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Space (TN)

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name

Class

Date

The universe is constantly _____________

Expanding

Shrinking

Staying the same

None

A device that detects radio waves from objects in space is called a(n)

radio telescope.

reflecting telescope.

refracting telescope.

electromagnetic telescope.

Why do we use the entire electromagnetic spectrum to study space?

Because the visible spectrum is such a small part of light we are missing out by not doing so.

So we can determine the direction galaxies are moving

So we can understand the nature of time.

So we can see the composition of galaxies

What color has the shortest wavelength?

Blue

Red

Green

Yellow

What color has the longest wavelength?

Red

Orange

Green

Blue

If a star is being observed from Earth and it's light has shifted towards the blue side of the electromagnetic spectrum it would be...

Moving towards the Earth

Moving away from the Earth

This is a trick question that cannot be answered

It isn't a star, it is a very large blueberry.

If a star is being observed from Earth and it's light has shifted towards the red side of the electromagnetic spectrum it would be...

Moving towards the Earth

Moving away from the Earth

This is a trick question that cannot be answered

It isn't a star, it is a very large strawberry.

Which of the following explains the revolution of a planet?

The Earth revolves around the sun once per day.

The Earth revolves around the sun once per year.

The moon revolves around the sun once per day.

The Earth rotates on it's axis once per day.

What celestial body is at the center of our solar system?

Earth

Moon

Milky Way

Sun

10.

What is the correct order from largest to smallest?

galaxy, universe, planet, sun

planet, sun, galaxy, universe

universe, galaxy, sun, planet

sun, galaxy, universe, planet

11.

What is an example of one Earth day?

The Earth moves away from the sun.

The Earth rotates once on its axis.

The Earth revolves once on its axis.

The Earth moves closer to the sun.

12.

Stars are made mostly of which of the following?

very hot metal

hot gases of hydrogen and helium

hot molten lava

dust and ice

13.

Why does the moon's gravitational pull have more of effect on tides than the sun's gravitational pull?

they are the same

the moon is larger than the sun

tides are not caused by the moon

the moon is closer to the Earth than the sun

14.

Wha type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

full moon tide

new moon tide

neap tide

spring tide

15.

What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

neap tide

spring tide

new moon tide

full moon tide

16.

High tides and low tides each happen _____ times per day.

17.

Which of the following has the shortest wavelength?

microwaves

UV rays

Infrared

the color blue

18.

Most scientists believe the Big Bang Theory explains which of the following questions?

How our planets and moons formed

How our universe began

How the sun turns hydrogen into helium

How fast light travels through space

19.

Where is the center of the universe located?

There is no center of the universe.

At the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

14.5 billion light years away from Earth.

In a large singularity near the Andromeda Galaxy.

20.

Which elements are most

abundant in the visible

universe?

Hydrogen and Carbon

Carbon and Helium

Hydrogen and Oxygen

Hydrogen and Helium

21.

The universe is expanding! This means that:

all of the galaxies are spreading out.

the universe must have started from a single point.

the universe is cooling down.

all of the above.

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Space (TN)

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 20mins

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