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WorksheetsSpace exploration quiz #2
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 25mins
Provide an example of an ancient space tool that astronomers used to use to explore space.
What measurement is used for “local” distances in space (those inside our solar system.)
Kilometers
Miles
Astronomical Units
Meters
One AU is equal to the average distance from the centre of Earth to the centre of the Sun (149 599 000 km).
True
False
A light-year is...
The distance light travels in 1 minute
The distance light travels in 1 year
The distance light travels from the sun to earth
The distance light travels in 1 hour
Explain why light-years would be used as a measurement instead of Astronomical Units (AU)?
A star is a hot, glowing ball of gas that gives off tremendous light energy. What gas is it mainly made of?
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Hydrogen
Helium
Stars DO NOT vary much in their characteristics. They are all basically the same.
True
False
The colour of a star depends on its surface temperature.
True
False
Very hot stars look blue. Cooler stars look red.
True
False
Which telescope was launched into space in the 1990's that has provided us with amazing space images.
The delorious space telescope
The laser space telescope
The hubble space telescope
The transverter space telescope
Explain why they say looking into space is like looking into the past.
