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WorksheetsSpace Science Final Review
Total questions: 137
Worksheet time: 2hrs 53mins
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Class
Date
1.
What does "geo-" mean?
a)
Earth
b)
sun
c)
Center
2.
This image shows the:
a)
Geocentric Solar System
b)
Heliocentric Solar System
3.
Who discovered the Geocentric method?
a)
Copernicus
b)
The church
c)
Ptolemy
d)
The Earth its self
4.
What did the sun do in the geocentric model?
a)
Orbit the Earth
b)
Orbit the moon
c)
Stay in the center of the solar system
d)
Orbit the whole solar system
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 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
7.
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
8.
Why did people believe in the Geocentric vs the Heliocentric solar system?
a)
Geocentric system had been around for a LONG time.
b)
People don't like change.
c)
There wasn't enough proof to support the Heliocentric system.
d)
all of these answers are correct.
9.
The sun centered view of the universe
a)
Galaxy
b)
Geocentric
c)
Astonomy
d)
Heliocentric
10.
When planets move around the Sun they do not travel in a circle. Their orbit is an ____________________.
a)
straight line
b)
rectangle
c)
square
d)
ellipse
11.
What is the force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses and the distance between them?
a)
Gravity
b)
Centripetal Force
c)
Velocity
d)
Magnetism
12.
Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.
a)
False
b)
True
c)
It depends
13.
________ hold all of the planets in orbit around the sun.
a)
gravity
b)
string
c)
Bill Nye
d)
duct tape
14.
An example of a gravitational interaction is that the Earth. . .
a)
orbits the Sun.
b)
orbits the moon.
15.
How does changing the mass of objects affect the force of gravity?
a)
Increasing mass will decrease gravity
b)
Decreasing mass will increase gravity
c)
Mass will not affect gravity
d)
Increasing mass increases gravity
16.
_________ is the path a body follows as it travels around another body in space.
a)
Orbit
b)
Movement
17.
What law states that objects in the universe attract each other through gravitational force?
a)
Law of Universal Gravitation
b)
Law of Universal Attraction
c)
Law of Quantum Physics
d)
Law of Universal movement
18.
Our Sun formed from a _________________.
a)
Protostellar Disk
b)
Supernova
c)
Black Hole
d)
Gamma Ray
19.
Which term describes a circulation of air or water that is caused by uneven heating?
a)
convection current
b)
conduction current
c)
radiation current
d)
emission current
20.
What is the main source of heat energy for weather on the earth?
a)
sun
b)
metals
c)
rain
d)
snow
21.
When a hurricane makes landfall, what is the greatest danger to residents?
a)
Excessive rain
b)
The eye of the hurricane
c)
The temperature drop
d)
the storm surge
22.
The ozone is in the stratosphere layer of the atmosphere. The purpose of the ozone is
a)
To generate heat for the earth
b)
To protect earth from the harmful solar radiation
c)
To produce weather
d)
To allow satellites to circle the earth
23.
Which of the following are used to study and forecast most weather-related events?
a)
Doppler radar
b)
satellites and satellite images
c)
weather maps
d)
all of the above
24.
Rain, snow sleet, or hail that falls from the clouds in the sky
a)
humidity
b)
liquid
c)
precipitation
d)
weather
25.
Which of these can be used to describe the condition of the atmosphere
a)
temperature
b)
cloud cover
c)
wind speed
d)
All of these
26.
The average weather conditions of a region -
a)
daily temperature
b)
weather
c)
climate
27.
Rain that occurs on a certain day of the week is describing
a)
seasons.
b)
climate.
c)
weather.
28.
If it only rains one month out a year the climate would be described as
a)
mostly wet.
b)
mostly dry.
c)
neither wet or dry.
29.
Two factors to determine climate are
a)
precipitation and temperature.
b)
hurricanes and tornadoes.
c)
humidity and pressure.
30.
