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Solar System and Stars Test

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This happens when the moon moves into the Earth's shadow.

a)

solar eclipse

b)

lunar eclipse

c)

celetial body

d)

penumbra

2.

This happens when the moon blocks the Earth's view of the sun.

a)

solar eclipse

b)

lunar eclipse

c)

solar wind

d)

penumbra

3.

A solar eclipse happens during which phase of the moon?

a)

new moon

b)

first quarter

c)

full moon

d)

solar moon

4.

A lunar eclipse happens during which phase of the moon?

a)

new moon

b)

first quarter

c)

full moon

d)

solar moon

5.

What do we call this phenomena?

a)

penumbra

b)

prominence

c)

diamond ring

d)

apogee

6.

What is being shown?

a)

Solar eclipse

b)

Lunar eclipse

c)

Total eclipse of the heart

d)

lunar prominence

7.

Which of these is shown by #1 on the diagram?

a)

umbra

b)

penumbra

c)

Sun

d)

crust

8.
What do we call the sun's outer atmosphere that you see during a solar eclipse?
a)
an umbra
b)
a corona
c)
an orbit
d)
a shadow
9.
Which of the following is not true about a total solar eclipse?
a)

It can be viewed once a year from every spot on earth

b)

It is dangerous to look at without the proper device

c)

When it happens, the moon blocks all of the sun except the corona and prominences

d)

You must be within the moon's umbra to see it

10.
Why do the Sun and Moon appear to be the same size in the sky?
a)
The Sun is 400 times bigger, but the Moon is 100 times closer.
b)
The Sun is 100 times bigger, but the Moon is 400 times closer.
c)
The Sun is 400 times bigger, but the Moon is 400 times closer.
d)
The Moon is 400 times bigger, but the Sun is 400 times closer.
11.
To view totality, where do you have to be located?
a)
Within the Moon's full shadow
b)
Within the Sun's full shadow
c)
Within the Moon's partial shadow
d)
Within the Earth's partial shadow
12.
An eclipse in space is when....
a)

one celestial body casting a shadow on another

b)
two shadows collide.
c)

the moon is in the way of an object

d)
the Sun and Moon are side by side.
13.

The asteroid belt is located between the orbits of which two planets?

a)

Saturn and Uranus

b)

Jupiter and Mars

c)

Mars and Earth

d)

Jupiter and Saturn

14.
What is Jupiter's largest moon?
a)
Ganymede 
b)
Io
c)
Europa
d)

Titan

15.

Uranus is considered the Bullseye Planet because it has rings and is _________________.

a)

red

b)

rotating on its side

c)

spinning backwards

d)

large

16.

The great red spot on Jupiter is

a)

A storm

b)

A red dot

c)

Lightning

d)

rusty dirt

17.

What is the second largest planet in our solar system?

a)

Neptune

b)

Jupiter

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

18.

Which planet in our solar system is the largest?

a)

Mercury

b)

Neptune

c)

Jupiter

d)

Uranus

19.
What is Pluto now classified as?
a)
a star
b)
a minor planet
c)
dwarf planet
d)

a moon

20.

Which planets have rings? (select all that apply)

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

e)

Mars

21.

During a lunar eclipse, the moon appears red because:

a)

the sun's light is bent around the Earth and filtered by its atmosphere

b)

the sun's light is red

c)

the Earth gives off red light

d)

The sun's shadow casts a red glow around the Earth

22.

Which planet is the smallest?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Mercury

d)

Jupiter's moons

23.

How long ago was earth formed?

a)

500 years ago

b)

4.5 billion years

c)

300000000 seconds

d)

700.5 million years

24.

What describes the habitable zone?

a)

the right distance from a star for an atmosphere to form

b)

the right distance from a star for a terrestrial planet to form

c)

the right distance and temperature for liquid water

d)

the right distance to protect a planet from the sun's UV rays

25.

The red planet

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mercury

26.

Which two planets have no moons?

a)

Mercury & Mars

b)

Mercury & Earth

c)

Venus & Mars

d)

Venus & Mercury

27.

A day is longer than a year on this planet

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Earth

28.
What are the inner planets composed of?
a)
gases and ice
b)
rock and ice
c)
gases and rock
d)
rock
29.
____________is a planet similar to Earth in size, mass, and density.
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Mars
d)
Neptune
30.
The sun and all the planets and other bodies that revolve around it make up our
a)
universe
b)
galaxy
c)
solar system
d)
neighborhood
31.

Which planets are the gas giants?

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Saturn

d)

Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Earth

32.

Which planet is the windiest planet?

a)
Venus
b)

Uranus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Neptune

33.

What seven things make up our Solar System?

a)

Sun, Planets, Moons, Asteroids, Comets, Dwarf Planets, Meteors

b)

Galaxies, Planets, Stars, Asteroids, Planets, Moons, Dwarf Planets

c)

Sun, Planets, Moons, Stars, Meteors, Asteroids, Comets

d)

Planets, Dwarf Planets, Stars, Galaxies, Comets, Meteors, Sun

34.

What is the term for an object going around the Sun?

a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
c)
Spin
d)
Turn
35.

