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AGMO Mid-Term

Total questions: 120

Worksheet time: 2hrs 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The theory that explains the formation of the solar system is called ____.
a)
Nebulis Theory
b)
Nebular Theory
c)
Big Bang Theory
d)
Big Nebulan Theory
2.
What caused the nebula to collapse and start spinning?
a)
Supernova
b)
Asteroid collision
c)
Big Bang
d)
Nearby star exploded
3.

What is period of rotation?

a)

How long it takes a planet to orbit the sun

b)

How fast a planet orbits the sun

c)

How fast a planet spins

d)

How elliptical a planet's orbit is

4.
What is  the period of revolution?
a)
How long it takes a planet to orbit the sun
b)
How long it takes a planet to spin around
c)
How fast a planet spins
d)
How elliptical a planet's orbit is
5.
Planets move in elliptical orbits is Kepler's _____ Law.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
6.
Planets that are farther from the sun have larger orbits is Kepler's ___ Law.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
7.
What is the shape of a planet's orbit?
a)
circular
b)
elliptical
c)
spherical
d)
round
8.
Line drawn from the sun to planet sweeps out equal areas in equal time is Kepler's _____ Law.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
9.
The average distance between the Earth and the sun is a(n) ____.
a)
light year
b)
light minute
c)
astronomical year
d)
astronomical unit
10.
Kepler's 2nd Law states that a planet's velocity is ____ when farther from the sun.
a)
fastest
b)
slowest
c)
unchanged
d)
the same
11.
Nebulae are primarily composed of what element?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Helium
c)
Other hard elements
d)
Zinc
12.
A giant sphere of glowing gases is a ___________
a)
Galaxy
b)
Light-year
c)
Star
d)
Magnitude
13.
The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.
a)
solar system
b)
earth
c)
rotation
d)
United States
14.

The planets of the solar system formed as

a)

the center of the gas cloud cooled

b)

planetesimals flattened into a rotating disk

c)

planetesimals collided into one another

d)

the sun absorbed extra gas and dust from the solar system

15.
How long ago was our sun formed?
a)
10 million years ago
b)
5 million years ago
c)
4.5 billion years ago
d)
2 billion years ago
16.
What force acted on the massive nebula to collapse it and eventually form our sun?
a)
electrostatic force
b)
strong force
c)
 weak force
d)
gravity
17.

What is the nebular hypothesis/theory?

a)

Prediction about how the universe was formed

b)

Prediction of how the moon was formed

c)

Prediction of how comets were formed

d)

Prediction of how the Solar System was formed

18.

The process that provides the sun with its energy

a)

solar flare

b)

Photosphere

c)

radiative zone

d)

nuclear fusion

19.

What cleaned excess gas and dust out of the solar system after its formation?

a)

Ocean Currents

b)

Solar Wind

c)

Moving moons

d)

Asteroids

20.

Hydrogen atoms fuse to form _________________ atoms in the hydrogen fusion process.

a)

Carbon

b)

Iron

c)

Nickel

d)

Helium

21.

Main Sequence Stars are using ______________ as their primary fuel.

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Helium

c)

Carbon

d)

Iron

22.

Giants have what as their primary fuel?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Helium

c)

Carbon

d)

Iron

23.

Conservation of angular momentum requires that _________________ of a system increases as angular distance decreases.

a)

mass

b)

color

c)

speed

d)

temperature

24.

Nebulae are ________________ of gas and dust.

a)

planets

b)

moons

c)

constellations

d)

clouds

25.

The distance that light travels in a year is called a(n) ___________________.

a)

Astronomical Unit

b)

Light Year

c)

Parsec

d)

Time Zone

26.

How many stars are in our solar system?

a)

One

b)

Dozens

c)

Millions

d)

Too many to count

27.

Where is the Kuiper Belt located?

a)

Between Mars and Jupiter

b)

Around the Earth

c)

Outside the orbit of Pluto

d)

Around Mr. Wilson's waist

28.

