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WorksheetsChapter 6 Test v1.0 Lessons 1-3
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 14mins
What object is at the center of the GEOCENTRIC model?
The Sun
The Earth
Mercury
Venus
Mars
What object is at the center of the HELIOCENTRIC model?
The Earth
The Sun
Mars
Venus
Devan Sexton's email "In Box" the night before a test.
Johannes Keppler discovered the planets move in what pattern?
(a)
An Astronomical Unit or AU is equal to ALL of the following EXCEPT which one?
The distance from the Earth to the Sun
150,000,000 km
93,205,678.8 mi
Muller's luck in recovering from pneumonia
Pluto is an example of what kind of planet?
(a)
Which of the following is NOT a qualification that a celestial body must have in order to be considered a planet?
Must be round
Must orbit the sun
Must have cleared it's orbital path
Must be spherical
Muller...if he/she has a celestial body....WHO CARES?!?!?
Which of the following qualifications does a celestial body NOT HAVE TO HAVE to be considered a dwarf planet?
Must be spherical
Must have enough gravity to orbit the sun
CAN'T have cleared it's orbital path
Can have NO KNOWN SOCIAL TIES to "you-know-who"
A satellite is:
(a)
What are the TWO "generally accepted" ways that the solar system (and pretty much) the universe formed?
Divine Inspiration and Evolution
Divine Inspiration and The Big Bang Theory
Intelligent Design and Evolution
Intelligent Design and The Big Bang Theory
Earth rotates on this...it is an imaginary line that passes through the planet’s center and the North and South poles.
(a)
The process of one object moving around another is called what?
(a)
What are the two factors that determine gravity?
His/Her Looks AND His/Her Athletic Ability
Distance and Weight
Mass and Distance
His/Her Looks AND His/Her Economic Background
Mass and Size
What is Newton's First Law of Movement?
(a)
What determines how long a planet's day is?
How fast it spins on it's axis
How far it is from the sun
Its mass
Its gravitational pull on other objects
Who lives / doesn't live on the planet
What determines how long a planet's year is?
How fast it spins on it's axis
How far it is from the sun
Its mass
Its gravitational pull on other objects.
If there's a pandemic occurring on the planet or not.
IN ORDER (starting from the center and working your way out) what are the three INNER parts of the Sun?
The Radiation Zone, The Core, The Convection Zone
The Core, The Convection Zone, The Radiation Zone
The Convection Zone, The Core, The Radiation Zone
The Core, The Radiation Zone, The Convection Zone
IN ORDER (starting from the first and working your way out) what are the three OUTER parts of the Sun?
The Photosphere, The Chromosphere, The Corona
The Corona, The Photosphere, The Chromosphere
The Photosphere, The Chromosome, The Corona
The Corona, The Chromosome, The Photosphere
This feature of the sun looks small but is actually larger than the Earth. Their numbers vary but seem to cycle every eleven years.
Sunspots
Prominences
Solar Flares
Solar Winds
The Ex Girlfriends of Asher DePaoli
These are 'UGE plumes of fiery gasses that connect certain points of the sun.
Sunspots
Prominences
Solar Flares
Solar Winds
The Ex Boyfriends of Brianna Muller
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.
Sunspots
Prominences
Solar Flares
Solar Wind
Summer Wind
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.
Sunspots
Prominences
Solar Flares
Solar Winds
Summer Winds
