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Astronomy preview

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Planet with greater mass than combined mass of remaining planets and moons

a)

Pluto

b)

Jupiter

c)

Earth

d)

Moon

2.

Reddish planet with features that point to possibility of liquid water?

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Saturn

3.

Planet with atmosphere primarily composed of carbon dioxide

a)

Venus

b)

Earth

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

4.

Planets with rings

a)

Jupiter, Earth, Mars

b)

Saturn, Uranus, Mars

c)

Neptune, Earth, Mercury

d)

Uranus, Neptune, Saturn

5.

Volcanically active moon of Jupiter

a)

Io

b)

Ganymede

c)

Callisto

d)

Europa

6.

Planet with axis of rotation parallel to plane of orbit

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Saturn

d)

Uranus

7.

Unit of stellar distance

a)

miles

b)

meters

c)

light-years

d)

none of the above

8.

The majority of stars on the H-R diagram are

a)

black holes

b)

white dwarfs

c)

main sequence stars

d)

supergiants

9.

The most massive main-sequence stars are

a)

blue

b)

yellow

c)

red orange

d)

red

10.

Stars are formed by

a)

interstellar force

b)

electromagnetic force

c)

gravity

d)

nuclear force

11.

Before being engulfed, matter pulled into a black hole becomes very hot and emits

a)

X-rays

b)

atoms

c)

hydrogen nuclei

d)

infrared radiation

12.

Our local galaxy is called-

a)

Mars Bar

b)

Babe Ruth

c)

Milky Way

d)

Andromeda

13.

The types of galaxies are

a)

nebula, globular, galaxy

b)

irregular, spiral, elliptical

c)

Bert, Ernie, Mo

d)

Milky Way, Andromeda, Orion

14.

Planet with rocky crust

a)

Jovian

b)

Gas giant

c)

Terrestrial

d)

Roving

15.

Earth's "twin"

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Uranus

16.

Pattern of stars named after mythological characters or great heroes

a)

constellation

b)

galaxy

c)

star pattern

d)

parallax

17.

Period of time for moon to complete one cycle

a)

Year

b)

day

c)

Month

d)

eon

18.

Cloud of dust and gas in space

a)

nebula

b)

constellation

c)

dwarf star

d)

black hole

19.

Density of terrestrial planets are

a)

1x denisty of water

b)

2x density of water

c)

less than density of water

d)

about 5x density of water

20.

Our test will be

a)

1 question

b)

40 questions

c)

no questions