Where is the asteroid belt located?

a)

Between Mars and Jupiter

b)

Outside the orbit of Pluto

c)

Around the Earth

d)

Around Mr. Wilson's waist

29.

Gravity is dependent on ___________ and ____________.

a)

size and mass

b)

distance and size

c)

mass and distance

d)

speed and time

30.

The birth place of stars is believed to be a ____________________.

a)

Pulsar

b)

Quasar

c)

Galaxy

d)

Nebula

31.

The Celestial Sphere appears to spin around two points in the sky known as the.....

a)

North and South Poles.

b)

Celestial North and Celestial South Poles.

c)

East and West Points of Light.

d)

Arctic and Antarctic Points.

32.
What is the name of the star closest to the Celestial North Pole?
a)
Rigel
b)
Vega
c)
Polaris
d)
Orion
33.
How long does it take a star to get back to the same position in the sky it was the night before?
a)
24 hours exactly
b)
24 hours and 4 minutes
c)
23 hours 30 minutes
d)
23 hours 56 minutes
34.
The Celestial Sphere's coordinates are related to what Earth system of coordinates?
a)
Arctic & Antarctic Circles
b)
Longitude & Latitude
c)
Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer
d)
Sonar systems
35.
What the celestial equivalent of "latitude?" 
a)
Inclination
b)
Left Ascension
c)
Right Ascension
d)
Declination
36.
Degrees of declination are divided in smaller parts called...
a)
hours (arc hours).
b)
minutes (arc minutes).
c)
seconds (arc seconds).
d)
milliseconds (arc milliseconds).
37.
Arc minutes are divided in smaller parts called...
a)
hours (arc hours).
b)
minutes (arc minutes).
c)
seconds (arc seconds).
d)
milliseconds (arc milliseconds).
38.
What the celestial equivalent of "longitude?" 
a)
Inclination
b)
Left Ascension
c)
Right Ascension
d)
Declination
39.

What are the units for right ascension?

a)

degrees

b)

hours

c)

arc milliseconds

d)

kilometers

40.
Each hour of "right ascension" is divided into...
a)
minutes and seconds.
b)
degrees.
c)
arc degrees.
d)
milliseconds.
41.
0 degrees right ascension goes through the constellation...
a)
Orion.
b)
Pisces.
c)
Gemini.
d)
Leo.
42.

How many circumpolar constellations are visible here in Tyrone?

a)

88

b)

6

c)

12

d)

5

43.

What is directly above the Earth's equator?

a)

North Celestial Pole

b)

Celestial Equator

c)

South Celestial Pole

d)

Meridian

44.

English name of Cepheus?

a)

Queen

b)

King

c)

Bear

d)

Dragon

45.

Asterism in Ursa Major?

a)

Great Square

b)

Little Dipper

c)

Hyades

d)

Big Dipper

46.

Where would you be standing if Polaris is directly above your head?

a)

North Pole

b)

Equator

c)

Tyrone

d)

South Pole

47.

An asterism is a ________________________.

a)

An area of the sky

b)

Group of stars with in a constellation

c)

Super massive object

48.

Modern definition of a constellation is a(n) _________________________.

a)

Group of 3 to 4 stars

b)

Zodiac sign

c)

Group of stars that represents a mythological figure

d)

Area of the sky

49.

The prime meridian ___________________________________.

a)

Is located at 0 degrees of longitude

b)

Runs through Greenwich England

c)

Is located at 180 degrees of longitude

d)

Begins and ends at the North and South Poles

50.

There are ______________ seconds in a degree.

a)

60

b)

24

c)

