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Big Bang Prior Knowledge Presentations test

Total questions: 84

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
  What does "geo-" mean?
a)
Earth
b)
sun
c)
Center
2.

The old and incorrect model of the universe in which Earth is at the center of the our solar system with the planets and sun revolving around it

a)

Meteor

b)

Geocentric

c)

Satellite

d)

Heliocentric

3.

This is a model of the solar system in which Earth & the other planets revolve around the sun:

a)

Comet

b)

Heliocentric

c)

Satellite

d)

Geocentric

4.

Who first proposed the Heliocentric system?

a)

Copernicus

b)

Ptolemy

c)

Aristotle

d)

Galileo

5.

Who supported Copernicus's Heliocentric Model

a)

Galileo

b)

Plato

c)

Ptolemy

d)

No one

6.

Which scientific instrument did Galileo use to change the world?

a)

telescope

b)

spyglass

c)

mirror

d)

magnifying glass

7.

What does the Heliocentric system look like?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

What is the biggest difference between the Geocentric Model and the Heliocentric Model?

a)

the shape of the planets' orbits are different

b)

the movement of the moon around them are different

c)

what is at the center of the system is different

d)

The order of the planets is different

9.

Kepler's first law states that the orbits of the planets are in the shape of a/an...

a)

perfect circle

b)

ellipse

c)

spiral

10.
What is the first stage of the life cycle of a star for all stars?
a)
nebula
b)
protostar
c)
main-sequence
d)
red giant
11.

Stars, like our Sun, form from nebulae. How long ago did our Sun form?

a)

4.6 million years ago

b)

46 million years ago

c)

4.6 billion years ago

d)

46 billion years ago

12.
______ is a force that causes dust particles to stick together in a nebula.
a)
nuclear fusion
b)
gravity
c)
hydrogen
d)
iron
13.

How old is our star the SUN?

a)
17 years
b)
About 4.5 Million years
c)
2 days
d)
10 million years
14.
Where does fusion occur naturally?
a)
Underwater
b)
All around us
c)
In the radioactive waste
d)
On the sun
15.
Nebula's are mixtures of gases and what?
a)
clouds
b)
stars
c)
tiny particles
d)
dust
16.

Which statement best describes a galaxy?

a)

A cloud of gas that is the birthplace of stars

b)

A system of billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity

c)

A ball of plasma that experiences nuclear fusion in its core

d)

A mass of dust and ice that orbits a star in elliptical pattern

17.
Why do stars in a constellation seem to stay in one position?
a)
The Stars orbit the sun like the Earth does
b)
The Stars do not orbit the sun or earth
c)
The Stars orbit the earth like the moon
18.
What causes the seasons to change?
a)
The earth rotates on its axis
b)
The earth revolves around the sun
c)
The earth's axis is tilted
d)
Wind patterns on earth
19.
 How long does it take the earth to rotate once? 
a)

60 minutes

b)
24 hours
c)

30-31 days

d)

52 weeks

20.
Season changes and days being longer in the summer are due to....
a)
The earths tilt
b)
The earths rotation
c)
The Earths revolution
21.
 Which of the following planets are the gas giants, outer planets?
a)
Mercury , Venus, mars
b)
Jupiter, Saturn, uranus
c)
Mars, Jupiter, venus
22.
What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?
a)
gravity
b)
speed
c)
string
d)
air currents
23.
Venus, Mercury, Earth, and Mars are what type of planet?
a)
Gas Giants
b)
Ice Giants
c)
Terrestrial Planets
d)
Exterior Planets
24.
Which choice shows the correct order of the planets?
a)
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Pluto
c)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
d)
Saturn, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune Mercury, Uranus
25.
What planet is it?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Venus
26.

What is responsible for the smaller objects in space being pulled toward and orbiting larger objects? 

a)
light-year
b)
air
c)
wind
d)
gravity
27.
The four terrestrial planets all have
a)
Rocky surfaces
b)
Hot temperatures
c)
Deep atmospheres
d)
Large size
28.

The curved path in which a planet, satellite, or spacecraft moves in around another object is called an ________.

a)
rotate
b)
orbit
c)
moon
d)
revolve
29.
Any object with mass has gravity.
a)
True
b)
Sometimes
c)
False
d)
Never
30.