Which is the best example of conduction?
a)
hot air blow drying hair
b)
sun heating up a car
c)
water boiling on the stove
d)
ice cube melting in your hand
31.
Which is the best example of convection
a)
frying eggs in a pan
b)
melting ice cube in your hand
c)
microwave cooking food
d)
baking food in the oven
32.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast
33.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal
d)
transverse wave
34.
Tsunamis are most common in the ______________ ocean.
a)
Pacific
b)
Atlantic
35.
The Earth rotates. This affects the direction of winds and currents. It is called the ___________________.
a)
Coriolis Effect
b)
Climate
c)
Gulf Stream
36.
What causes deep currents?
a)
Differences in the density of ocean water.
b)
Strong winds.
37.
Upwelling is when deep ocean waters rise to the surface. Upwelling will occur if:
a)
The dep water is saltier than the shallower water
b)
The deep water is denser than the shallower water
c)
Wind blows the shallow water along the coast away from the coast
d)
Wind blows the shallow water along the coast towards the coast.
38.
How does climate generally change with elevation?
a)
Cooler with higher altitude
b)
Warmer with higher altitude
39.
Which is the primary cause of surface winds on Earth?
a)
Unequal heating of the Earth
b)
Deflection in prevailing winds caused by the coriolis effect.
c)
Rotational speeds of Earth's surface at various latitudes.
40.
What is the source of most ocean waves?
a)
gravitational pull of the moon
b)
movement of plates
c)
energy of ocean currents
d)
motion of the atmosphere
41.
If the Earth did not rotate on its axis, there would be no
a)
Greenhouse effect
b)
Coriolis effect
c)
Global warming
d)
Convection
42.
Weather associated with high pressure is generally
a)
cloudy but dry
b)
unpreditable
c)
wet and cloudy
d)
dry and clear
43.
Scientists who study weather and try to predict it are called
a)
astronomers
b)
climatologist
c)
meteorologist
d)
weatherologist
44.
The force of a column of air pressing down is called what?
a)
Air Mass
b)
Air Pressure
c)
Air
d)
Heavy
45.
As you go to the top of a mountain, what happens to temperature?
a)
Nothing
b)
It increases
c)
It decreases
d)
It goes up and down
46.
Two types of ocean currents are
a)
local and global
b)
sea and land
c)
surface and deep
d)
warm and cold
47.
A strong surface current that runs along the east coast of the United States and carries warm water to Europe.
a)
California Current
b)
Global Conveyor Belt
c)
Gulf Stream
d)
Surface Current
48.
When surface currents meet continents they ___?
a)
Stop moving
b)
Are deflected (change paths)
c)
Continue in the direction they were going
49.
Ocean currents can travel clockwise or counter-clockwise. Which direction would they travel in the northern hemisphere?
a)
Counter-clockwise
b)
Clockwise
c)
Huh?
d)
I like toast
50.
This is NOT an example of a global wind
a)
global winds
b)
easterlies
c)
land breeze
d)
westerlies
51.
These are long narrow tubes of air and moves the weather across the country from west to east
a)
Wind
b)
Jet stream
c)
Monsoon
d)
Westerlies
52.
These are the winds that blow from the east to the west
a)
westerlies
b)
easterlies
c)
trade winds
d)
jet stream
53.
Which best explains why runoff is important?
a)
It returns water to other locations on Earth
b)
It increases the chance of flooding
c)
It makes evaporation occur faster
d)
It increases condensation
54.
What follows evaporation during the water cycle? How does this occur?
a)
Water evaporates into water vapor
b)
Water vapor condenses and forms a cloud
c)
Water precipitates to the ground
d)
Water runs down into the hydrosphere
55.
A severe storm that involves high winds and forms over water is:
a)
tornado
b)
thunderstorm
c)
hurricane
d)
blizzard
56.
What do hurricanes feed on?
a)
warm tropical water
b)
hot water
c)
cold artic water
d)
rain
57.
