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Astronomy Test

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Earth's revolution around the Sun takes ...

a)

1 day/24 hours

b)

1 year/365 days

c)

12 hours

d)

3 months

2.

One rotation on Earth takes ...

a)

24 hours/1 day

b)

365 days/1 year

c)

3 months

d)

12 hours

3.

The imaginary line that goes through the center of a moon or planet

a)

orbit

b)

revolution

c)

rotation

d)

axis

4.

When a planet or moon spins one time on its axis

a)

Orbit

b)

Revolution

c)

Rotation

d)

Axis

5.

When a planet or moon travels once around another object

a)

orbit

b)

axis

c)

rotation

d)

revolution

6.

Gravity keeps Earth from ...

a)

flying off into space

b)

being pulled into the Sun

c)

running out of energy

d)

exploding

7.

The amount of gravitational force an object has depends on its ...

a)

mass and weight

b)

weight and distance from another object

c)

just mass

d)

mass and distance from another object

8.

An object in motion will stay in motion unless another force stops it

a)

inertia

b)

gravity

c)

friction

d)

power

9.

Inertia keeps Earth from ...

a)

flying off into space

b)

being pulled into the Sun by the Sun's gravity

c)

running out of energy

d)

moving

10.

The force that pulls/attracts one object to another

a)

inertia

b)

friction

c)

gravity

d)

power

11.

Which model of the solar system do we use today?

a)

Geocentric

b)

Heliocentric

c)

Both

d)

Neither

12.

What is at the center of the heliocentric model of the solar system?

a)

Earth

b)

Sun

c)

Moon

d)

Mars

13.

What is at the center of the geocentric model of the solar system?

a)

Earth

b)

Sun

c)

Moon

d)

Mars

14.

What is the universe?

a)

Everything that we know exists

b)

A collection of stars, gas, dust, planets, etc.

c)

A collection of planets that orbit a star

d)

A large body in space that usually orbits a star

15.

What existed before the Big Bang?

a)

The solar system

b)

Earth

c)

Just a galaxy

d)

Nothing

16.

the Big Bang happened ...

a)

14 billion years ago

b)

3000 years ago

c)

1 million years ago

d)

Last year

17.

A collection of stars, planets, gas, dust, and other matter in space

a)

Galaxy

b)

Universe

c)

Solar System

d)

Planet

18.

A large body in space that typically orbits a star

a)

Galaxy

b)

Solar System

c)

Planet

d)

Asteroid

19.

A collection of planets that orbit a star

a)

Universe

b)

Solar System

c)

Meteor

d)

Galaxy

20.

What is the name of our galaxy?

a)

Milky Way

b)

Earth

c)

Andromeda

d)

Universe

21.

What is at the center of our galaxy?

a)

A black hole

b)

The Sun

c)

Earth

d)

Nothing

22.

A piece of evidence for the Big Bang that states the universe is still expanding since the galaxies are moving apart

a)

Microwave Radiation

b)

Elements

c)

Big Bang Theory

d)

Hubble's Law

23.

A piece of evidence for the Big Bang that supports the idea that there is left over energy in space from the Big Bang. This was heard as static by scientists.

a)

Hubble's Law

b)

Microwave Radiation

c)

Elements

d)

The Universe

24.

A piece of evidence for the Big Bang that supports that everything is made form the same matter

a)

Elements

b)

Hubble's Law

c)

Microwave Radiation

d)

Big Bang Theory

25.

Which of the following is listed in order from largest to smallest?

a)

Universe, Solar System, Planet, Galaxy

b)

Planet, Solar System, Galaxy, Universe

c)

Galaxy, Solar System, Universe, Planet

d)

Universe, Galaxy, Solar System, Planet

26.

the Big Bang explains ...

a)

how the universe was created

b)

why we have day and night

c)

where Earth is located in Space

d)

why we have galaxies

27.

