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Solar system astronomy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What would you call a glowing cloud of gas and dust in outer space?

a)

Comet

b)

Jovian Planet

c)

Terrestrial Planet

d)

Nebula

2.

What is created when a star undergoes a supernova explosion?

a)

Terrestrial Planet

b)

anew Universe

c)

Jovian Planet

d)

a Nebula

3.

What force causes a Nebula to stop expanding, and then to start collapsing inward?

a)

Gravity

b)

Nuclear Fusion

c)

Inertia

d)

Magnetism

4.

As a nebula collapses inward because of gravity, what percentage of the matter ends up forming a new star?

a)

27%

b)

69%

c)

82%

d)

99%

5.

The material of the nebula that is not incorporated into the new star forms

a)

galaxies

b)

a universe

c)

planets, moons, asteroids, and comets

d)

unicorns and dragons

6.

As the nebula collapses, the center ______ because of conversion of kinetic energy to thermal energy

a)

Heats up

b)

Cools down

c)

Divides

d)

Moves to Grayon

7.

As the Nebula collapses, it starts_______faster and faster

a)

Talking

b)

Spinning

c)

Turning Green

d)

Nuclear Fission

8.

Rapid rotation of the collapsing nebula causes the remaining material to form a ______ shape, instead of the 3 dimensional sphere it was originally.

a)

Square

b)

Oval

c)

Disk

d)

Diamond

9.

The remaining 1 % of material in the Nebula's spinning disk starts combining together because of gravity, forming

a)

Babies

b)

Planetismals

c)

ProtoStars

d)

Protoplanets

10.

As Planetismals orbit the new star, as they come near each other combine getting larger and larger, forming _________.

a)

Multiple stars

b)

Protoplanets

c)

Jovian Planets

d)

Terrestrial Planets

11.

Protoplanets orbiting the new star combine with other ______ growing larger and larger.

a)

Protoplanets

b)

Proto-stars

c)

Comets

d)

Terrestrial planets

12.

Over time, the _________ attract the majority of matter from the solar system, leaving mostly empty space.

a)

protoplanets

b)

protostars

c)

planetismals

d)

dog catchers

13.

When the protoplanets have cleaned out the space between them, and have stable orbits, they become true _____.

a)

moons

b)

astroids

c)

stars

d)

planets

14.

Planets close to the sun have lots of metals and silicates. The first form as balls of lave, and then become hard and rocky. They are called

a)

Jovian Planets

b)

Terrestrial Planets

c)

Minor Planets

d)

Comets

15.

Planets farther out into space are formed mostly of gases like hydrogen and helium. They have no hard rocky surface. They are called _____.

a)

Terrestrial planets

b)

Minor Planets

c)

Jovian Planets

d)

Astroids

16.

large hard rocky objects orbiting between Mars and Jupiter are called ______.

a)

Meteors

b)

Meteorites

c)

Asteroids

d)

Comets

17.

Planets that are neither Hard and Rocky, or Gas Planets are called ________.

a)

Wierd

b)

Minor Planets

c)

Terrestrial Planets

d)

Jovian Planets

18.

Objects made of ice and rocks that orbit the sun with very elliptical orbits, disappearing beyond the planets for many years at a time, and then reappear passing by the sun are called ________

a)

Asteroids

b)

Comets

c)

Minor Planets

d)

Meteors

19.

Earth is a _____ planet.

a)

Jovian

b)

Terrestrial

c)

Jovian

d)

Minor Planet

20.

Jupiter is a ________ planet.

a)

Terrestrial

b)

Minor Planet

c)

Jovian Planet

d)

Asteroid