This person studies the Earth's atmosphere and monitors and forecasts the weather
a)
Seismologist
b)
Meteorologist
c)
Volcanologist
d)
Geologist
58.
Climates are classified according to two major factors: ______________ and __________________.
a)
elevation and precipitation
b)
latitude and temperature
c)
elevation and latitude
d)
precipitation and temperature
59.
The gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere is known as ___________________.
a)
sunspots
b)
global warming
c)
ice ages
d)
arid
60.
The energy from the sun is created by a process called:
a)
nuclear fission
b)
nuclear fusion
c)
nuclear reaction
d)
nuclear core
61.
Energy is created in the core when two _____________ atoms join together to form a ______________ atom.
a)
helium, hydrogen
b)
carbon, hydrogen
c)
nitrogen, helium
d)
hydrogen, helium
62.
The middle layer of the sun's interior that contains very tightly packed gas is called the _____________.
a)
photosphere
b)
chromosphere
c)
radiation zone
d)
convection zone
63.
How long does it take energy to pass through the radiation zone?
a)
12 minutes
b)
100 year
c)
10,000 years
d)
100,000 years
64.
In which area of the sun does gas rise as it heats up, then fall back down as it cools?
a)
the core
b)
the radiation zone
c)
the convection zone
d)
the corona
65.
What layer of the sun's atmosphere gives the sun its "white halo" during a solar eclipse?
a)
chromosphere
b)
photosphere
c)
corona
d)
atmosphere
66.
What layer gives the sun it's reddish color during a solar eclipse?
a)
convection zone
b)
corona
c)
chromosphere
d)
photosphere
67.
Areas of gas on the sun's surface that are cooler than gases around them are called:
a)
corona
b)
prominences
c)
sunspots
d)
solarspots
68.
The number of sunspots on the sun varies in a cycle that is about how long?
a)
6-8 years
b)
10-11 years
c)
12-15 years
d)
365 days
69.
When prominences erupt into space releasing gas and energy we call this:
a)
solar winds
b)
coronal outburst
c)
solar flares
d)
auroras
70.
What is the order of the inner planets from the sun?
a)
Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
b)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
c)
Venus, Earth, Mars and Mercury
d)
Earth, Mars, Venus and Mercury
71.
Which planet has a rocky surface?
a)
Neptune
b)
Venus
c)
Saturn
d)
Jupiter
72.
What do Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune have in common?
a)
They all have rocky surfaces
b)
They all appear to be similar to Earth
c)
They are all gaseous planets
d)
They all appear to be made of rock and ice
73.
What is the order of the outer planets?
a)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter
c)
Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter
d)
Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus
74.
Imagine that you are visiting our solar system for the first time. during your visit what would you find located at the center of the solar system?
a)
Planets
b)
a star (the sun)
c)
the moon
d)
there is no center
75.
An astronomer has found a new object in space. Here are her observations:
1.Very large, seems to be hot
2.Made of some gas, but mostly has a rocky surface
3.The object does not give off light or energy
Based on her finding's, should she classify this object as a star?
a)
Yes, because it is large and hot
b)
Yes, because it has some gas
c)
No, because it is large
d)
No, because it is made of more than gas and does not give off light
76.
Which is the farthest outer planet?
a)
Earth
b)
Jupiter
c)
Neptune
d)
Pluto
77.
What is a solar system?
a)
a very large planet made of gas
b)
A gigantic ball of extremely hot gases
c)
Earth's satellite
d)
A group of planets, their moons and other objects that orbit around a central star
78.
What is a planet?
a)
A group of stars that resemble an animal, person or object
b)
a gigantic ball of glowing gases
c)
a large body of matter that travels in a path, or orbit around a star
d)
an object's path in space as it orbits a star
79.
What are the order of the planets starting from the sun?
a)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Neptune, Uranus, SAturn, Jupiter, MArs, Earth, Venus, Mercury
c)
Earth, Neptune, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Mars, Urnaus
d)
Venus, Saturn, Pluto, Earth, Jupiter, Uranus, Mercury, Mars
80.
