion years old

d)

1 to 5 million years old

68.

How much time is between a high and low tide in one day on Earth?

a)

6 hours

b)

12 hours

c)

2 hours

d)

24 hours

69.

The study of moon, stars, and other objects in space.

a)

astrology

b)

astronomy

c)

geology

d)

constellationology

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