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the Universe

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of galaxy is the Milky Way?

a)

Spiral

b)

Lenticular

c)

Elliptical

d)

Irregular

2.

All the things that exist in space.

a)

universe

b)

galaxy

c)

sun

d)

planet

3.

What is the name of our Galaxy?

a)

Saturn

b)

Milky Way

c)

Superman

d)

Wonder Woman

4.

What is the meaning of solar?

a)

fire

b)

sun

c)

water

d)

wind

5.

How do scientist measure the universe?

a)

metric system

b)

feet

c)

miles

d)

light years

6.

a chunk of rock or iron less than 1,000 km in diameter that orbits the sun

a)

comet

b)

star

c)

asteroid

d)

ring

7.

natural satellites that orbit planets and asteroids

a)

dwarf planets

b)

moons

c)

meteoroids

d)

comets

8.

Which type of star has the following life cycle:

Nebula-Protostar-Main Sequence-Red Supergiant-Supernova-Black Hole / Neutron Star

a)

Large Mass Star (Massive)

b)

Small Mass Star

c)

The Sun

d)

The Moon

9.

Which type of star has the following life cycle?

Nebula-Protostar-Main Sequence-Red Giant-Planetary Nebula-White Dwarf-Black Dwarf

a)

Large Mass Star (Massive)

b)

Small (Low) Mass Star

c)

The Moon

d)

Jupiter

10.

The longest stage in a star's life cycle and the stage our sun is currently in can last thousands to billions of years. Which stage is described above?

a)

white dwarf

b)

supernova

c)

main sequence

d)

neutron star

11.
Which of the following is hottest? 
a)
a red giant superstar
b)
a small, white dwarf
c)
a main-sequence yellow star
d)
a main-sequence blue star
12.
Select the picture that represents a spiral galaxy.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
13.
Galaxies are composed of (best answer)
a)
stars
b)
stars and gas
c)
stars, dust, and gas
d)
stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity
14.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
15.
The most abundant type of galaxy in the universe is an...
a)
Spiral Galaxy
b)
Elliptical Galaxy
c)
Irregular Galaxy
16.
The type of galaxy that is composed of the older stars and low-mass stars.
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Constellation
17.

What holds a galaxy together?

a)

pressure

b)

glue

c)

gravity

d)

planets

18.
This image shows the:
a)
Geocentric Solar System
b)
Heliocentric Solar System
19.
What model does this represent?
a)
Geocentric 
b)
Heliocentric 
20.
What is the name for this giant loop of energy leaping from the solar surface? 
a)
aurora
b)
prominence
c)
solar flare
d)
sunspot
21.
What is an explosion on the sun that gives out huge amounts of energy?
a)
Sun Spot
b)
Solar Flare
c)
Sun Ray
d)
Sun Gases
22.
Which statement is true about the sun?
a)
It is a star.    
b)
It is the largest star in our galaxy. 
c)
It is a planet close to Earth.
d)
It is a moon. 
23.
What are spots on the sun that are cooler than the rest of the sun?
a)
Solar Flares
b)
Corona
c)
Sun Spots
d)
Sun Rays
24.
What is the sun made out of?
a)
fire and lava
b)
gases
c)
magma
d)
flames
25.
A dense ball of solid iron and nickel.
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle 
d)
outer core
26.

who is famous for inventing the telescope?

a)

Brache

b)

Galileo

c)

Hubble

d)

Kepler

27.

moving or tending to move toward a center...

a)

centripetal force

b)

centrifugal force

c)

Tangent

d)

Curvature

28.

Select all the planets that are Jovian

a)

Juipter

b)

Venus

c)

Neptune

d)

Pluto

29.

A solstice event occurs when

a)

the sun's rays reach their highest or lowest point in respect to the equator

b)

the sun's rays shine most directly at the equator

c)

the Earth has it's longest period of daylight hours

30.

The autumnal equinox will occur for the northern hemisphere in

a)

March

b)

September

c)

June

d)

December

31.

The event pictured at number 4, in the northern hemisphere, is the

a)

summer solstice

b)

winter solstice

c)

autumnal equinox

d)

vernal equinox

32.

The events labeled 1 and 3 are called

a)

solstices

b)

equinoxes

33.
What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
new moon tide
d)
full moon tide
34.
Wha type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
full moon tide
b)
new moon tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
35.
Why does the moon's gravitational pull have more of effect on tides than the sun's gravitational pull?
a)
they are the same
b)
the moon is larger than the sun
c)
tides are not caused by the moon
d)
the moon is closer to the Earth than the sun

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