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SOL 6.8 Summative Review 2- Astronomers, Planets, Small Bodies

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which astronomer was the first to use a telescope to observe the sky?

a)

Galileo

b)

Ptolemy

c)

Kepler

d)

Einstein

2.

Which scientists below eventually had heliocentric beliefs?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Ptolemy

c)

Galileo

d)

Copernicus

3.

What instrument/tool do astronomers use to view objects in space?

a)

meterstic

b)

binoculars

c)

microscope

d)

telescope

4.

Who theorized that all the planets revolve around the sun

in elliptical orbits and that the sun is not the exact center of those orbits?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Kepler

c)

Copernicus

d)

Galileo

5.

Who theorized that all the planets revolve around the sun

in elliptical orbits and that the sun is not the exact center of those orbits?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Kepler

c)

Copernicus

d)

Galileo

6.

Which astronomers believed in geocentric theory?

a)

Copernicus

b)

Galileo

c)

Ptolemy

d)

Aristotle

7.

Early astronomers only used their_________ to learn about the Earth and sky leaving them to believe that the ___________ revolved around the Earth.

a)

satellites, mars

b)

eyes, sun

c)

feet, moon

d)

eyes, pluto

8.

What theory did Copernicus and Galileo believe about the solar system?

a)

heliocentric

b)

photocentric

c)

geocentric

d)

mesocentric

9.

What theory did Copernicus and Galileo believe about the solar system?

a)

heliocentric

b)

photocentric

c)

geocentric

d)

mesocentric

10.

What factor keeps Uranus in orbit around the sun?

a)

The Dark Side

b)

Thunder

c)

Air Force

d)

Gravity

11.

Who was the person that popularized the geocentric model?

a)

Galileo

b)

Aristotle

c)

Copernicus

12.

What is the biggest difference between the Geocentric Model and the Heliocentric Model?

a)

the shape of the planets' orbits

b)

the movement of the moon

c)

the center of the solar system

13.

Kepler's first law states that the orbits of the planets are in the shape of a/an...

a)

perfect circle

b)

ellipse

c)

spiral

14.
During the Scientific Revolution the heliocentric view of the universe was first proposed by __.
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Francis Bacon
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Nicolaus Copernicus
15.
What model does this represent?
a)
Geocentric 
b)
Heliocentric 
16.

Which of these planets only has one moon?

a)

Venus

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Mercury

17.

How many planets are there in the solar system?

a)

9

b)

8

c)

7

d)

6

18.

Which planets are gas giants?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Venus

d)

Uranus

19.

Which planets are Jovian planets?

a)

Uranus

b)

Neptune

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

20.

Which planet is an inner/terrestrial planet?

a)

Saturn

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mars

d)

Pluto

21.

What is object #6?

a)

Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Venus

22.

What is #1 in the picture?

a)

Uranus

b)

Neptune

c)

Saturn

d)

Mercury

23.

Which planet has the most moons?

a)

Saturn

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mars

d)

Neptune

24.

Which is a special characteristic of Earth?

a)

No erosion

b)

It is a star

c)

No atmosphere

d)

Oceans of water

25.

Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are known, in a

group, as the _____.

a)

terrestrial planets

b)

jovian planets

c)

jolly planets

d)

bowling ball planets

26.

The Earth is an unique planet in our solar system

because it is the only known planet to _____.

a)

have mountains

b)

have layers

c)

support life

d)

have an atmosphere

27.

Which planets do not have any moons?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mercury

28.

Which planet is largest in size?

a)

Neptune

b)

Saturn

c)

Jupiter

d)

Uranus

29.

Observe the size of these planets in the picture. Which planet is # 1?

a)

Saturn

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Jupiter

30.

True or False: All of the planets revolve around the sun at the same speed.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

True or False: Starting with planet number eight, each planet decreases in size going towards the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

What is the smallest planet in the solar system?

a)

Pluto

b)

Mercury

c)

Venus

d)

Earth

33.

What is a Comet?

a)

a rock that orbits the sun

b)

a glowing group of dust particles

c)

a ball of ice and dust that orbits the sun

d)

a ball of fire that orbits the sun

34.

What is #5 in the picture?

a)

Venus

b)

Sun

c)

Asteroid Belt

d)

Saturn

35.

What is a chunk of rock, metal, or dust in space?

a)

Meteor

b)

Comet

c)

Meteoroid

d)

Meteorite

36.
They are sometimes called shooting stars
a)
interplanetary dust
b)
asteroids
c)
comets
d)
meteors
37.

A meteorite is DIFFERENT from a comet mainly because

a)

has a tail of ice and gas

b)

is found in orbit between Jupiter and Mars

c)

enters the Earth's atmosphere and hits the ground

d)

has a nucleus mad of rock and snow.

38.
The tail of a comet usually faces
a)
toward the sun
b)
toward the Earth
c)
away from the Sun
d)
away from the Earth
39.
I am a rock entering a planet's atmosphere.
a)
meteor
b)
meteorite
c)
asteroid
d)
comet
40.

The tails of a comet are called...

a)

Blue ion gas tail and dust tail

b)

Hydrogen tail and gas tail

c)

Dust tail hydrogen tail

d)

Coma and gas tail

41.
Where do comets originate from?
a)
our imagination
b)
the sun
c)
The Oort Cloud and Kuiper belt 
d)
unicorn landia  
42.

what is the comets tail made out of?

a)

gases

b)

dust

c)

all of the above

d)

ice

43.
What is the composition of most comets?
a)
rock, ice, salt, carbon
b)
rock, ice, magma, frozen gases
c)
ice, dust, rock, frozen gases
d)
ice, dust, rock, soil
44.
What is the layer that surrounds the nucleus of the comet called?
a)
Coma
b)
Hydrogen Cloud
c)
Outer nucleus
d)
Asteroid
45.

What do comets and asteroids have in common?

a)

They all are made of ice

b)

They all hit Earth's surface

c)

They all orbit the sun

d)

They have nothing in common

46.
I am a rock entering a planet's atmosphere.
a)
meteor
b)
meteorite
c)
asteroid
d)
comet
47.
When a meteoroid STRIKES the surface of the earth scientists refer to them as:
a)
Asteroids
b)
Comets
c)
Meteors
d)
Meteorites 
48.

What are meteors made of?

a)

chunks of rocks and/or metals

b)

Ice

c)

Air

d)

Gas and debris

49.
What is the very core of a comet called?
a)
Coma
b)
Comet
c)
Nucleus
d)
Hydrogen Cloud
50.

Which of these is the smallest?

a)

Asteroids

b)

Comets

c)

Meteroids

d)

Planets

51.

Which of these can be the largest?

a)

Asteroids

b)

Comets

c)

Meteroids

d)

Meteorites

52.

What causes the tail of a comet to become visible?

a)

Earth

b)

Moon

c)

Sun

d)

Asteroid

53.

Passes by the Sun approximately every 76 years.

a)

Ion's Comet

b)

Edmund's Comet

c)

Halley's Comet

d)

You're Comet

54.

A small piece of an asteroid.

a)

meteor

b)

meteoroid

c)

meteorite

d)

asteroid

55.

Shooting stars

a)

meteor

b)

meteorite

c)

meteoroids

56.

A piece of meteor that lands on Earth.

a)

asteroid

b)

meteor

c)

meteorite

d)

meteoroid

57.

The shape of comet's paths are ________________.

a)

circular

b)

elliptical

c)

irregular

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