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WorksheetsPS Astronomy Final Exam
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 43mins
The name of the Galaxy that contains our solar system is...
Milky Way
Snickers
3 Musketeers
Mars Bars
What force is responsible for holding you on the Earth, the moon around the Earth, and the planets around the sun?
Inertia
Friction
Gravitational Pull
Convection
What is a solar wind?
The surface of the sun
Darker, cooler areas of the sun
Outer layer of the sun
Constant flow of tiny, fast, electrically charged particles
What is needed for fusion to occur
High density and low pressure
High temperatures and low pressure
High pressure and high temperature
Low pressure and temperature
In which area of the sun does gas rise as it heats up, then fall back down as it cools in a circular motion?
the core
the radiation zone
the convection zone
the corona
What layer can be seen here only during a total solar eclipse that also means "crown"?
chromosphere
corona
photosphere
core
When explosions erupt into space from the sun releasing gas and energy we call this:
solar winds
coronal outburst
solar flares
auroras
These are the pretty lights that occur at the north and south poles. They are also known as the Northern and Southern Lights.
Photosphere
Aurora
Radiation Zone
Solar wind
These can disrupt electronics on Earth.
Sunspots
Solar flares
Prominences
Tik Tok Videos
Since the sunspots appear to be moving from left to right...that suggests that the sun...
appears suggest the sun is rotating.
appears suggest the sun dying.
appears to predict problems with electronics.
appears to have no pattern.
The size of our sun compared to other stars is like...
Dwarf
Small to Meduim
Giant
Super giant
Which of the following lists some of the layers of the Sun in order from the center of the Sun outward?
radiation zone, convection zone, chromosphere, core, photosphere, corona
radiation zone, convection zone, core, photosphere, chromosphere, corona
core, radiation zone, convection zone, photosphere, corona, chromosphere
core, radiation zone, convection zone, photosphere, chromosphere, corona
A group of stars, gas, and dust surrounding a black hole that is held together with gravity is called a
galaxy
universe
light-year
corona
Identify part 1. It is the center of the sun where nuclear fusion takes place.
corona
photosphere
core
radiation zone
Identify part 2. It is the middle layer of the sun where heat radiates outward away from the core.
corona
convection zone
core
radiation zone
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.
corona
convection zone
core
radiation zone
Identify part 4. This is the layer of the sun's atmosphere closest to the sun that produces the light.
photosphere
convection zone
core
radiation zone
Identify part 7. It is cooler, darker areas on the surface of the sun.
sunspot
solar flare
corona
radiation zone
How many years are in a sunspot cycle
4.5 million
29
11
19
How might a high mass star's life cycle end?
white dwarf
neutron star
planetary nebula
red giant
A low mass star life cycle will end as ___.
a supernova
a white dwarf
a neutron star
a black hole
Where are the hottest stars on this Hertzsprung Russell Diagram?
Left side
Right side
Middle
They are all the same temperature
Which of these stars is hottest and brightest?
Spica
Vega
Polux
Centauri B
Which star would you call a red giant?
Polaris
Sirius
Betelgeuse
DX Cancri
The category is very stable contains the most stars (including our sun) is...
Main Sequence
Supergiants
Giants
Dwarfs
Look at the H-R diagram. Which star is
sort of hot, dim (not too much light)?
Red Giant
Blue Supergiant
Main Sequence
White Dwarf
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?
barred spiral
black hole
nebula
spiral
main sequence>
red giant >
white dwarf>black dwarfs
main sequence>
white dwarf>
red giant
protostar>
white dwarf>
red giant
red giant >
main sequence>
white dwarf
This is an image of a cloud of gas and dust, also known as a ....
Main Sequence
Planetary System
Supernova
Nebula
Stars can take different paths towards its death due to having different _____________
temperature
mass
brightness
color
When our sun eventually dies it will become a...
supernova
protostar
red giant
black hole
After a supergiant, a high mass star explodes and forms a
supernova
red giant
black hole
planetary nebula
A high mass star can end as this stage, which is so dense and gravity is so strong that not even light can escape!
black dwarf
white dwarf
supernova
black hole
A star is born as soon as ________________ begins to happen.
nuclear fusion
a black hole forms
supernova explodes
nuclear fission
The core of a Red Giant collapses and becomes a ___________________.
White Dwarf
Planetary Nebula
Red Supergiant
Black Hole
One possible outcome that is left after a supernova is a super dense core filled with neutrons called a _____________.
neutron star
Yellow Star
Red Giant
Black Dwarf
The Big Bang Theory explains the formation of the...
Earth
Sun
Universe
Solar System
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?
They are moving away from us; Universe is heating up
They are moving away from us; Universe is cooling down
They are moving toward us; Universe is heating up
They are moving toward us; Universe is cooling down
