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Topic 2 Review (8th)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The average distance between the earth and the sun is the 
a)
astronomical unit 
b)
Light year
2.
When we look at the sun, what layer are we viewing?
a)
photosphere
b)
chromosphere
c)
corona
d)
convection zone
3.
What is the sun mostly made up of
a)
Helium
b)
Core
c)
Carbon
d)
Hydrogen
4.
Label Part 3
a)
#3 Chromosphere
b)
#3 Radiation zone
c)
#3 Convection zone
d)
#3 Photosphere
5.

Which of these is the smallest?

a)

Asteroids

b)

Comets

c)

Meteroids

d)

Planets

6.

Which of these can become a shooting star?

a)

Asteroids

b)

Comets

c)

Meteroids

d)

Planets

7.
Where are asteroids found?
a)
Between Earth and Venus
b)
Between Jupiter and Saturn
c)
Between Saturn and Uranus
d)
Between Mars and Jupiter
8.
Can electromagnetic waves travel through space?
a)
No
b)
Yes
9.
what does the picture below illustrate?
a)
Electro magnetic spectrum
b)
Electric spectrum
c)
frequency indicator 
d)
colour line
10.
What type of telescope is the Hubble telescope?
a)
Reflecting 
b)
Refracting
11.

What type of telescopes use mirrors to focus the light of the image?

a)

Reflecting telescopes

b)

Refracting telescopes

12.

What type of telescopes use lenses to magnify the image?

a)

Reflecting telescopes

b)

Refracting telescopes

13.
The planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto are in the...
a)
inner solar system.
b)
orbit of Earth.
c)
outer solar system.
d)
the asteroid belt.
14.
The flow of particles coming from the sun is called...
a)
moon dust.
b)
solar wind.
c)
solar dust.
d)
space pollen.
15.
Mars is
a)
bigger than Earth
b)
approximately the same size as Earth
c)
smaller than Earth
16.
What is the name of the largest stars?
a)
Protostars
b)
Supergiants
c)
Red Giants
d)
Dwarf Stars
17.
Why does the sun look small in the sky to us?
a)
It is 93,000,000 miles away
b)
It is smaller than Earth
c)
It is not very bright
d)
It travels around Earth
18.
What is the name of baby stars?
a)
Dwarf
b)
Supergiant
c)
Protostars
d)
Nebulas
19.
What is the name of the explosion at the death of a massive star?
a)
Supergiant
b)
Supernova
c)
Black Hole
d)
Nebula
20.

A star's actual brightness.

a)

apparent brightness

b)

light year

c)

absolute brightness

d)

spectrograph

21.

The brightness of a star as seen from Earth.

a)

absolute brightness

b)

main sequence

c)

apparent brightness

d)

light year

22.

What is the name of the galaxy in which we live?

a)

Earth

b)

Andromeda

c)

Milky Way

d)

Solar System

23.

What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?

a)

Spiral galaxy

b)

Elliptical galaxy

c)

Irregular galaxy

24.

What type of galaxy is this?

a)

Spiral galaxy

b)

Elliptical galaxy

c)

Irregular galaxy

25.

Place these objects in order from smallest to largest:

a)

Planets, solar system, universe, galaxy

b)

Solar system, planets, galaxy, universe

c)

Planets, solar system, galaxy, universe

d)

Galaxy, solar system, planets, universe

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