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WorksheetsAnderson's Astronomy Test 1 Review
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 47mins
What is Science?
A series of procedures to help you solve problems.
A way to find out what is wrong in this world.
An organized way of studying the natural world and finding solutions to common problems.
The way scientists make up general rules.
Science is a way of learning about the ________________ world.
natural
supernatural
ideal
revolutionary
Scientists make ___________________ about the world around them.
observations
opinions
What do you call the science of studying space?
astrology
astronomy
physics
chemistry
Which of these is NOT a practice of science?
asking questions
analyzing data
making claims without evidence
carrying out investigations
Which of these fields of science doesn't use controlled experiments?
astronomy
chemistry
physics
biology
Why don't we see a lot of stars in the daytime?
They are covered up by the clouds.
They are very far away from earth.
The sun blocks out the other stars.
The sun's brightness overwhelms the brightness of the stars.
A ____________ is a group of stars that people imagine to represent a figure or an object.
meteor
planet
satellite
star
constellation
Astrology can be defined as
the idea that the positions of the stars and planets at the time of our birth determine our personalities and influence our future.
the scientific study of celestial objects such as planets, moons and stars.
the scientific study of astrological phenomena such as the Big Bang Theory.
the observation of the heavens using telescopes and other instruments.
Most ancient astronomers used a geocentric system which means that the ___________ was at the center of the universe.
Sun
Moon
Earth
The word "planet" comes from the Greek word for
evil
wanderer
star-like
solid
Constellations are
groupings of stars meant to represent an object or being
produced when the planets all line up
another name for galaxies
the same in all of the different cultures on Earth
In the past, constellations were used for story telling but they were also used to
keep track of time and the seasons
determine when to plant and harvest crops
arrange meeting places between tribes
provide light for hunters at night
What does geocentric mean?
An asteroid is at the center of the universe.
The Earth is at the center of the universe.
The Sun is at the center of the universe.
Mars is at the center of the universe.
Who was the astronomer that originated the heliocentric model of the universe?
Isaac Newton
Gallileo Galilie
Nicolaus Copernicus
Johannes Kepler
The word heliocentric comes from the Greek word helio which means light and the Greek word kentron which means ________.
point or center
bench or chair
reflector or shield
spear
A constellation is ______________________________.
A musical composition written by Ludwig van Beethoven.
A historical area in the northern part of Alaska.
A group of stars that fit together to a form pattern.
A galaxy beyond the Milky Way the was first identified by Edwin Hubble.
The North Star is also called ____________________.
Daneb
Proxima Centauri
Sirrius
Polaris
What are two things or events that can interfere with our ability to see stars in the night sky?
A baseball game and a billboard
Clouds and a billboard
Bright lights and TV shows
clouds and bright street lights.
A celestial body is __________________________.
A galaxy beyond the Milky Way.
Any asteroid as long as it doesn't hit Earth.
Any planet, asteroid, moon, or star.
Any star found in the constellation Celestor.
How is astronomy different from astrology?
Astronomy is a science; astrology is not
Astrology is a science; astronomy is not
They are really the same thing and the words can be used interchangeably.
Astronomy is the study of planets; astrology is the study of stars
What Tool led to Galileo's discovery that the "wandering stars" were actually planets?
A telescope
A drone
Google maps
A screwdriver
What does the Sol in Solar System mean?
Planets
Solidarity
Moon
Sun
Are we able to see planets with just our eyes?
Yes
No
Why did the Ancient Greeks consider the stars to be "fixed" and non-moving?
stars did not change positions over time like planets
the stars were represented by the gods
stars were considered to be so old they couldn't move
they knew that the stars were always there
Why were planetary motions unpredictable?
because they were representative of the Greek gods
planets "wandered" or moved in backward loops unexpectedly
ancient peoples had very little insight into the heavens
they did not represent the stars so they were unpredictable
The "backward loops" that most planets would appear to do once a year is called
planetary motion.
retrograde motion.
prograde motion.
a mystery.
Retrograde motion was adequately explained by the geocentric theory and by Ptolemy's model.
True
False
Heliocentric theory has the ____ revolving around the Sun, with only the ____ orbiting Earth.
Moon, planets
Moon, Sun
stars, Moon
planets, Moon
Which objects were known as wandering stars?
Moon
Mercury
Venus
Neptune
Uranus
Which objects were known as wandering stars?
Sun
Pluto
Saturn
Mars
Jupiter
Which meteor shower happens every year in august?
Lyrid
Orionids
Perseids
Southern Taurids
Name the point directly above an observers head
North Celestial Pole
Nadir
Zenith
Polaris
If you were standing at the North Pole, Polaris will be ___.
on the northern horizon
below the horizon
at your zenith
to the north at an altitude equal to your latitude
An imaginary dome of the sky onto which all celestial objects such as stars, moons and planets can be plotted.
Sun
Celestial Sphere
Apparent Motion
Real Motion
What is the celestial equator?
A band of constellations through which the planets and sun appear to move.
The line that the sun traces across the celestial sphere.
An imaginary line in the sky directly above Earth's equator.
An imaginary line running north-south through the zenith
What is the Sun's path through the celestial sphere called?
meridian
declination
ecliptic
right ascension
Constellations that are visible year round (they do not rise or set), are known as:
Ecliptical
Celestial
Circumpolar
Seasonal
What name is of the constellations that the ecliptic passes through?
Horoscopes
Constellations
Array of constellations
Zodiac
If an astronomer informs you that a constellation is at the zenith, where would you look for it?
northern horizon
southern horizon
directly overhead
eastern horizon
How much of the celestial sphere can an observer on Earth see at one time?
less than half
exactly half
more than half
The imaginary line running on the globe which divides it into two equal parts is known as the ___________.
Axis
Pole
Equator
None of these
Which astronomer figured out that the Earth is a sphere by observing a lunar eclipse?
Newton
Copernicus
Ptolemy
Aristotle
True of False? Hipparchus was Heliocentric
True
False
What is Hipparchus most well known for?
Star catalog
Lunar eclipses
Precession of the Equinoxes
Length of the year
About what year was Ptolemy born?
170 AD
120 AD
100 AD
105 AD
What planet did he believe was the center of the universe?
Venus
Mercury
Sun
Earth
Eratosthenes proved the Earth was round before Gallileo.
True
False
What did he do in order to calculate the distance between the obelisks?
He walked from Alexandria to Syene.
He swam down the Nile river.
He hired a man to walk the distance between the obelisks and count his steps.
How did Eratosthenes notice the Earth was round?
He walked across Earth.
The shadows around him and the obelisks were different in other places.
He got up on the pyramids and saw a curve in the horizon.
Aliens helped him.
Eratosthenes came to this discovery with the help of complex tools.
True
False
