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astronomy

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which galaxy is home to the Solar system?

a)

Milky Way

b)

andromeda

c)

u y scuti

d)

v y cassioppe

e)

none of the above

2.

how many gas giants are there in the solar system

a)

1

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

e)

0

3.

how many planets can fit between the earth and moon

a)

2 jupiter and saturn

b)

1 jupiter

c)

none

d)

all planets in the solar system

4.

WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE BIGGEST STAR

a)

we cant say what the biggest star is

b)

u y scuti

c)

v y canis majoris

d)

stephenson 2-18

e)

Quasi star

5.
Which of the following amounts of time has gone by when the Moon makes 1 revolution around the Earth?
a)
1 month on Earth
b)
1 year on Earth
c)
1 day on Earth
d)
1 week on Earth
6.
These planets from the solar system are drawn to scale.  Which planets are X and Y?
a)
X is Venus and Y is Mars.
b)
B. X is Mars and Y is Venus.
c)
X is Mercury and Y is Mars.
d)
X is Mars and Y is Mercury.
7.
The planets below are drawn to scale.Which planet could be Planet X?
a)
Neptune
b)
Mercury
c)
Uranus
d)
Venus
8.
The graph below shows the diameters of the planets. The diameter of a planet is the distance from one side to the other through the middle at the widest part. Which two planets are closest in size?
a)
Uranus and Neptune
b)
Venus and Mars
c)
Jupiter and Saturn
d)
Mercury and Earth
9.
Which planets have rings?
a)
Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, and Saturn
b)
Pluto, Venus, Neptune, and Mars
c)
Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter, and Neptune
d)
Mars, Earth, Uranus, and Venus
10.
Which of the following is a characteristic of both the Earth and the Moon?
a)
Atmosphere containing oxygen
b)
Rocky surface covered with landforms
c)
Flowing water in oceans and rivers
d)
Fossils and fossil fuels under the surface
11.

The word astronomy means___

a)

The study of sun and other stars

b)

The study of moon

c)

The study planets

d)

All of the above

12.

year

a)

the time required for the moon to orbit once around the Earth

b)

the time required for the Earth to rotate once on its axis

c)

the time required for Earth to orbit once around the sun

d)

the study of the universe

13.

Which event occurred approximately 4.6 billion years ago?

a)

evolution of the earliest fish

b)

evolution of stromatolites

c)

formation of the oldest known Earth rocks

d)

formation of Earth and our solar system

14.

Energy is produced within a star's core by the process of

a)

nuclear fusion

b)

insolation

c)

conduction

d)

radioactive decay

15.
the time required for the Moon to orbit around the Earth
a)
Year
b)
Month
c)
Day
d)
6 Months
16.

What is the shape of the planets?

a)

A square

b)

Triangular

c)

Spherical

d)

A circle

17.

One full orbit is called a...

a)

Axis

b)

Rotation

c)

Inertia

d)

Revolution

18.
When the moon is between the earth and the sun, this is called a ____ .
a)
full moon
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
new moon
d)
waxing crescent
19.
When the moon is on the far side of earth away from the sun, this is called a ___
a)
new moon
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waxing gibbous
d)
full moon
20.
When the moon is between the earth and sun and casts a shadow on earth, a ___ occurs.
a)
solar eclipse
b)
lunar eclipse
21.
This type of planet has no solid surface.
a)
terrestrial
b)
gas giant
22.

Which of following is the smallest?

a)

the milky way galaxy

b)

the solar system

c)

the virgo super cluster

d)

the universe

23.

Define Astronomy

a)

the study of stars

b)

the study of the sky and the atmosphere

c)

How star constellations affect our personalities

d)

the study of the universe beyond earth's atmosphere

24.
A unit used to measure long distances, equivalent to the distance from the Sun to Earth is referred to as ____.
a)
Astronomical Unit (AU)
b)
Sidereal Year (SY)
c)
Cosmic Scale (SS)
d)
Light Year
25.
Which statement BEST summarizes The Big Bang Theory?
a)
whole universe began as a black hole and rapidly expanded, but is now collapsing
b)
whole universe began as a cool dense point and rapidly collasped, but is now expanding
c)
whole universe began as a hot dense point, rapidly expanded, and continues to expand
d)
the whole universe began as a hot dense point and rapidly expanded, but is now collapsing

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