Two variables that affect the magnitude(amount) of pull toward each other (universal gravitation) are the 2 objects ________ and _________.

a)
mass and distance 
b)
mass and matter
c)
distance and weight 
d)
weight and mass
31.
Which atoms combine together during fusion reaction on the sun?
a)
Helium and Hydrogen atoms
b)
Hydrogen atoms
c)
Hydrogen and Lithium atoms
d)
Hydrogen and Carbon atoms
32.

Also called our "sister planet" this planet is almost Earth’s twin in size and mass, and has a very thick atmosphere.

a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Mercury
d)
Neptune
33.
Planets that are closer to the sun
a)
take more time to orbit
b)
take less time to orbit
34.
Planets form by a process called...
a)
accretion
b)
dark matter interactions
c)
electromagnetic radiation
d)
sun-dropping
35.
Water that is a gas is called?
a)
Water Vapor
b)
Rain
c)
Air
d)
Clouds
36.

What energy does the sun NOT give off?

a)

Heat

b)

Light

c)

Mechanical

d)

Solar

37.

What type of stars are the hottest?

a)

yellow

b)

white

c)

red

d)

blue

38.

Most stars, like our sun, are_________.

a)

Red giants

b)

White dwarfs

c)

Main sequence

d)

Supergiants

39.

If tides alternate back and forth from high tide to low twice a day, about how many hours will generally be between each different tide?

a)
2 hours
b)
6 hours
c)
12 hours
d)
24 hours
40.
When the amount of light we see from the moon appears to be shrinking, it is 
a)
Waxing
b)
Waning
c)
Gibbous
d)
Crescent
41.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
42.

When the moon is in between the earth and the sun we can't see its surface. This is called a _______.

a)
New Moon
b)
Full Moon
c)
First Quarter
d)
Third Quarter
43.

A moon that is "Waxing" means the amount of surface we can see is ________.

a)
Growing
b)
Dying
c)
Losing light
d)
Moving
44.

In POSITION #4, Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere?

a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
45.
At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
46.
The term equinox means....
a)
equal amount of day light and equal amount of night
b)
Equal amount of winter and summer
c)
Equal amounts of hot dogs for everyone
d)
The longest day of the year
47.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
48.

A Period of 24 hours or the time it takes Earth to make one complete spin around on its axis is called a _________.

a)
Rotation
b)
Compass
c)
Sundail
d)
Movement
49.
Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?
a)
The equator rotates slower than the poles.
b)
The equator remains the same distance from the sun.
c)
The equator always receives direct sunlight.
d)
The equator has 18 hour days.
50.

What is an object that orbits a planet?

a)

Comet

b)

Meteor

c)

Star

d)

Satellite

51.

___________ is a loose collection of ice & dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long narrow orbit.

a)

Meteor

b)

Ellipse

c)

Comet

d)

Planet

52.

The SHAPE of the path that planets follow around a sun may be egg shaped or nearly circular. This shape is called a ___________

a)

Constellation

b)

Heliocentric

c)

Ellipse

d)

Geocentric

53.

What word describes using your five senses to notice the world around you?

a)

Geocentric

b)

Observation

c)

Ellipse

d)

Comet

54.

Find the standard equation of the given ellipse

a)
b)
c)
d)
55.

Daily motion that repeat on a 24 hour cycle are called ___ motions. Examples are sunrise and sunset, moonrise and moonset, and the rising and setting of the planets.

a)

proper

b)

diurnal

c)

rotational

d)

precession

56.

According to Kepler's 1st Law, planets orbit the sun in _____ orbits.

a)

circular

b)

oval

c)

elliptical

d)

epicycle

57.

Earth has a variety of motions.

It orbits the sun, with a period of 1 year.

It rotates on it's axis once a day.

It also "wobbles" on its axis over a period of 26,000 years.

Our north pole used to point at Thuban and now points at Polaris.

This "wobble" is called _____.

a)

nutation

b)

precession

c)

retrograde motion

d)

revolution

58.