What force keeps objects in our solar system orbiting our Sun?
a)
push
b)
gravity
c)
motion
d)
pull
81.
Your mass increases on a large planet with more gravity.
a)
True
b)
False
82.
What is the difference between weight and mass?
a)
Weight is the amount of matter in an object, and mass is the gravitational force exerted on an object
b)
Mass is the amount of matter in an object, and weight is the gravitational force exerted on an object
c)
Weight is the amount of matter in an object, and mass is the size of an object.
d)
Weight is the size of an object, and mass is the amount of matter in an object
83.
If a feather and a hammer are dropped at the same time on the moon, where there is no atmosphere, which one will hit the ground first?
a)
Neither, there is no gravity on the moon.
b)
hammer because it has more mass
c)
feather because it has less mass
d)
both will hit at the same time
84.
Which of the following will change with different gravitational forces?
a)
mass
b)
amount of matter in an object
c)
weight
d)
kilograms
85.
What would happen to your weight if Earth's mass was cut in half?
a)
increase because gravitational force increases
b)
decrease because gravitational force decreases
c)
decrease because gravitational force increases
d)
increase because gravitational force decreases
86.
Why do planets orbit the sun?
a)
Gravitational attraction
b)
Magnetic pull
c)
Attached by strings
d)
They don't orbit the sun
87.
How many planets are in the our solar system?
a)
9
b)
7
c)
8
d)
10
88.
Two factors effecting the magnitude of force of gravity between 2 objects are...
a)
weight and mass
b)
distance and weight
c)
mass and matter
d)
mass and distance
89.
Which set of characteristics listed below are unique to the inner planets?
a)
Gaseous, small
b)
Cratered, liquid
c)
Cool, humid
d)
Terrestrial, rocky
90.
What are the reasons for the season?
a)
Earth's tilt & rotation
b)
Earth's tilt & revolution
c)
Earth's rotation & rovolution
d)
Earth's tilt & resolution
91.
Day & night are caused by the ______________ of earth on its axis
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
d)
tilt of the axis
92.
How long does it take earth to make one revolution around the sun?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
365 days
d)
30 days
93.
The hemisphere where you live
a)
equator
b)
southern
c)
northern
d)
eastern
94.
Which season have the same amount of daylight hours?
a)
Spring & Fall
b)
Winter & Summer
c)
None of the seasons have equal daylight hours
d)
All are equal
95.
What causes there to be longer number of hours of light during the summer
a)
Earth tilt's away from the sun in summer
b)
Earth's revolves slower in summer
c)
Earth tilts toward the sun in summer
d)
Earth is closer to the sun
96.
Why is the Equator warmest?
a)
Because it is closest to the sun.
b)
Because it receives the most direct sunlight
c)
Because no clouds form here.
d)
Because it is far from the sun
97.
If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its fall in the Southern hemisphere.
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
98.
Differences in the moon's and sun's pull on different sides of the Earth cause _________.
a)
gravity
b)
lunar phases
c)
tides
d)
dabbing
99.
Tides are the cycle of rising and falling ocean water that repeats automatically every
a)
24 hours
b)
12.5 hours
c)
25 hours
d)
6.25 hours
100.
What is a difference between spring and neap tides?
a)
Spring tides occur when the earth and sun are IN LINE with the new or full moon.
b)
Spring tides occur when moon in 3rd or 1st quarter phases
c)
Spring tides are LOWER than neap tides
d)
Spring tides occur in Spring and neap tides can occur in any season
101.
Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?
a)
Sun
b)
Saturn
c)
Moon
d)
Venus
102.
What do we call a tide that has a large range?
a)
gravity
b)
wind
c)
spring
d)
neap
103.
What do we call tides that have a smaller range that happen when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other?
a)
Neap Tide
b)
Spring Tide
c)
Larger Change
d)
Smaller Change
104.