What is the correct order of the planets in the Solar System?

a)

Saturn, Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

c)

Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Venus, Earth, Mars, Uranus, Neptune

d)

Earth, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter, Mars, Venus, Mercury

28.

The outer planets are __________ the Sun compared to the inner planets.

a)

further from

b)

closer to

c)

equal to

d)

none of these

29.

None of the inner planets have ...

a)

rings

b)

moons

c)

atmospheres

d)

orbits

30.

The outer planets are ________ in size compared to the inner planets.

a)

smaller

b)

larger

c)

equal

d)

none of these

31.

The inner planets are ___________ in size compared to the outer planets.

a)

smaller

b)

larger

c)

equal

d)

none of these

32.

Which planets are OUTER planets

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

c)

Mercury, Venus, Uranus, Neptune

d)

Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter

33.

Which planets are INNER planets

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

c)

Mercury, Venus, Uranus, Neptune

d)

Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter

34.

Is Neptune a rocky or gas planet?

a)

Rocky

b)

Gas

35.

Is Saturn a rocky or gas planet?

a)

Rocky

b)

Gas

36.

Is Uranus a rocky or gas planet?

a)

Rocky

b)

Gas

37.

Is Jupiter a rocky or gas planet?

a)

Rocky

b)

Gas

38.

Is Mars a rocky or gas planet?

a)

Rocky

b)

Gas

39.

Is Earth a rocky or gas planet?

a)

Rocky

b)

Gas

40.

Is Venus a rocky or gas planet?

a)

Rocky

b)

Gas

41.

Is Mercury a rocky or gas planet?

a)

Rocky

b)

Gas

42.

What planet is tilted on its side?

a)

Uranus

b)

Saturn

c)

Neptune

d)

Venus

43.

The asteroid belt ...

a)

Divides the rocky planets from the gas giants

b)

The rocky, third planet from the Sun

c)

A meteoroid that burns up as it passes through the Earth's atmosphere

d)

Earth's sister planet

44.

Closest to the Sun

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Saturn

d)

Mercury

45.

Furthest away from the Sun

a)

Neptune

b)

Uranus

c)

Earth

d)

Venus

46.

Hottest planet

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Earth

47.

Coldest planet

a)

Uranus

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Neptune

48.

Nicknamed the "red planet"

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

49.

Does not have an atmosphere

a)

Venus

b)

Neptune

c)

Saturn

d)

Mercury

50.

Smallest planet

a)

Venus

b)

Mercury

c)

Mars

d)

Earth

51.

Largest planet

a)

Saturn

b)

Uranus

c)

Earth

d)

Jupiter

52.

Only planet with life

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Saturn

d)

Venus

53.

Known for its large rings

a)

Saturn

b)

Neptune

c)

Earth

d)

Mercury

54.

2nd from the Sun

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Neptune

55.

4th from the Sun

a)

Saturn

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mars

d)

Earth

56.

3rd from the Sun

a)

Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Venus

57.

5th from the Sun

a)

Jupiter

b)

Neptune

c)

Mars

d)

Uranus

58.

6th from the Sun

a)

Mercury

b)

Uranus

c)

Neptune

d)

Saturn

59.

7th from the Sun

a)

Mercury

b)

Uranus

c)

Neptune

d)

Saturn

60.
They are sometimes called shooting stars
a)
interplanetary dust
b)
asteroids
c)
comets
d)
meteors
61.
I am a rock entering a planet's atmosphere.
a)
meteor
b)
meteorite
c)
asteroid
d)
comet
62.
When a meteor hits Earth, what is it called?
a)
meteorite
b)
meteroid
c)
meteor
63.
Huge chunks of rock and metal (some measuring miles wide) and are believed to be left-over pieces of planets and moons are called:
a)
Comets
b)
Meteors
c)
Asteroids
d)
Meteroids
64.
Which space object is larger?
a)
Asteroid
b)
Meteor
c)
Meteorite
65.

A meteoroid is found

a)

in Space

b)

entering earths atmosphere

c)

impacting earths surface