What is an astronomical unit (AU)?

a)

a light year

b)

a parsec

c)

the average distance from the Earth to the Sun

d)

the average distance from the Earth to the Moon

59.
What states that "every object in the universe attracts every other object"?
a)
Law of Universal Gravitation
b)
Newton's First Law of Motion
c)
My mother
d)
Inertia & gravity
60.
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
61.
What is the name of the sun's surface layer? 
a)
Chromosphere
b)
Prominences
c)
Sunspot
d)
Photosphere
62.
What are the objects called that orbit the sun in a belt between Mars and Jupiter? 
a)
Comets
b)
Meteors
c)
Asteroids
d)
Meteoroids
63.
What is the trapping of heat by the atmosphere? 
a)
Hothouse effect
b)
Sunspots
c)
Greenhouse effect
d)
Carbon effect
64.
What are areas of gas on the sun that are cooler than the gases around them? 
a)
Solar wind
b)
Prominences
c)
Sunspots
d)
Greenhouse effect
65.
What is a stream of electrically charged particles sent out by the corona called? 
a)
Solar wind
b)
Prominences
c)
Colona
d)
Sunspots
66.

What are the Sun's layers of atmosphere from lowest to highest layer?

a)

Core, Radiative Zone, Convection Zone

b)

Corona, Chromosphere, Photosphere

c)

Convection Zone, Radiative Zone, Core

d)

Photosphere, Chromosphere, Corona

67.
What is the outer layer of the sun's atmosphere? 
a)
Greenhouse effect
b)
Corona
c)
Solar wind
d)
Prominences
68.

When we see the sun out during the day, we are viewing light that is coming from the ___________.

a)

Core

b)

Convection Zone

c)

Chromosphere

d)

Photosphere

69.

Where the color of the Sun comes from.

a)

Core

b)

Chromosphere

c)

Corona

d)

Photosphere

70.

The reason that most solar winds do not disrupt electricity on the Earth is due to the Earth’s ______.

a)

poles

b)

magnetic field

c)

stratosphere

d)

auroras

71.
The energy from the sun is created by a process called:
a)
nuclear fission
b)
nuclear fusion
c)
nuclear reaction
d)
nuclear core
72.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
73.

During the phases of the Moon, the Moon appears to change shape. This change in appearance is due to the Moon...

a)

physically changing size and shape.

b)

moving closer and then farther away from Earth.

c)

reflecting a different amount of light due to alignment with Earth and the Sun.

d)

having craters on its surface.

74.
Scientists are able to determine how the Earth formed by:
a)
radioactive dating of meteorites.
b)
analyzing craters on the Earth and Moon.
c)
studying the size an composition of other planets.
d)
all of the above.
75.
If a rock sample starts out with 800 atoms of a radioactive element, how many atoms would be left after 3 half-lives?
a)
600
b)
200
c)
100
d)
50
76.
Which of the organisms in the picture is the oldest?
a)
Trilobite
b)
Ammonite
c)
Fish
d)
Dinosaur
77.

Does the picture show the formation of magma or lava?

a)

Magma because it is formed under the Earth's surface in the upper mantle and lower crust

b)

Lava because it is formed on the Earth's surface

78.

What happens to the pressure the further you go down into the Earth's crust and mantle?

a)

It decreases because there isn't that much rock above to push down (from above)

b)

It increases because the weight of the rock above presses down

79.

Water has a high specific heat capacity. This means that water can _____

a)

Absorb a lot of heat energy

b)

Absorb very little heat energy

80.

What are the small bodies in the early stages of development of the solar system called?

a)
inertia
b)
planetesimal
c)
terrestrial planet
d)
gas giant
81.
The moon probably formed when...
a)
A piece of the Earth broke off due to it's fast rotation
b)
A Mars-sized object rammed into the Earth
c)
Earth captured the moon gravitationally as it attempted to pass by.
d)
the molten bubble of the Earth budded.
82.

What was an source of heat on the early earth?

a)

Radioactivity

b)

Gravitation Pressure

c)

Accretion (collisions with other materials)

d)

All of the above

83.

What is the force that pulls all things in the universe together?

(a)  

84.

What is the process called that allowed dust to progress to planetesimals, then protoplanets, and finally planets

(a)  

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