3600

d)

a couple

51.
A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.
a)
New
b)
Cresent
c)
Gibbous
d)
Full
52.
A lunar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.
a)
New
b)
Cresent
c)
Gibbous
d)
Full
53.
Why is a lunar eclipse very rare?
a)
Because it happens every new moon
b)
Because the moon's orbit is tilted, so the sun, moon and earth rarely line up
c)
because the moon isn't close enough to the earth
d)
because the earth isn't close enough to the sun
54.
Which type of eclipse occurs when the Moon comes directly between Earth and the Sun?
a)
Lunar eclipse
b)
Solar eclipse
55.
Which type of eclipse occurs when the Earth comes directly between the Sun and Moon?
a)
Lunar eclipse
b)
Solar eclipse
56.
This type of eclipse occurs when the moon blocks the sunlight from reaching Earth?
a)
Solar eclipse
b)
Lunar eclipse
c)
Total eclipse
57.
Tides are caused mainly by what?
a)
Moon’s gravitational pull
b)
Sun’s gravitational pull
c)
Earth’s gravitational pull
58.
Most places on Earth experience about how many high and low tides in 24 hours?
a)
2 high and 2 low tides
b)
4 high and 4 low tides
c)
1 high and 1 low tides
59.
What type of tide occurs during a new and full moon?
a)
Neap tides
b)
Spring tides
c)
Normal tides
60.
What type of tide occurs during the first or third quarter moon?
a)
Neap tides
b)
Spring tides
c)
Normal tides
61.
If the Sun, Earth, and Moon are in perfect alignment, the Earth would have a _______ tide.
a)
Spring
b)
Neap
c)
Normal
62.
If the Sun, Earth, and Moon create a 90 degree angle, the Earth would have __________.
a)
Spring tides
b)
Neap tides
c)
Normal tides
63.

The dark inner portion of a shadow is the ___________________.

a)

Umbra

b)

Penumbra

64.

The lighter outer portion of a shadow is the ________________.

a)

umbra

b)

penumbra

65.

The type of solar eclipse that occurs when the umbra doesn't fully reach the earth's surface is a _________________ eclipse.

a)

total

b)

partial

c)

annular

d)

normal

66.

Approximately 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

67.
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
68.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Full Moon
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
New Moon
d)
Half Moon
69.
What phase comes AFTER this one?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Third Quarter
70.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waxing Gibbous
71.
What phase comes BEFORE this one?
a)
New Moon
b)
Third Quarter
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Full Moon
72.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Last Quarter
b)
New Moon
c)
Third Quarter
d)
First Quarter
73.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Waxing Gibbous
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Full Moon
74.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Old Moon
b)
Far Side of the Moon
c)
New Moon
d)
Waxing Gibbous
75.
What phase comes BEFORE this one?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waning Crescent
76.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
77.
What phase comes BEFORE this one?
a)
Full Moon
b)
Third Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
First Quarter
78.
What phase comes BEFORE this one?
a)
Waxing Gibbous
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waning Crescent
79.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Crescent
80.
What phase comes AFTER this one?
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Third Quarter
81.
The complete cycle of the moon lasts about a _.
a)
day
b)
year
c)
week
d)
month
82.
Which moon phase is when you can't see the moon at all?
a)
Waning crescent
b)
Full moon
c)
Waxing gibbous
d)
New moon
83.

What are the large black lava plains on the moon called?

a)

Oceans

b)

Seas

c)

Maria

d)

Flats

84.

The line between light and dark on any celestial body is called the ____________________.

a)

magic line

b)

night line

c)

day line

d)

Terminator

85.
Spinning a basketball on your finger is an example of ________.
a)
Revolution
b)
Rotation
c)
A year
d)
An orbit
86.
What percent of the moon is always illuminated?
a)
75%
b)
100%
c)
25%
d)
50%
87.
Revolution is
a)
when the Earth spins around the sun.
b)
when the Earth spins on its axis.
c)
when the Earth orbits the sun.
d)
when the Earth orbits on its axis.
88.
Which is the reason why we have moon phases?
a)
Angles of just the Earth & sun changing to see different amounts of reflected light.
b)
How Earth orbits the sun changing the amounts of reflected light.
c)
Angles of the Earth, sun & moon changing to see different amounts of reflected light.
d)
Angles of moon changing to see different amounts of reflected light.
89.
How could you best define a full moon?
a)
The moon, sun and Earth are in a right angle lighting up the right side.
b)
The moon, sun and Earth are in a straight line with Earth in the middle.
c)
The moon, sun and Earth are in a right angle lighting up the left side.
d)
The moon, sun and Earth are in a straight line wiht the moon in the middle.
90.
Rotation is
a)
the Earth spinning on its axis.
b)
the Earth orbiting the sun.
c)
the Earth revolving on its axis.
d)
The Earth spinning around the sun.
91.
This picture represents day and night. What is the motion?
a)
Revolution
b)
Orbit
c)
Rotation
d)
Axis
92.
This motion determines a year. What is this motion?
a)
Spinning
b)
Elipse
c)
Revolution
d)
Rotation
93.

