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Chapter 6 Test v1.0 Lessons 1-3

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What object is at the center of the GEOCENTRIC model?

a)

The Sun

b)

The Earth

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

e)

Mars

2.

What object is at the center of the HELIOCENTRIC model?

a)

The Earth

b)

The Sun

c)

Mars

d)

Venus

e)

Devan Sexton's email "In Box" the night before a test.

3.

Johannes Keppler discovered the planets move in what pattern?

(a)  

4.

An Astronomical Unit or AU is equal to ALL of the following EXCEPT which one?

a)

The distance from the Earth to the Sun

b)

150,000,000 km

c)

93,205,678.8 mi

d)

Muller's luck in recovering from pneumonia

5.

Pluto is an example of what kind of planet?

(a)  

6.

Which of the following is NOT a qualification that a celestial body must have in order to be considered a planet?

a)

Must be round

b)

Must orbit the sun

c)

Must have cleared it's orbital path

d)

Must be spherical

e)

Muller...if he/she has a celestial body....WHO CARES?!?!?

7.

Which of the following qualifications does a celestial body NOT HAVE TO HAVE to be considered a dwarf planet?

a)

Must be spherical

b)

Must have enough gravity to orbit the sun

c)

CAN'T have cleared it's orbital path

d)

Can have NO KNOWN SOCIAL TIES to "you-know-who"

8.

A satellite is:

(a)  

9.

What are the TWO "generally accepted" ways that the solar system (and pretty much) the universe formed?

a)

Divine Inspiration and Evolution

b)

Divine Inspiration and The Big Bang Theory

c)

Intelligent Design and Evolution

d)

Intelligent Design and The Big Bang Theory

10.

Earth rotates on this...it is an imaginary line that passes through the planet’s center and the North and South poles.

(a)  

11.

The process of one object moving around another is called what?

(a)  

12.

What are the two factors that determine gravity?

a)

His/Her Looks AND His/Her Athletic Ability

b)

Distance and Weight

c)

Mass and Distance

d)

His/Her Looks AND His/Her Economic Background

e)

Mass and Size

13.

What is Newton's First Law of Movement?

(a)  

14.

What determines how long a planet's day is?

a)

How fast it spins on it's axis

b)

How far it is from the sun

c)

Its mass

d)

Its gravitational pull on other objects

e)

Who lives / doesn't live on the planet

15.

What determines how long a planet's year is?

a)

How fast it spins on it's axis

b)

How far it is from the sun

c)

Its mass

d)

Its gravitational pull on other objects.

e)

If there's a pandemic occurring on the planet or not.

16.

IN ORDER (starting from the center and working your way out) what are the three INNER parts of the Sun?

a)

The Radiation Zone, The Core, The Convection Zone

b)

The Core, The Convection Zone, The Radiation Zone

c)

The Convection Zone, The Core, The Radiation Zone

d)

The Core, The Radiation Zone, The Convection Zone

17.

IN ORDER (starting from the first and working your way out) what are the three OUTER parts of the Sun?

a)

The Photosphere, The Chromosphere, The Corona

b)

The Corona, The Photosphere, The Chromosphere

c)

The Photosphere, The Chromosome, The Corona

d)

The Corona, The Chromosome, The Photosphere

18.

This feature of the sun looks small but is actually larger than the Earth. Their numbers vary but seem to cycle every eleven years.

a)

Sunspots

b)

Prominences

c)

Solar Flares

d)

Solar Winds

e)

The Ex Girlfriends of Asher DePaoli

19.

These are 'UGE plumes of fiery gasses that connect certain points of the sun.

a)

Sunspots

b)

Prominences

c)

Solar Flares

d)

Solar Winds

e)

The Ex Boyfriends of Brianna Muller

20.

These features occur when 'UGE loops of certain points suddenly connect. They are MILLIONS of degrees (centigrade) and usually occur between August and October and can mess up your tv reception.

a)

Sunspots

b)

Prominences

c)

Solar Flares

d)

Solar Wind

e)

Summer Wind

21.

This emanation from the sun is made up of charged electrical particles. These can change polar emanations, cause power blackouts and in some cases, rip the atmospheres off of planets.

a)

Sunspots

b)

Prominences

c)

Solar Flares

d)

Solar Winds

e)

Summer Winds