What type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
full moon tide
b)
new moon tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
105.
What causes tides?
a)
gravity
b)
wind
c)
spring
d)
neap
106.
The diagram below shows the alignment of the sun, the moon, and Earth. In which locations are neap tides taking place?
a)
1 and 2
b)
1 and 3
c)
2 and 4
d)
3 and 4
107.
How many high tides are there in Myrtle Beach every day?
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
108.
What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
new moon tide
d)
full moon tide
109.
How many times per month does a spring tide occur?
a)
Once
b)
twice
c)
three times
d)
it changes every month
110.
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
111.
Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.
a)
waxing
b)
waning
c)
new
d)
eclipse
112.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Full Moon
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
New Moon
d)
Half Moon
113.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waxing Gibbous
114.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Last Quarter
b)
New Moon
c)
Third Quarter
d)
First Quarter
115.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Waxing Gibbous
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Full Moon
116.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Old Moon
b)
Far Side of the Moon
c)
New Moon
d)
Waxing Gibbous
117.
What is illuminating the Moon?
a)
Nuclear Fusion
b)
Sunlight
c)
Mirrors
d)
Flood Lights
118.
What is the line called that separates the light side from the dark side?
a)
Shadow Line
b)
Light Edge
c)
Tetrahedron
d)
Terminator
119.
The Moon is only out and visible at night.
a)
True
b)
False
120.
A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.
a)
New
b)
Cresent
c)
Gibbous
d)
Full
121.
In order to have an eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth have to be?
a)
Below each other
b)
Above each other
c)
In alignment
122.
What is the darkest inner part of the shadow cone called, where a total eclipse can be viewed.
a)
Total
b)
Umbra
c)
Penumbra
123.
Why do the Sun and Moon appear to be the same size in the sky?
a)
The Sun is 400 times bigger, but the Moon is 100 times closer.
b)
The Sun is 100 times bigger, but the Moon is 400 times closer.
c)
The Sun is 400 times bigger, but the Moon is 400 times closer.
d)
The Moon is 400 times bigger, but the Sun is 400 times closer.
124.
What is the order during a lunar eclipse
a)
sun, moon, earth
b)
sun, earth, moon
125.
A lunar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.
a)
New
b)
Cresent
c)
Gibbous
d)
Full
126.
What is the ISS?
a)
International Student Services
b)
Inside Sun Secrets
c)
International Space Station
d)
Iraq Space Services
127.
Instrument that travels into the solar system, gathers information and sends it back to Earth
a)
Space shuttle
b)
Rocket
c)
Space ship
d)
Space probe
128.
What object is launched into orbit and designed to send and receive information?
a)
rover
b)
satellite
c)
space shuttle
129.
Which were the first to walk on the moon?
a)
Buzz Lightyear and Woody
b)
Alan Shepard and Sally Ride
c)
Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong
d)
John Glenn and Yuri Gargarin
130.
A vehicle designed to propel itself by ejecting exhaust gas from one end
a)
shuttle
b)
rocket
c)
satellite
d)
probe
131.
the moon orbiting the earth is an example of:
a)
natural satellite
b)
artificial satellite
132.
At FIRST, which country was winning the space race
a)
USA
b)
Russia (Soviet Union)
c)
China
d)
Germany
133.
The Hubble telescope was put in space to:
a)
take images past the atmosphere
b)
it is closer to the sun
c)
too big for Earth
d)
its not really in space
134.
Gravity on the moon is _____ than that on the Earth.
a)
the same
b)
greater
c)
less
d)
non existent
135.
What is the only celestial body that has liquid water naturally available?
a)
Mars
b)
Earth
c)
The Moon
d)
Phobos (one of Mars' moons)
136.
What was the name of the first satellite to orbit Earth?
a)
Sputnik
b)
Skylab
c)
Challenger
d)
Curiosity
137.
What country was the first to put a man into space?
a)
USA
b)
Canada
c)
Russia
d)
England
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