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PS Astronomy Final Exam

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The name of the Galaxy that contains our solar system is...

a)

Milky Way

b)

Snickers

c)

3 Musketeers

d)

Mars Bars

2.

What force is responsible for holding you on the Earth, the moon around the Earth, and the planets around the sun?

a)

Inertia

b)

Friction

c)

Gravitational Pull

d)

Convection

3.

What is a solar wind?

a)

The surface of the sun

b)

Darker, cooler areas of the sun

c)

Outer layer of the sun

d)

Constant flow of tiny, fast, electrically charged particles

4.
The energy from the sun is created by a process called:
a)
nuclear fission
b)
nuclear fusion
c)
nuclear reaction
d)
nuclear core
5.

What is needed for fusion to occur

a)

High density and low pressure

b)

High temperatures and low pressure

c)

High pressure and high temperature

d)

Low pressure and temperature

6.
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
7.

In which area of the sun does gas rise as it heats up, then fall back down as it cools in a circular motion?

a)

the core

b)

the radiation zone

c)

the convection zone

d)

the corona

8.

What layer can be seen here only during a total solar eclipse that also means "crown"?

a)

chromosphere

b)

corona

c)

photosphere

d)

core

9.

When explosions erupt into space from the sun releasing gas and energy we call this:

a)

solar winds

b)

coronal outburst

c)

solar flares

d)

auroras

10.
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
a)
Spiral galaxy
b)
Elliptical galaxy
c)
Nebula
d)
Globular cluster
11.
Where does nuclear fusion occur?
a)
Space
b)
Radiation Zone
c)
Photosphere
d)
The Core
12.

These are the pretty lights that occur at the north and south poles. They are also known as the Northern and Southern Lights.

a)

Photosphere

b)

Aurora

c)

Radiation Zone

d)

Solar wind

13.

These can disrupt electronics on Earth.

a)

Sunspots

b)

Solar flares

c)

Prominences

d)

Tik Tok Videos

14.
What is the name for this giant loop of energy leaping from the solar surface? 
a)
aurora
b)
prominence
c)
solar flare
d)
sunspot
15.

Since the sunspots appear to be moving from left to right...that suggests that the sun...

a)

appears suggest the sun is rotating.

b)

appears suggest the sun dying.

c)

appears to predict problems with electronics.

d)

appears to have no pattern.

16.

The size of our sun compared to other stars is like...

a)

Dwarf

b)

Small to Meduim

c)

Giant

d)

Super giant

17.

Which of the following lists some of the layers of the Sun in order from the center of the Sun outward?

a)

radiation zone, convection zone, chromosphere, core, photosphere, corona

b)

radiation zone, convection zone, core, photosphere, chromosphere, corona

c)

core, radiation zone, convection zone, photosphere, corona, chromosphere

d)

core, radiation zone, convection zone, photosphere, chromosphere, corona

18.

A group of stars, gas, and dust surrounding a black hole that is held together with gravity is called a

a)

galaxy

b)

universe

c)

light-year

d)

corona

19.

Identify part 1. It is the center of the sun where nuclear fusion takes place.

a)

corona

b)

photosphere

c)

core

d)

radiation zone

20.

Identify part 2. It is the middle layer of the sun where heat radiates outward away from the core.

a)

corona

b)

convection zone

c)

core

d)

radiation zone

21.

Identify part 3. It is the outermost layer of the sun's surface where heat rises, spreads, cools, and falls over and over again in a circular motion.

a)

corona

b)

convection zone

c)

core

d)

radiation zone

22.

Identify part 4. This is the layer of the sun's atmosphere closest to the sun that produces the light.

a)

photosphere

b)

convection zone

c)

core

d)

radiation zone

23.

Identify part 7. It is cooler, darker areas on the surface of the sun.

a)

sunspot

b)

solar flare

c)

corona

d)

radiation zone

24.

