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WorksheetsSpace- Final Assessment
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
What was Galileo's contribution to the telescope?
He invented it
He patented it
He discovered it
He promoted it
In general the bigger the telescope's objective the better your _____
resolution
magnification
attitude
orientation
What do modern professional-grade optical telescopes use as their objective?
lenses
mirrors
electronic detectors
photographic film
Hotter stars usually emit more
blue light
red light
green light
white light
It has been determined that stars are overwhelming composed of
carbon
oxygen
hydrogen
helium
The luminosity of a star depends on it's
size and temperature
age and density
size and distance from us
age and distance from us
The distance from the Earth to the Sun is given the name ___
the basic astronomical distance, or BAD
the Sun-Earth distance, or SED
the astronomical unit, or AU
the light-year, or LY
The shift in position of an object, viewed along two different lines of sight, is called ___
paralyses
triangulation
perspicacity
parallax
The temperature of a star can be found using ___
parallax
spectroscopy
trigonometry
its diameter
You can see the curve of the Earth’s edge as the shadow moves across the Moon during ___
a lunar eclipse
a solar eclipse
the Moon's cycle of phases
a new moon
What is the name of the spacecraft that has travelled the farthest away from Earth?
Mars Rover
International Space Station
Voyager 1
Voyager 2
A star in the east, when viewed a few weeks later will be ___
higher
lower
brighter
in the same place
What is the name of the path taken by the sun across the sky?
sun-line
zodiac
zenith
ecliptic
"Heliocentrism" refers to a model where _____
the Earth is the center the solar system
the Sun is the center of the solar system
the Moon, Sun and stars are affixed to crystal spheres
the Earth's shape is a plane or
disk
Which planets are found closer to the Sun?
rocky planets
gas giants
exoplanets
helium planets
What is the term for a very young star that is still gathering mass?
protostar
nebula
molecular cloud
globule
Where is the the asteroid belt located?
between Earth and Mars
between Mars and Jupiter
between Jupiter and Saturn
out beyond the orbit of Neptune
What had to be invented before we could discover Saturn and Neptune?
the Heliocentric model
the International Space Station
the Voyager 1
the telescope
What did Joseph Fraunhofer discover about the elements that make up the universe? The cosmos are made up of
only hydrogen
only hydrogen and helium
all the same elements
all different elements
What is the name of the only particle that can travel at the speed of light?
electron
photon
proton
neutron
