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Spiral galaxies!

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular 
d)
Irrational
2.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
3.
What type of galaxy has no defined pattern or shape?
a)
Spiral 
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Constellation
4.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
5.
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
6.
How far is the sun from the earth?
a)
4.3 light-minutes
b)
680 light-years
c)
8.4 light-minutes
d)
9 light years
7.

Select three known Kuiper Belt Objects?

a)

Makemake

b)

Pluto

c)

Neptune

d)

Eris

e)

Titan

8.

One task shared by all the Apollo missions was

a)

gathering moon rock.

b)

taking pictures of the landing vehicle.

c)

medical experiments.

d)

exploring craters.

e)

testing the flight of golf balls.

9.

How many astronauts have walked on the moon?

a)

8

b)

10

c)

12

d)

14

e)

16

10.
What Apollo mission/s were unsuccessful
a)
Missions 1, 7, 13
b)
Missions 1, 13
c)
Missions 2, 3, 4, 6
d)
Mission 1
11.
How many manned Apollo missions were there?
a)
11
b)
12
c)
13
d)
14
12.
The first landing on the moon occured?
a)
In 1967
b)
In 1969
c)
In 1971
d)
In 1975
13.

Which planet is the closest planet to the sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Pluto

14.
Besides Pluto, which planet is the furthest planet from the sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Earth
c)
Neptune
d)
Uranus
15.
What is similar about all of the inner planets?
a)
rocky
b)
gasses
c)
many moons
d)
takes a long time to revolve around the sun
16.
Which direction do all of the planets go around the sun?
a)
clockwise
b)
counter-clockwise
c)
verticle
d)
horizontal
17.
Between which two planets is the asteroid belt located?
a)
Mercury & Venus
b)
Mars & Jupiter
c)
Uranus & Neptune
d)
Neptune & Pluto
18.
Which planet is red because of iron oxide or rust?
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Jupiter
d)
Saturn
19.

Which planet's average temperature make it the hottest planet in the solar system?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

20.

The "Great Red Spot" is a storm on which planet?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

21.

Why is Venus's atmosphere yellow?

a)

banannas

b)

sulfer

c)

nitrogen

d)

iron

22.

Which planet rotates on its side?

a)

Venus

b)

Earth

c)

Saturn

d)

Uranus

23.
What celestial body is made of ice and cosmic dust?
a)
Meteor
b)
Meteoroid
c)
Asteroid
d)
Comet
24.
Who stated the earth was the center of the solar system?
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Copernicus
c)
Kepler
d)
Galileo
25.
Who used the telescope to observe the heavens?
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Copernicus
c)
Kepler
d)
Galileo
26.
Galaxies that are redshifted are:
a)
actually blue.
b)
really far away.
c)
invisible.
d)
moving away from us.
27.
The universe is expanding!  This means that:
a)
all of the galaxies are spreading out.
b)
the universe must have started from a single point.
c)
the universe is cooling down.
d)
all of the above.
28.
CMB stands for:
a)
Colorful Mystic Background Rehearsal.
b)
Cosmic Mini Butterfly Repellent.
c)
Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation.
d)
Cute Microwave Button Reversal.
29.

The temperature of the universe:

a)

is constant.

b)

varies between 20 to 6,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

c)

has increased to about 10,000 degrees Celsius.

d)

has cooled to about 2.7 Kelvin.

30.
The universe is ____________ years old.
a)
8.13 billion
b)
13.8 billion
c)
1.83 billion
d)
381 million
31.
The most abundant element in the universe today is:
a)
water
b)
hydrogen
c)
oxygen
d)
carbon
32.
Analyze this HR Diagram. Which group of stars is considered to have higher than average luminosity as well as a lower than average temperature?
a)
Giants
b)
Main Sequence
c)
White Dwarfs
d)
Super Giants
33.
Which star has the lowest temperature?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
34.
On the H-R diagram, the Sun is a _____.
a)
Main Sequence star
b)
Red Giant
c)
White Dwarf
d)
Blue Giant
35.

Click on the location that is NEXT for our Sun on the Life Cycle of a Star diagram.

A
B
C
D
E
36.

The dwarf planet ​ (a)   is about two-thirds the diameter of Earth's moon and probably has a rocky core surrounded by a mantle of water ice. It is part of the ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Pluto
Kuiper Belt
Venus
Asteroid Belt
Mars
Oort Cloud
37.

There are countless fragments comprised of rock and dust floating throughout the solar system. Those that enter Earth’s atmosphere are known as ​ (a)   .​

Choose from the below words
meteors
meteorite
meteoroid
asteroid

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