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WorksheetsAstronomy Final - Pandemic
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 55mins
Bending of a light beam as it passes from one transparent medium to the next is called ___________
Focus
Refraction
Reflection
Chromatic aberration
The magnetic field of the Earth ____________
is how we keep time on our planet
functions as a shield from Solar radiation
makes iron magnetic
glows in the northern and southern regions of the Earth
It's agreed that the Earth's magnetic field is generated by ___________
Lava
Movement of continents
Spinning solid iron core
the Moon
To find the North Celestial Pole you have to find _________ in the constellation of Ursae Minoris.
Sirrus
Polaris
Alpha Centauri
Vega
On this day in March, the day and the night are equal in length.
Autumnal equinox
Summer solstice
Vernal equinox
Winter solstice
A type of irregular "wondering" motion that planets seem to have when observed from Earth is called _________
Circumpolar motion
Transit motion
Equatorial motion
Retrograde motion
Astronomers call the outer planets in the Solar System _______ planets.
Last
Jovial
Terrestrial
Cold
α (alpha) Ursa Majoris is _____________ than β (beta) Ursa Majoris.
Redder
Bluer
Dimmer
Brighter
Icy objects that orbit the Sun and originate from the Oort Cloud are called ________
Comets
Meteoroids
Asteroids
NEO's
Which galaxies contain lots of young blue stars, vigorous star formation, lots of interstellar medium, and random stellar motions?
Spiral
Barred-Spiral
Elliptical
Irregular
What color is a G-type star?
Yellow
Orange
White
Blue
What are the most common stars in the Universe?
White Dwarfs
Supergiants
Giants
Dwarfs
The first telescope ever made was a ______ telescope.
Refracting
Reflecting
Radio
Compound
Solar Storms that blast matter and energy into space but last only a few hours or minutes are called _____________
Flares
Sunspots
Prominences
Solar Wind
Maria, the dark areas on the Moon's surface, are ______.
High Mountains
Deep craters
Flat lowlands
Dried up riverbeds
The densest region of the Sun is the _______
Corona
Photosphere
Chromosphere
Core
The visible "surface" of the Sun is the ____________
Chromosphere
Photosphere
Convection Zone
Corona
White light is an example of a ____________ spectrum
Continuous
Emission
Absorption
Luminosity
Edwin Hubble categorized galaxies based on their ____
Size
Spectrum
Distance from Earth
Shape
About 90% of all the stars in our galaxy fall into the middle of the H-R Diagram called the _________
Usual suspects group
The white dwarf group
The red supergiant group
The main sequence group
A white dwarf in a binary star system could "steal" matter from it's companion and have reoccurring increases in luminosity called ________
Corona Mass Ejections
Planetary Nebulas
Nova
Supernova
The brightest star in the night sky is located in the constellation of Canis Major, and is called _______
Polaris
Vega
Betelgeuse
Sirius
The layer of the Sun that is millions of miles wide is called ____
The transition zone
The convection zone
The photosphere
The corona
Where would we find most Asteroids in our solar system?
Between Mars and Jupiter
Between Jupiter and Saturn
Between Mercury and Mars
Between Neptune and Pluto
The largest asteroid in the Asteroid Belt that also happens to be a Dwarf Planet is ____________________
Luna
Vesta
Ceres
Eris
An "A" class star will produce mostly ______ light
Yellow
Orange
Blue
White
Solar Cycles correspond to the alternating maximum and minimum number of solar activities. On average how long is a Solar Cycle?
2 years
8 years
11 years
20 years
Why does every element have its own specific emission spectrum?
All elements have unique sets of electrons
All elements give off light
All elements are made of atoms
All elements have protons
What information is NOT possible to gain from the apparent magnitude of a star?
the composition of the star
the temperature of the star's surface
the position of the star on the Celestial Sphere
the luminosity of the star
The Sun is _______ Earth's in diameter
21
109
302
411
All visible light is produced when ______
matter collides with other matter
electrons move from a higher to a lower energy state
atoms fuse together
electrons move from a lower to a higher energy state
When comparing two stars, a star with an Apparent Magnitude of -2 will look _________ than a star with an Apparent Magnitude of 2.
Dimmer
Bluer
Brighter
Redder
Which galaxies contain mostly older, redder stars?
Spiral
Barred-Spiral
Elliptical
Irregular
The stars on the Celestial Sphere that never set and remain visible throughout the whole year are called _____.
Equatorial stars
Circumpolar stars
Transit stars
Zenith stars
Stars are spherical in shape because of ____
Hydrostatic Equilibrium
Stellar Parallax
Stellar Luminosity
Differential Rotation
Astronomers can use ______ to measure distances to nearby stars.
Chromatic aberration
Stellar luminosity
Stellar parallax
Absolute magnitude
Absolute magnitude or luminosity of a star can be measured by computing the star brightness if if was located ______ away from the Earth.
1 light year
1 parsec
10 parsecs
10 light years
Sun reaches its maximum declination on the Celestial
Sphere in the Northern Hemisphere on _____________
Autumnal equinox
Vernal equinox
Summer solstice
Winter solstice
Planets orbit the Sun in _______ direction.
Random
Clockwise
Counterclockwise
Undetermined
Which Dwarf Planet is the farthest from the Sun?
Pluto
Ceres
Vesta
Eris
What's the largest moon in the solar sytem?
Ganymede
Titan
Triton
Luna
An Atmospheric Window allows for ______ and _____ to reach the earth's surface.
Asteroids and Meteoroids
Infrared and Visible waves
Visible and Radio waves
Visible and Ultraviolet waves
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 ______
Magnification
Focal length
Chromatic aberration
Angular resolution
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 ______.
Jupiter
Mars
Venus
Neptune
Which star will go through its lifecycle faster?
A yellow main sequence star
A red supergiant
A white dwarf
A red dwarf
What will our sun turn into at the end of its lifecycle?
A white dwarf
A neutron star
A black hole
A red supergiant
What's the name of the closest star to our solar system?
Polais
Sirrus
Proxima Centauri
Vega
All large modern ground-based telescopes are _______
Refractors
Reflectors
Radio
Infrared
The Spectral Class of starts, like O B A F G K M, indicates stellar ________.
Mass
Distance
Luminosity
Temperature
Because Lunar rotation and Lunar revolution takes the same amount of days, ____________.
Tides always come on a regular bases.
The Moon is sometimes closer to the Earth and sometimes farther.
The Moon goes through phases.
The same side of the Moon always faces the Earth.
What's the largest planet in the Solar System?
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
Neptune
Why is the sky blue?
Reflection of the oceans onto the earth's atmosphere
Refraction of light by the water molecules in the atmosphere
The atmosphere absorbs all wavelength of light except blue
Scattering of light by the nitrogen molecules in the atmosphere
In astronomy "seeing" refers to ________
The area of the sky that a telescope can observe
The effects of atmospheric turbulence on observation
The size of the telescope's primary mirror
The time of the day the telescope is used for observation
What telescope technique allows astronomers to best compensate for the effects of atmospheric turbulence?
Adaptive Optics
Precision of mirror or lens construction
Active Optics
Location
What will remain after a massive star with the core less than 3 solar masses dies?
A planetary nebula
A black hole
A neutron star
A white dwarf
