WorksheetsAstronomy Quiz 2 (Patterns, Asteroids, Comets, Exploration)
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 41mins
What constellation shown here represents twins named Castor and Pollux?
Leo
Taurus
Canis Major
Gemini
Ursa Major (The Great Bear) has this asterism in its pattern
Due to earth's orbit around the sun, some constellations are only visible during certain
minutes
seasons
years
The earth rotates on its tilted axis every ________ hours
12
24
30
36
What must happen in order for there to be a total solar eclipse?
the sun, earth, and moon must perfectly align (called syzygy)
The earth must be higher than the sun and moon
A full moon occurs
The moon must be beside the earth
A lunar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.
New
Full
Crescent
Gibbous
Which of the following occurs in the picture?
solar eclipse
lunar eclipse
Solar Winds from the Sun get deflected by what part of the Earth to produce Auroras?
oceans
atmospherics gases
The magnetic field
the moon
The rotation of the Earth.
Earth's tilt and where the direct rays from the Sun hit
The distance the Earth is from the Sun
Which land features is sometimes made when a meteorite lands on Earth?
Canyon
Impact Crater
River Delta
Mountain Range
Most of these are found in a belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
Asteroid
Comet
Meteor
How many tails does a comet form as it gets closer to the Sun?
one
two
They have an unlimited number of tails.
The tail of a comet that points directly away from the Sun and is caused by ionized gas is called the __________.
Ion Tail
Dust Tail
Double Tail
Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as :
waxing
waning
new
eclipse
What phase comes AFTER a full Moon?
Waning Crescent
Waning Gibbous
Waxing Crescent
Third Quarter
23.5 degrees
33.5 degrees
28 degrees
90 degrees
What happens when the area in which you live tilts AWAY FROM the sun?
It is summer.
It is spring.
It is winter.
It is fall.
What layer of the Sun is visible during totality of a Solar Eclipse?
Corona
Photosphere
Core
The solsitce (or Sun Stop) occurs on Earth during which months?
March and September
December and March
June and December
January and September
During the Equinox, all locations on Earth have ____________ time daylight and night (12 hours each).
the longest
equal
the shortest
Why does the Earth have meteor showers at predicable times of the year?
The Earth passes through the known path of a comet and debris that it left in space enters the atmosphere.
Asteroids get close enough to the Earth to break up and shower down debris.
Moons from the larger planets are colliding each year and send material from the collision at the Earth.
What is the difference between a meteoroid and an asteroid?
meteoroids are when they land on Earth
just the size (meteoroids are less than a meter, and asteroids are larger)
where they are located in space
Click and Drag the labels to the areas that would experience low tides and high tides due to the Moon and Earth alignment shown.
Which factor below did we directly measure on launch day with our soda bottle rockets? We were also able to change this value each launch.
Pressure of air pumped into the rocket
mass of rocket nosecone
density of the air outside on launch day
Label the parts of this soda bottle water rocket:
Nose cone
Fins
Bottle opening (nozzle)
This past April, the USA returned people to the Moon for the first time in over 50 years. Which rocket was used to launch them?
Artemis
Space Shuttle
Saturn 5
Label the following parts of an impact crater:
Floor
Walls
Ejecta Rays
Which of the following is referring to a "shooting star" because it catches on fire as it falls through Earth's atmosphere?
Asteroids
Comets
Meteors
Meteorites
What force keeps a satellite in orbit around Earth by pulling it into the center of the path?
inertia
gravity
friction
The farthest region of our Solar System where comets spend a large portion of their time is the:
Kuiper Belt
Asteroid Belt
Oort Cloud
Intersteller Belt
During a lunar eclipse, the Moon appears __________ due to the refraction of light through the Earth's atmosphere.
Red
Black
New
Purple
What is occuring when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned as shown here?
Solar Eclipse
Earth Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse
New Moon
If you lived near the North or South ________, you would experience 24 hours of daylight and then 24 hours of darkness during the summer and winter seasons.
pole
equator
America
