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Astronomy Units 1 & 2 Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the closest star to Earth?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Supernova

c)

The Sun

d)

Black Hole

2.

What is the sun's energy made by?

a)

Nuclear Fusion

b)

Nuclear Fission

c)

Heat

d)

Light

3.

During Nuclear Fusion, hydrogen becomes ___.

a)

Oxygen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Carbon

d)

Helium

4.

What are the two important forms of energy that the sun creates?

a)

Red Giant, Stellar Nebula

b)

Heat, Light

c)

Starlight, Sunlight

d)

Other planets, the galaxy

5.

Word used to describe things related to the Sun.

a)

Cool

b)

Stellar

c)

Solar

d)

Radiant

6.

Formal name for heat.

a)

Radiant Energy

b)

Thermal Energy

c)

Hot Energy

d)

Sun Energy

7.

Light in the form of photons is called ___energy.

a)

Thermal

b)

Hot

c)

Sun

d)

Radiant

8.

What is the largest object in our solar system?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Sun

d)

Jupiter

9.

About ___% of the matter in our solar system is located in the Sun.

a)

50%

b)

5%

c)

99%

d)

25%

10.

What is a solar flare?

a)

Something you shoot into the sky for help.

b)

A violent explosion above the Sun's surface.

c)

A star dying.

d)

The formal name for shooting stars.

11.

What two things make light?

a)

Moving electrons and nuclear fusion.

b)

Wires and a lightbulb.

c)

Moving protons and nuclear fission.

d)

The sky and solar panels.

12.

What is a photon?

a)

Particles of water.

b)

Particles of light energy.

c)

Particles of air.

d)

Particles of clouds.

13.

Where does the light we get from the Sun start at?

a)

The crust.

b)

The convective zone.

c)

The interface layer.

d)

The core.

14.

How far is the Earth from the Sun?

a)

93,000,000 miles.

b)

8,000,000 miles.

c)

32,000,000 miles.

d)

75,000,000 miles.

15.

How long does it take light to go from the Sun to the Earth?

a)

1 hour.

b)

30 min.

c)

8 min.

d)

5 min.

16.

What unit is used to measure distance in our galaxy?

a)

Galaxian unit.

b)

Miles

c)

Feet

d)

Astronomical unit.

17.

How many miles is one AU? (Astronomical unit)

a)

93,000,000

b)

100,000,000

c)

500,000,000

d)

10,000,000

18.

What does light move in? (The scientific form)

a)

Air particles

b)

Wires

c)

Waves

d)

Lightbulbs

19.

What is transmission?

a)

When light bounces off a surface.

b)

When light goes into a surface and does not exit.

c)

Something inside a vehicle.

d)

When light moves through something transparent.

20.

What is reflection?

a)

When light moves through something transparent.

b)

When light bounces off a surface.

c)

When light goes into a surface and does not exit.

d)

The range of all types of light energy.