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Nature of Science, Solar System, and Cosmic Address Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

There are billions of stars in our solar system.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

According to the Nebular Theory, the energy enriched nebula begins to contract further due to gravity. Then what?

a)

The center of the nebula begins to get hot and dense.

b)

Moons begin to form.

c)

The nebula begins to spin and flatten.

3.

According to the Nebular Theory, what happens after a protostar forms in the center of the nebula?

a)

Shock waves hit the nebula causing it to collapse.

b)

The center of the nebula begins to get hot and dense.

c)

The SUN is born, fusion begins in the core.

4.

As the nebula begins to shrink and spin, what else does it begin to do?

a)

It flattens

b)

It slows down

c)

It explodes

5.

What is the FIRST event in the formation of the solar system?

a)

About 4.5 billion years ago pieces of rock and ice accumulate more material until they grow into planets and moons.

b)

About 4.6 billion years ago, a cloud of stellar dust or nebula exists within the Milky Way.

c)

None of the above.

6.
The theory that explains the formation of the solar system is called ____.
a)
Nebulis Theory
b)
Nebular Theory
c)
Big Bang Theory
d)
Big Nebulan Theory
7.
The average distance between the Earth and the sun is a(n) ____.
a)
light year
b)
light minute
c)
astronomical year
d)
astronomical unit
8.
A giant sphere of glowing gases is a ___________
a)
Galaxy
b)
Light-year
c)
Star
d)
Magnitude
9.

The planets of the solar system formed as

a)

the center of the gas cloud cooled

b)

planetesimals flattened into a rotating disk

c)

planetesimals collided into one another

d)

the sun absorbed extra gas and dust from the solar system

10.
How long ago was our sun formed?
a)
10 million years ago
b)
5 million years ago
c)
4.5 billion years ago
d)
2 billion years ago
11.

What force acted on the massive nebula to collapse it and eventually form our sun?

a)

electrostatic force

b)

nuclear fusion

c)

the force from Star Wars

d)

gravity

12.
What forms in the very center of the accretion disk?
a)
A protosun
b)
A planet
c)
A protoplanet
d)
A planetesimal
13.

As the solar system continued to evolve, material in the disk collided with other material and grew into planetesimals, then protoplanets, and then planets. This process of growth by collision created a lot of heat, melting the early Earth. Growth by collision is called ___.

a)

differentiation

b)

accretion

c)

adsorption

d)

kinetic molecular theory

14.

The outer planets (select all that apply)

a)

Are also known as gas giants or jovian planets

b)

Are larger than the inner planets

c)

Are located between the sun and asteroid belt

d)

Are made of ices and light gasses with rocky cores

15.

The inner planets (select all that apply)

a)

Are also known as terrestrial planets

b)

All have many moons

c)

Are small and rocky

d)

Are located closer together than the outer planets

16.

An object that orbits around a planet

a)

Star

b)

Comet

c)

Moon/Satellite

d)

Asteroid

17.
Our cosmic address is....
a)
Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth, Solar System, Milky Way, Local Group, Virgo Supercluster, Observable Universe
c)
Earth, Solar System, Andromeda Galaxy, Supergroup, Observable Universe
d)
Earth, Milky Way, Local Group, The Rolling Stones, Observable Universe
18.
The distance from the Sun to the Earth (approximately 93 million miles or 150 million km) is known as...
a)
1 Milky Way
b)
1 Parallax
c)
1 Light-year
d)
1 Astronomical Unit (AU)
19.

The one thing that a scientist changes in their investigation

a)

Variable

b)

Independent variable

c)

data

d)

Hypothesis

20.

What the scientist is measuring in their investigation. 

a)

Dependent variable

b)

variable

c)

hypothesis

21.

What is a constant/control in an experiment?

a)

Things that do not change in a experiment. It's the variable that stays the same. You can have many variables stay the same.

b)

It's the variables that the scientist changes in the experiment

c)

It's the variables that are being measured in an experiment

22.
Mr. S set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. What is the dependent variable?
a)
Distance traveled by the ball
b)
Mass of the ball
23.
Steve wanted to see if the type of fertilizer made sunflowers grow larger. What is the independent variable 
a)
Type of fertilizer
b)
Size of sunflower
c)
type of sun flower
24.

