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SNC1P Astronomy Unit test

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these planets is farthest away

from the Sun?

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Jupiter

d)

Neptune

2.

Which of the following does a refracting

telescope use _______ to gather light and focus

images?

a)

mirrors

b)

lenses

c)

sensor

d)

film

3.

What colour are the hottest stars?

a)

whitish

b)

reddish

c)

yellowish

d)

bluish-whitish

4.

What type of celestial object orbits the Sun?

a)

planets

b)

dwarf stars

c)

black holes

d)

moons

5.

One light year is the distance light travels in one year.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

A dwarf planet orbits another planet.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The planets are evenly spaced out in the solar system.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Other planets have ___________ moons than earth.

a)

more

b)

less

c)

more or less

9.

The planet Mercury looks like the moon with its many craters.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Not all objects in the night sky can be seen with the unaided eye.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

A celestial object that orbits another larger celestial object

a)

satelite

b)

asteroid

12.

A small rocky celestial object that orbits the sun

a)

satellite

b)

asteroid

c)

moon

13.

Which statement explains why the amount of daylight changes throughout the year?

a)

Earth is closer to the Sun at different times of the year

b)

The tilt of the Earth in relation to the Sun changes as Earth revolves around the Sun

c)

The rotation of Earth slows or speeds up at certain times of the year

14.

Which term best describes the model of the Solar System shown? Is it correct?

a)

Geocentric Yes

b)

Geocentric No

c)

Heliocentric Yes

d)

Heliocentric No

15.

When can we observe a Solar Eclipse?

a)

when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun

b)

when the Sun passes between the Earth and the Moon

c)

then the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon

d)

when the Moon is brighter than the Sun

16.

Which statement best explains why people on Earth always see the same side of the Moon?

a)

a day is the same length on Earth as it is on the Moon

b)

it takes 365 days for the Moon to complete one revolution around Earth

c)

Earth revolves around the Sun more slowly than the Moon revolves around Earth

d)

The Moon rotates on its axis and revolves around Earth in exactly the same amount of time.

17.

True/False - All the stars in the Universe are in the Milky Way galaxy

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The northern hemisphere is farthest from the Sun on June 21.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

True/False - Ancient sailors used their knowledge of the stars to navigate

a)

True

b)

False

20.

It takes Earth one year to _________ around the Sun

a)

revolve

b)

rotate

21.

According to the ___________ theory, the Universe began bout 14 billion years ago and then expanded rapidly.

a)

Cell

b)

Magnetic

c)

Big Bang

d)

Planetary

22.

The ________ is an imaginary line running through a planet from pole to pole on which the Earth rotates producing day and night

a)

axis

b)

equator

c)

solar

d)

lunar

23.

______________ is the force that holds orbitting objects in their orbits.

a)

Gravity

b)

Magnetism

c)

Electricity

24.

A pattern of stars in the night sky is a(n)

a)

constellation

b)

sunset

c)

eclipse

25.

Canadarm, Canadarm2 and DEXTRE are

a)

Canadian-built shuttles

b)

martian rovers

c)

types of global positioning systems (GPS)

d)

robotic tools used on space shuttles and the ISS

26.

Which of the following pose a risk for astronauts on space missions?

a)

space junk

b)

extreme temperatures

c)

effects of a microgravity environment

d)

all of the other answers are correct

27.

_______ are human occupied or robotic vehicles used to explore space or celestial objects.

a)

space crafts

b)

space probes

28.

Which of the following is the function of a telescope?

a)

magnifies an object

b)

makes large images look small

29.

Which of the following is a distinguishing feature of the Moon?

a)

it is a gaseous celestial body

b)

it has a smooth surface

c)

it has craters and maris

d)

it has a atmosphere similar to Earth's

30.

What do scientists use to measure the distances between planets in the Solar System?

a)

light years

b)

kilometres

c)

astronomical units

d)

solar units

31.

The distance between galaxies is __________.

a)

shrinking

b)

expanding

c)

constant

d)

random

32.

True/False - You can see some of the planets in the Solar System unaided by any devices

a)

True

b)

False

33.

The Moon is considered a satellite of the Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

When it is daytime in Hamilton, it is daytime everywhere on Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

True/False - Hot stars appear reddish and cool stars appear bluish.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

True/False - The sun produces energy by nuclear reactions.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Astronauts get _________ when they are in space.

a)

weaker

b)

stronger

38.

True/False - Pluto is no longer considered a planet because it does not orbit the Sun.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

A ________ is an enormous collection of billions of stars.

a)

galaxy

b)

constellation

c)

solar system

40.

A(n) _______ telescope uses mirrors to collect and focus light in space

a)

refracting

b)

reflecting

c)

electron

41.

Which of the following galaxies is shaped like a pinwheel?

a)

elliptical

b)

spiral

c)

lenticular

d)

irregular

42.

A satellite's orbit around Earth is primarily controlled by _____.

a)

gravity

b)

boosters

c)

space

d)

the Moon

43.

_______ is a measure of how bright a star appears when viewed from Earth.

a)

luminosity

b)

apparent magnitude

44.

Which of the following is a Gas Giant?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Jupiter

45.

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are known as the _________

a)

Gas giants

b)

outer planets

c)

inner planets

46.

Which of the following objects is luminous?

a)

Sun

b)

Moon

c)

Earth

d)

Saturn

47.

Polaris (the North Star) is different from the other stars because ___________

a)

it never seems to move in the night sky

b)

it circles around the North pole

c)

It circles around the equator

48.

The inside of the Moon is nearly all _______

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

49.

True/False - There is _____ water on the Moon.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

no

50.

SETI is ___________________

a)

Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence

b)

Search for Elevated Tornado Information system

c)

Standardized Elemental Testing Illustration

51.

True/False - Neptune has rings around the planet.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

True/False - Different stars give off different colours of light.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

The ________ model is the current model of the Solar system with _______ at its centre

a)

Geocentric Earth

b)

Geocentric Sun

c)

Heliocentric Earth

d)

Heliocentric Sun

54.

A new moon gets larger until it gets to a full moon. This is called ___________.

a)

waxing

b)

waning

c)

growing

d)

expansion

55.

Scientists believe the universe is expanding because of ______.

a)

red shift

b)

solar eclipses

c)

full moons

d)

black holes