WorksheetsAstronomy -ESS-2019
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
A collection of stars, dust, and gases is know as a(n) _______.
galaxy
red shift
quasar
black hole
The Milky Way Galaxy we live in, is what type of galaxy?
irregular
elliptical
spiral
regular
The collection of all known energy in the universe, arranged in order of increasing frequency, is called the ____.
visible light
electromagnetic spectrum
electromagnetic radiation
cosmic microwave background
The ratio of an object's mass to its volume is called _____.
weight
mass:volume ratio
density
gravity
The Big Bang Theory states that the universe ________.
exploded 13.7 billion years ago
shrunk 13.7 billion years ago
was born out of a black hole 13.7 billion years ago
originated from a small. dense ball of matter that expanded outward rapidly 13.7 billion years ago
The color represented by ROYGBIV makes up the _______.
electromagnetic spectrum
known universe
continuous spectrum of visible light
galaxy
The distance it takes for light to travel in one year is called ______.
parse
kilometer
light year
astronomical unit
What is the relationship between wavelength and frequency of electromagnetic radiation?
as wavelength decreases, frequency decreases
as wavelength decreases, frequency remains the same
as wavelength decreases, frequency increases
there is no relationship between wavelength and frequency
Scientist believe that _____ radiation is leftover from the Big Bang.
radio wave
gamma ray
infrared wave
cosmic microwave background
The spectral shift of galaxies toward longer , or more red wavelengths of light is called _____.
the Doppler Effect
red shift
blue shift
Hubble's Law
The compressing of sound or light waves as they approach an object and stretching out of those same waves as they move away from an object is know as _______.
red shift
The Doppler Effect
The Butterfly Effect
parallax
The phenomenon, that as a light source moves away from an object, it will cover more area of that object and appear less bright can be explained by ______.
red shift
Hubble's Law
parallax
inverse square law of light
Which are the rocky planets?
Jovian
Terrestrial
Gas Planets
Both are rocky
How many wave peaks pass a certain point per given time ________.
wavelength
frequency
amplitude
the difference between the crest and trough
Found in all parts of the universe- first elements that were formed and helps to explain the Big Bang.
electromagnetic spectrum
helium and hydrogen
iron
carbon
Planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sun.
solar system
universe
Nebula
galaxy
Which type of spectra is an emission spectrum that consists of a full continuum of wavelengths ?
emission
continuous
absorption
radiation
Each element produces a unique set of ___________lines.
absorption
electron
spectral
atomic
What is the subatomic particle in an atom that gives of light energy to produce the spectral lines?
Nucleus
Proton
Quark
Electron
What type of spectra lines do you observe from a gas tube containing an element such a hydrogen?
continuous
absorption
emission
radiation