Imaginary line through the center of a planet.

a)

Spring tide

b)

axis

c)

rotation

d)

phases

94.

Changing shapes of the moon.

a)

lunar eclipse

b)

seasons

c)

spring tide

d)

phases

95.
Which is the largest in the Celestial Sphere?
a)
Galaxies
b)
Stars
c)
Universe
96.
The study of outer space is called
a)
astronomer
b)
astronomy
c)
astrmery
97.
This made objects in the sky appear closer
a)
Callidoscope
b)
Caldoscope
c)
Telepathy
d)
Telescope
98.
What is in the Galaxy?
a)
Just stars and Solar systems
b)
Stars, Dust, Solar Systems
c)
Stars, Dust, Gas, and Solar Systems
99.
Our Galaxy is called the
a)
Mily Galaxy
b)

Milky Way Galaxy

c)
Snickers Galaxy
100.
Stars produce
a)
Heat
b)
light
c)
both heat and light
101.
This is a group of stars that form a pattern when seen from Earth
a)
Galaxy
b)
Constitution
c)
Constellation
102.
Stars are originally made out of
a)
light and dust
b)
dust and gas
c)
dust, gas and gravity
103.
The center of our solar system is a
a)
Black hole
b)
The Sun
c)
Earth
104.
There are how many planets in our solar system
a)
9
b)
8
c)
7
105.
What keeps all the planet orbiting the Sun
a)
the energy field
b)
Radiation
c)
Gravity
106.
Planets orbit the Sun in what kind of path
a)
Gravitational
b)
Circular
c)
Spherical
d)
elliptical
107.
The word for a planet orbiting the Sun is called
a)
revolution
b)
rotation
108.
What is a natural satellite that orbits a planet due to the force of gravity?
a)
Moon
b)
Comet
c)
Asteroid
109.
All planets only have one moon
a)
True
b)
false
110.
Our solar system does include everything except the
a)
sun
b)
north star
c)
mars and its moons
d)
Earth and its moons
111.
List objects shown from the largest to the smallest
a)
Sun, Moon, Earth
b)
Earth, Sun, Moon
c)
Moon, Earth, Sun
d)
Sun, Earth, Moon
112.
Which body in our solar system is classified as a star
a)
Haleys Comet
b)
Pluto
c)
The Sun
d)
Mars
113.

What keeps planets moving around the Sun?

a)

heat

b)

Gravity

c)

radiation

d)

Inertia

114.
We can see constellations in different areas of the sky at night at different times because
a)
Earth moves around the Sun
b)
Earth is rotating on its axis
c)
Stars move in different motions
d)
Earth is tilted
115.
When the Earth does a complete revolution around the sun once .... how long is that?
a)
A day
b)
A month
c)
A year
d)
An hour
116.
When the sun is shining directly on a planet it would appear
a)
light on that side of the planet
b)
dark on that side of the planet
117.
Why do the Sun and the Moon look like the same size from Earth
a)
they have the same diameter
b)
The moon is larger than the Sun and closer to the Earth
c)
The Sun is larger than the moon and closer to the planet Earth
d)
The Moon is smaller in diameter than the Sun but closer to the Earth
118.
The length of a day is equal to
a)
One rotation of the Earth
b)
One revolution of the Earth
119.
The gravitational force between two objects depends on
a)
their masses, only
b)
their diameters, only
c)
Their masses and how far apart they are
d)
their diameters and how far apart they are
120.
The length of a planets year is related to the distance it is from the sun
a)
False
b)
True

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