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Astronomy Final - Pandemic

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bending of a light beam as it passes from one transparent medium to the next is called ___________

a)

Focus

b)

Refraction

c)

Reflection

d)

Chromatic aberration

2.

The magnetic field of the Earth ____________

a)

is how we keep time on our planet

b)

functions as a shield from Solar radiation

c)

makes iron magnetic

d)

glows in the northern and southern regions of the Earth

3.

It's agreed that the Earth's magnetic field is generated by ___________

a)

Lava

b)

Movement of continents

c)

Spinning solid iron core

d)

the Moon

4.

To find the North Celestial Pole you have to find _________ in the constellation of Ursae Minoris.

a)

Sirrus

b)

Polaris

c)

Alpha Centauri

d)

Vega

5.

On this day in March, the day and the night are equal in length.

a)

Autumnal equinox

b)

Summer solstice

c)

Vernal equinox

d)

Winter solstice

6.

A type of irregular "wondering" motion that planets seem to have when observed from Earth is called _________

a)

Circumpolar motion

b)

Transit motion

c)

Equatorial motion

d)

Retrograde motion

7.

Astronomers call the outer planets in the Solar System _______ planets.

a)

Last

b)

Jovial

c)

Terrestrial

d)

Cold

8.

 α\alpha  (alpha) Ursa Majoris is _____________ than  β\beta  (beta) Ursa Majoris. 

a)

Redder

b)

Bluer

c)

Dimmer

d)

Brighter

9.

Icy objects that orbit the Sun and originate from the Oort Cloud are called ________

a)

Comets

b)

Meteoroids

c)

Asteroids

d)

NEO's

10.

Which galaxies contain lots of young blue stars, vigorous star formation, lots of interstellar medium, and random stellar motions?

a)

Spiral

b)

Barred-Spiral

c)

Elliptical

d)

Irregular

11.

What color is a G-type star?

a)

Yellow

b)

Orange

c)

White

d)

Blue

12.

What are the most common stars in the Universe?

a)

White Dwarfs

b)

Supergiants

c)

Giants

d)

Dwarfs

13.

The first telescope ever made was a ______ telescope.

a)

Refracting

b)

Reflecting

c)

Radio

d)

Compound

14.

Solar Storms that blast matter and energy into space but last only a few hours or minutes are called _____________

a)

Flares

b)

Sunspots

c)

Prominences

d)

Solar Wind

15.

Maria, the dark areas on the Moon's surface, are ______.

a)

High Mountains

b)

Deep craters

c)

Flat lowlands

d)

Dried up riverbeds

16.

The densest region of the Sun is the _______

a)

Corona

b)

Photosphere

c)

Chromosphere

d)

Core

17.

The visible "surface" of the Sun is the ____________

a)

Chromosphere

b)

Photosphere

c)

Convection Zone

d)

Corona

18.

White light is an example of a ____________ spectrum

a)

Continuous

b)

Emission

c)

Absorption

d)

Luminosity

19.

Edwin Hubble categorized galaxies based on their ____

a)

Size

b)

Spectrum

c)

Distance from Earth

d)

Shape

20.

About 90% of all the stars in our galaxy fall into the middle of the H-R Diagram called the _________

a)

Usual suspects group

b)

The white dwarf group

c)

The red supergiant group

d)

The main sequence group

21.

A white dwarf in a binary star system could "steal" matter from it's companion and have reoccurring increases in luminosity called ________

a)

Corona Mass Ejections

b)

Planetary Nebulas

c)

Nova

d)

Supernova

22.

The brightest star in the night sky is located in the constellation of Canis Major, and is called _______

a)

Polaris

b)

Vega

c)

Betelgeuse

d)

Sirius

23.

The layer of the Sun that is millions of miles wide is called ____

a)

The transition zone

b)

The convection zone

c)

The photosphere

d)

The corona

24.

Where would we find most Asteroids in our solar system?

a)

Between Mars and Jupiter

b)

Between Jupiter and Saturn

c)

Between Mercury and Mars

d)

Between Neptune and Pluto

25.

The largest asteroid in the Asteroid Belt that also happens to be a Dwarf Planet is ____________________

a)

Luna

b)

Vesta

c)

Ceres

d)

Eris

26.

An "A" class star will produce mostly ______ light

a)

Yellow

b)

Orange

c)

Blue

d)

White

27.

Solar Cycles correspond to the alternating maximum and minimum number of solar activities. On average how long is a Solar Cycle?

a)

2 years

b)

8 years

c)

11 years

d)

20 years

28.

Why does every element have its own specific emission spectrum?

a)

All elements have unique sets of electrons

b)

All elements give off light

c)

All elements are made of atoms

d)

All elements have protons

29.