What is the term for an object spinning (on its axis) in a circle?

a)
Revolution
b)
Rotation
c)
Spin
d)
Turn
36.

It takes 365.25 days for this planet to orbit the sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

37.

What takes up 99.8% of the mass in the solar system?

a)

The Kuiper Belt

b)

The sun

c)

Jupiter

d)

The planets

38.

What is the name for this giant loop of energy leaping from sun spots on the solar surface? 

a)
aurora
b)
prominence
c)
solar flare
d)

solar wind

39.

What is an explosion or eruption on the sun that gives out huge amounts of energy?

a)
Sun Spot
b)
Solar Flare
c)
Sun Ray
d)

Sun Wind

40.

What are the dark areas on the sun that are cooler gases than the rest of the sun?

a)
Solar Flares
b)
Corona
c)
Sun Spots
d)

convection zone

41.
The most common elements in the SUN are 
a)
carbon and oxygen
b)

helium and carbon dioxide

c)

calcium and hydrogen

d)
hydrogen and helium
42.
The Sun is a giant sized star.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
c)
Maybe
d)
Scientists do not know
43.

The center of the Sun is called the

a)

Corona

b)

Photosphere

c)

Core

d)

Convection Zone

44.
What happens during nuclear fusion
a)
Hydrogen reacts with Oxygen to create fire.
b)
Hydrogen atoms are forced together to create Helium
c)
Uranium and Plutonium split apart and release radiation.
d)
Helium atoms break down to make hydrogen
45.

Where in a star does nuclear fusion occur?

a)
Space
b)
Radiation Zone
c)
Photosphere
d)
The Core
46.

The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram is used to ___________________.

a)

classify stars

b)

map stars

c)

score stars

d)

dissect stars

47.
Why can we not see the corona when we look at the sun?
a)
It is invisible 
b)
It is in the center of the sun
c)

The photosphere is too bright.

d)
There is nothing to see.
48.

The photosphere is the:

a)

outermost surface of the sun and is visible only to us during solar eclipse

b)

visible layer of the sun emitting light we can see and is the lowest layer of sun's atmosphere

c)

hottest part of the sun that produces energy through nuclear fusion

49.

Solar wind

a)

occurs when corona sends out electrically charged particles

b)

occurs when photosphere sends out electrically charged particles

c)

occurs when core sends out electrically charged particles

50.

Stars give off heat and light in a process called ___________.

a)

nuclear fusion

b)

supernova

c)

luminosity

d)

spectroscopy

51.

Our Sun is part of which galaxy?

a)

Milky Way

b)

Andromeda

c)

Sombrero

d)

Whirlpool

52.

The luminosity of a star describes its ______________.

a)

brightness

b)

temperature

c)

age

d)

color

53.

What color are the coolest stars?

a)

red

b)

blue

c)

white

d)

orange

54.

What color are the hottest stars?

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

white

d)

yellow

55.

The types of gases that make up a star is also known as the star's _______________.

a)

composition

b)

temperature

c)

size

d)

luminosity

56.

Stars that are much smaller than the Sun are called _________________.

a)

white dwarfs

b)

red supergiants

c)

main sequence

d)

nebulae

57.

Stars that are much bigger than the Sun are called _______________.

a)

red supergiants

b)

white dwarfs

c)

main sequence

d)

nebulae

58.

A tool that astronomers use to learn about the composition of a star is called a _______________.

a)

spectrograph

b)

luminosity

c)

nebula

d)

light-year

59.
Parallax is used to determine a star’s
a)
distance from Earth.
b)
temperature.
c)
composition.
d)
brightness.
60.

Characteristics used to classify stars are

a)

distance, size, brightness, and color/temperature.

b)

size, distance, luminosity, and brightness.

c)

color/temperature, brightness, composition, and distance.

d)

size, brightness, composition and color/temperature.

61.
Astronomers typically measure distances to stars in units called
a)
kilometers.
b)
light-years.
c)
parallax.
d)
electromagnetic spectrum.
62.
The brightness of a star as seen from Earth is its 
a)
apparent brightness.
b)
absolute brightness.
c)
parallax.
d)
reflective brightness.
63.
The brightness the star would have if it were a standard distance from earth.
a)
Apparent Brightness
b)

Absolute Brightness (luminosity)

c)
Brightness
d)
Candid Brightness
64.
The color of a star depends on its
a)
size
b)
temperature
c)
shape
d)
magnitude
65.

The luminosity of a star depends on its

a)
distance and temperature.
b)
size and temperature.
c)
color and temperature.
d)
distance and color.
66.

Put the four inner planets in order from smallest to largest:

a)

Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars

b)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

c)

Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury

d)

Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth

67.

Who was the first man in space?

a)

Yuri Gagarin

b)

Alan Shepard

c)

John Glen

d)

Neil Armstrong

68.

Who was the first American in space?

a)

Yuri Gagarin

b)

Alan Shepard

c)

John Glen

d)

Neil Armstrong

69.

The American space missions with the goal of reaching the moon were named after what mythological figure?

a)

Mercury

b)

Gemini

c)

Apollo

d)

Orion

70.

Columbia, Challenger, and Atlantis are examples of American __________.

a)

satellites

b)

space shuttles

c)

rockets

d)

telescopes

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