How many years are in a sunspot cycle

a)

4.5 million

b)

29

c)

11

d)

19

25.
At which stage is our sun at currently?
a)
Red Giant
b)
Nebula
c)
Main Sequence
d)
Dead Star
26.

How might a high mass star's life cycle end?

a)

white dwarf

b)

neutron star

c)

planetary nebula

d)

red giant

27.

A low mass star life cycle will end as ___.

a)

a supernova

b)

a white dwarf

c)

a neutron star

d)

a black hole

28.

Where are the hottest stars on this Hertzsprung Russell Diagram?

a)

Left side

b)

Right side

c)

Middle

d)

They are all the same temperature

29.

Which of these stars is hottest and brightest?

a)

Spica

b)

Vega

c)

Polux

d)

Centauri B

30.

Which star would you call a red giant?

a)

Polaris

b)

Sirius

c)

Betelgeuse

d)

DX Cancri

31.

The category is very stable contains the most stars (including our sun) is...

a)

Main Sequence

b)

Supergiants

c)

Giants

d)

Dwarfs

32.

Look at the H-R diagram. Which star is

sort of hot, dim (not too much light)?

a)

Red Giant

b)

Blue Supergiant

c)

Main Sequence

d)

White Dwarf

33.
Which spectral class does our star, the sun, belong to?
a)
M
b)
K
c)
G
d)
F
34.
What type of galaxy is shown in this image?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
35.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
spiral
b)
elliptical
c)
irregular
d)
quasar
36.

What is believed to be at the center of most galaxies that has a strong enough gravitational pull to hold all of the stars in place?

a)

barred spiral

b)

black hole

c)

nebula

d)

spiral

37.
Which of these shows an average star's life cycle in the correct order?
a)
protostar>
main sequence>
red giant >
white dwarf>black dwarfs
b)
protostar> 
main sequence> 
white dwarf> 
red giant
c)
main sequence> 
protostar> 
white dwarf> 
red giant
d)
protostar> 
red giant >
main sequence> 
white dwarf
38.

This is an image of a cloud of gas and dust, also known as a ....

a)

Main Sequence

b)

Planetary System

c)

Supernova

d)

Nebula

39.

Stars can take different paths towards its death due to having different _____________

a)

temperature

b)

mass

c)

brightness

d)

color

40.

When our sun eventually dies it will become a...

a)

supernova

b)

protostar

c)

red giant

d)

black hole

41.

After a supergiant, a high mass star explodes and forms a

a)

supernova

b)

red giant

c)

black hole

d)

planetary nebula

42.

A high mass star can end as this stage, which is so dense and gravity is so strong that not even light can escape!

a)

black dwarf

b)

white dwarf

c)

supernova

d)

black hole

43.
What stage fills in the blank. Nebula --> Main sequence --> red giant --> ______________ --> white dwarf --> black dwaft
a)
supergiant
b)
planetary nebula
c)
black hole
d)
supernova
44.
When a nebula heats up, a "baby" star forms in the middle. It is called a
a)
supernova
b)
supergiant
c)
white dwarf
d)
protostar
45.

A star is born as soon as ________________ begins to happen.

a)

nuclear fusion

b)

a black hole forms

c)

supernova explodes

d)

nuclear fission

46.

The core of a Red Giant collapses and becomes a ___________________.

a)

White Dwarf

b)

Planetary Nebula

c)

Red Supergiant

d)

Black Hole

47.
When a massive star begins to cool and expand it is known as a _______________.
a)
Blue Supergiant
b)
Red Giant
c)
Red Supergiant
d)
White Dwarf
48.

One possible outcome that is left after a supernova is a super dense core filled with neutrons called a _____________.

a)

neutron star

b)

Yellow Star

c)

Red Giant

d)

Black Dwarf

49.

The Big Bang Theory explains the formation of the...

a)

Earth

b)

Sun

c)

Universe

d)

Solar System

50.

According to the Big Bang Theory, why is the light from distant galaxies red-shifted? And what is happening to the temperature of the universe?

a)

They are moving away from us; Universe is heating up

b)

They are moving away from us; Universe is cooling down

c)

They are moving toward us; Universe is heating up

d)

They are moving toward us; Universe is cooling down