What information is NOT possible to gain from the apparent magnitude of a star?

a)

the composition of the star

b)

the temperature of the star's surface

c)

the position of the star on the Celestial Sphere

d)

the luminosity of the star

30.

The Sun is _______ Earth's in diameter

a)

21

b)

109

c)

302

d)

411

31.

All visible light is produced when ______

a)

matter collides with other matter

b)

electrons move from a higher to a lower energy state

c)

atoms fuse together

d)

electrons move from a lower to a higher energy state

32.

When comparing two stars, a star with an Apparent Magnitude of -2 will look _________ than a star with an Apparent Magnitude of 2.

a)

Dimmer

b)

Bluer

c)

Brighter

d)

Redder

33.

Which galaxies contain mostly older, redder stars?

a)

Spiral

b)

Barred-Spiral

c)

Elliptical

d)

Irregular

34.

The stars on the Celestial Sphere that never set and remain visible throughout the whole year are called _____.

a)

Equatorial stars

b)

Circumpolar stars

c)

Transit stars

d)

Zenith stars

35.

Stars are spherical in shape because of ____

a)

Hydrostatic Equilibrium

b)

Stellar Parallax

c)

Stellar Luminosity

d)

Differential Rotation

36.

Astronomers can use ______ to measure distances to nearby stars.

a)

Chromatic aberration

b)

Stellar luminosity

c)

Stellar parallax

d)

Absolute magnitude

37.

Absolute magnitude or luminosity of a star can be measured by computing the star brightness if if was located ______ away from the Earth.

a)

1 light year

b)

1 parsec

c)

10 parsecs

d)

10 light years

38.

Sun reaches its maximum declination on the Celestial

Sphere in the Northern Hemisphere on _____________

a)

Autumnal equinox

b)

Vernal equinox

c)

Summer solstice

d)

Winter solstice

39.

Planets orbit the Sun in _______ direction.

a)

Random

b)

Clockwise

c)

Counterclockwise

d)

Undetermined

40.

Which Dwarf Planet is the farthest from the Sun?

a)

Pluto

b)

Ceres

c)

Vesta

d)

Eris

41.

What's the largest moon in the solar sytem?

a)

Ganymede

b)

Titan

c)

Triton

d)

Luna

42.

An Atmospheric Window allows for ______ and _____ to reach the earth's surface.

a)

Asteroids and Meteoroids

b)

Infrared and Visible waves

c)

Visible and Radio waves

d)

Visible and Ultraviolet waves

43.

The larger the telescope the better its ability to separate images of objects lying close together. This ability to see finer structures in an image is called ______

a)

Magnification

b)

Focal length

c)

Chromatic aberration

d)

Angular resolution

44.

There is only one planet in the solar system that rotates on its axis the opposite way from the rest of the solar system planets. This planet is ______.

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Neptune

45.

Which star will go through its lifecycle faster?

a)

A yellow main sequence star

b)

A red supergiant

c)

A white dwarf

d)

A red dwarf

46.

What will our sun turn into at the end of its lifecycle?

a)

A white dwarf

b)

A neutron star

c)

A black hole

d)

A red supergiant

47.

What's the name of the closest star to our solar system?

a)

Polais

b)

Sirrus

c)

Proxima Centauri

d)

Vega

48.

All large modern ground-based telescopes are _______

a)

Refractors

b)

Reflectors

c)

Radio

d)

Infrared

49.

The Spectral Class of starts, like O B A F G K M, indicates stellar ________.

a)

Mass

b)

Distance

c)

Luminosity

d)

Temperature

50.

Because Lunar rotation and Lunar revolution takes the same amount of days, ____________.

a)

Tides always come on a regular bases.

b)

The Moon is sometimes closer to the Earth and sometimes farther.

c)

The Moon goes through phases.

d)

The same side of the Moon always faces the Earth.

51.

What's the largest planet in the Solar System?

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Jupiter

d)

Neptune

52.

Why is the sky blue?

a)

Reflection of the oceans onto the earth's atmosphere

b)

Refraction of light by the water molecules in the atmosphere

c)

The atmosphere absorbs all wavelength of light except blue

d)

Scattering of light by the nitrogen molecules in the atmosphere

53.

In astronomy "seeing" refers to ________

a)

The area of the sky that a telescope can observe

b)

The effects of atmospheric turbulence on observation

c)

The size of the telescope's primary mirror

d)

The time of the day the telescope is used for observation

54.

What telescope technique allows astronomers to best compensate for the effects of atmospheric turbulence?

a)

Adaptive Optics

b)

Precision of mirror or lens construction

c)

Active Optics

d)

Location

55.

What will remain after a massive star with the core less than 3 solar masses dies?

a)

A planetary nebula

b)

A black hole

c)

A neutron star

d)

A white dwarf