What side of a data table does the independent variable go on?

a)

right

b)

left

25.

When graphing, which axis does the dependent variable go on?

a)

y axis

b)

x axis

26.

When graphing, which axis does the independent variable go on?

a)

y axis

b)

x axis

27.

The one thing that a scientist changes in their investigation

a)

Variable

b)

Independent variable

c)

data

d)

Hypothesis

28.

What the scientist is measuring in their investigation. 

a)

Dependent variable

b)

variable

c)

hypothesis

29.

What is a constant/control in an experiment?

a)

Things that do not change in a experiment. It's the variable that stays the same. You can have many variables stay the same.

b)

It's the variables that the scientist changes in the experiment

c)

It's the variables that are being measured in an experiment

30.
Mr. S set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. What is the dependent variable?
a)
Distance traveled by the ball
b)
Mass of the ball
31.

What would the independent variable be in an experiment testing which type of paper airplane goes the furthest?

a)

the distance each plane flies.

b)

the type of paper airplane.

32.

What is the dependent variable on this graph?

a)

Year

b)

Number of Visitors

c)

None of these

33.

In which year did exactly 60 students have scholarships?

a)

2014

b)

2010

c)

2012

34.
Tony recorded data from his chemistry experiment in the following table.  Which of the categories from Tony's data table includes qualitative observations?
a)
color
b)
temperature
c)
mass
d)
volume
35.
What is the title of the graph?
a)
Metro Bicycle Shop Weekly Sales
b)
Bicycles Sold
c)
Types of Bicycles
36.
What is the dependent variable on the graph (y-axis)?
a)
Metro Bicycle Shop Weekly Sales
b)
Bicycles Sold
c)
Types of Bicycles
37.
Any object with mass has gravity.
a)
True
b)
Sometimes
c)
False
d)
Never
38.

As distance between two objects increases, the pull of gravity _____ 

a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
39.
As mass increases, what happens to gravitational force?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
i don't know
40.
Which model has greater gravitational attraction (if any)
a)
Model A
b)
Model B
c)
Both Model A and Model B (same gravity)
41.
As mass increases, what happens to gravitational force?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
i don't know
42.
Which of the following will not change in different gravitational fields?
a)
wieght
b)
force
c)
mass
d)
pounds
43.
Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...
a)
mass and distance 
b)
mass and matter
c)
distance and weight 
d)
weight and mass
44.
If Earth's mass was cut in half, what would happen to your mass?
a)
increase because gravitational force increases
b)
decrease because gravitational force decreases
c)
decrease because gravitational force increases
d)
nothing, mass is not affected by gravitational force
45.

What are observations that are measured or counted called?

a)

qualitative data

b)

quantitative data

46.

What are observations made using our five senses called?

a)

qualitative data

b)

quantitative data

47.

I use rulers, scales and calculators to make these observations.

a)

qualitative data

b)

quantitative data

48.

The center of the flower is yellow and fuzzy.

a)

qualitative data

b)

quantitative data

49.

What type of graph would be best for this data?

a)

Bar Graph

b)

Line Graph

50.

Which type of graph would be best for this data?

a)

Bar Graph

b)

Line Graph

51.
I have an x-axis and a y-axis. I help to track changes over time. What am I?
a)
Circle Graph
b)
Histogram
c)
Line Graph
d)
Dot Plot
52.
What is this?
a)
Data Table
b)

Graph

c)

A grocery list

d)

6_7_

53.
What type of graph shows the change in one value over time?
a)
Line Graph
b)
Pie Chart
c)
Histogram
54.

To display data which compares favorite movie types, you should use a...

a)

Circle Graph

b)

Bar Graph

c)

Line Graph

55.

These have cleared their orbits around the sun.

a)

dwarf planets

b)

comets

c)

planets

d)

asteroids