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Astronomy Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of tide does this picture represent?

a)

Neap Tide

b)

Spring Tide

2.

Is the sun stationary or non-stationary (aka it moves)?

a)

Stationary

b)

Non-Stationary

3.

What are the reactants of photosynthesis?

a)

Light + Carbon Dioxide + Water

b)

Oxygen + Glucose

c)

Light + Water

d)

Oxygen + Carbon Dioxide + Light

4.

The earth's ____________ is how we get day and night.

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Barycenter

d)

Precession

5.

What blocks cosmic rays and harmful radiation from hitting the Earth?

a)

Magnetosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Moon

6.

Does this picture show spring tide or neap tide?

a)

Spring Tide

b)

Neap Tide

7.

What is the shortest wavelength on the electromagnetic scale?

a)

X-ray

b)

Ultraviolet

c)

Radio

d)

Gamma

8.

What is the longest wavelength on the electromagnetic scale?

a)

Gamma

b)

Radio

c)

X-ray

d)

Infrared

9.

When it's summer in the Northern Hemisphere it's ________ in the Southern Hemisphere.

a)

Summer

b)

Winter

c)

Fall

d)

Spring

10.

Which process takes place in the Sun to create energy?

a)

Fusion

b)

Fission

c)

Oxidation

d)

Reduction

11.

The earth's ______________ is how we get seasons and the length of our year.

a)
Revolution
b)

Rotation

c)

Precession

d)

Circling

12.

Which process splits atoms to create energy?

a)

Fission

b)

Fusion

13.

Which takes longer to heat?

a)

land

b)

water

14.

Does it take MORE or LESS energy to heat land?

a)

MORE

b)

LESS

15.

What is the Big Bang Theory?

a)

A theory about how the Universewill be destroyed.

b)

A theory about the divine creation of the Universe.

c)

A theory about how Universe started as a small speck and kept expanding into its form today.

16.

The nebular theory explains the creation of _________

a)

Moons

b)

Stars

c)

Clouds

d)

Solar Systems

17.

What is the correct order of the universe from smallest to largest?

a)

Earth --> Galaxies --> Universe --> Solar Systems

b)

Universe --> Galaxies --> Solar Systems --> Earth

c)

Earth --> Solar System --> Galaxies --> Universe

d)

Galaxies --> Solar Systems --> Earth --> Universe

18.

The waves on the RIGHT side of this spectrum have what type of frequency?

a)

HIGH

b)

LOW

19.

The ___________ is the center of mass.

a)

Precession

b)

Barycenter

c)

Nutation

d)

Rotation

20.

The waves on the LEFT side have what type of energy?

a)

HIGH

b)

LOW

21.

What word describes the number of waves that happens in a period of time.

a)

Wavelength

b)

Energy

c)

Frequency

d)

Crest

22.

If a pole of the Earth is titled closest to the Sun, then it's ___________ in that hemisphere.

a)

Summer

b)

Winter

c)

Spring

d)

Fall

23.

What causes tides?

a)

Sun's Gravitational Force

b)

Moon's Gravitational Force

24.

Heliocentric means ________ is at the center of the universe.

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Neptune

d)

Sun

25.

T/F: The universe is constantly expanding.

a)

False

b)

True