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Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry (Ch. 8)

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Neil DeGrasse Tyson's second favorite planet in our solar system?

a)

Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Neptune

2.

How long is a day on Saturn?

a)

24 hours

b)

12 hours

c)

12.5 hours

d)

10.5 hours

3.

What is the most space-efficient shape in our universe?

a)

cube

b)

cone

c)

sphere

d)

spiral

4.

The Himalayas, Earth's largest mountain range, couldn't grow any taller because of Earth's (a)   .

5.

Gravity

a)

pulls apples from trees

b)

warps space

c)

collapses matter in all directions, shrinking it into smaller and smaller space

d)

affects time

6.

If you had a super-duper, jumbo-gigantic finger, and you dragged it across Earth's surface, Earth would feel (a)   as a cue ball from a game of pool.

7.

The tallest mountain range in the solar system is on which planet?

a)

Venus

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Titan

8.

A pair of stars that are bound together by gravity are called (a)   stars.

9.

Check all objects that can be spherical-shaped in our universe.

a)

planets

b)

stars

c)

galaxy clusters

d)

the observable universe