WorksheetsAstronomy Units 1 & 2 Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the closest star to Earth?
Jupiter
Supernova
The Sun
Black Hole
What is the sun's energy made by?
Nuclear Fusion
Nuclear Fission
Heat
Light
During Nuclear Fusion, hydrogen becomes ___.
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Carbon
Helium
What are the two important forms of energy that the sun creates?
Red Giant, Stellar Nebula
Heat, Light
Starlight, Sunlight
Other planets, the galaxy
Word used to describe things related to the Sun.
Cool
Stellar
Solar
Radiant
Formal name for heat.
Radiant Energy
Thermal Energy
Hot Energy
Sun Energy
Light in the form of photons is called ___energy.
Thermal
Hot
Sun
Radiant
What is the largest object in our solar system?
Earth
Mars
Sun
Jupiter
About ___% of the matter in our solar system is located in the Sun.
50%
5%
99%
25%
What is a solar flare?
Something you shoot into the sky for help.
A violent explosion above the Sun's surface.
A star dying.
The formal name for shooting stars.
What two things make light?
Moving electrons and nuclear fusion.
Wires and a lightbulb.
Moving protons and nuclear fission.
The sky and solar panels.
What is a photon?
Particles of water.
Particles of light energy.
Particles of air.
Particles of clouds.
Where does the light we get from the Sun start at?
The crust.
The convective zone.
The interface layer.
The core.
How far is the Earth from the Sun?
93,000,000 miles.
8,000,000 miles.
32,000,000 miles.
75,000,000 miles.
How long does it take light to go from the Sun to the Earth?
1 hour.
30 min.
8 min.
5 min.
What unit is used to measure distance in our galaxy?
Galaxian unit.
Miles
Feet
Astronomical unit.
How many miles is one AU? (Astronomical unit)
93,000,000
100,000,000
500,000,000
10,000,000
What does light move in? (The scientific form)
Air particles
Wires
Waves
Lightbulbs
What is transmission?
When light bounces off a surface.
When light goes into a surface and does not exit.
Something inside a vehicle.
When light moves through something transparent.
What is reflection?
When light moves through something transparent.
When light bounces off a surface.
When light goes into a surface and does not exit.
The range of all types of light energy.
