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PMA 8 Review

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the Big Bang Theory tell us

a)

About the popular television show.

b)

the entire universe was once condensed in the form of primeval atom, or a dense mass.

c)

how the universe began.

2.

Most scientists believe the Big Bang Theory explains which of the following questions?

a)

How our planets and moons formed

b)

How our universe began

c)

How the sun turns hydrogen into helium

d)

How fast light travels through space

3.

As galaxies move away from our galaxy

a shift on the electromagnetic spectrum

(EMS) is noticed. This phenomena is

called _____________.

a)

redshift

b)

blueshift

c)

unshift

d)

blackshift

4.

Light emitted from a star or galaxy can be separated into a band of colors, called a ________.

a)

Red Shift

b)

Wave Length

c)

Spectrum

d)

Microwave

5.
How long does it take light from our Sun to reach Earth?
a)
3 seconds
b)
8 minutes
c)
57 hours
d)
1 year
6.

A huge collection of stars , gas and dust

a)

Universal

b)

Universe

c)

Galaxy

d)

Solar system

e)

Inner and Outer planets

7.

Which of the following list the correct hierarchy in the Universe from biggest to smallest?


¿Cuál de las siguientes enumera la jerarquía correcta en el Universo de mayor a menor?

a)

Universe, galaxies, solar system, stars and planets

b)

Planets, stars, solar system, galaxies, universe

c)

Solar system, galaxies, stars, planets, universe

d)

Universe, solar system, galaxies, planets and stars

8.

An astronomical unit is...

a)

The average distance between the Earth and the Sun

b)

The average distance between the Sun and Neptune

c)

The diameter of the sun

d)

The time it takes light to travel across our solar system

9.

The distance that light can travel in a year is called....

a)

A light second

b)

A light minute

c)

A light month

d)

A light year

10.

Why do we use light years and astronomical units to measure distances in space?

a)

Scientists want to sound smart.

b)

Hubble discovered these units and wanted to use them.

c)

Space is too small to use km, it wouldn't make sense.

d)

Space is too big, vast, enormous to use traditional units, like miles.

11.

The luminosity of a star describes its ______________.

a)

brightness

b)

temperature

c)

age

d)

color

12.
The teacher gave Carly a list of four stars of different colors. Carly used the graph shown above to help compare the stars’ luminosity.
Which star would have the highest luminosty? 
a)
White
b)
Red
c)
Blue
d)
Yellow
13.
The teacher gave Carly a list of four stars of different colors. Carly used the graph shown above to help compare the stars’ luminosity. 
Based on the graph a star of whoich color most likely has the lowest luminosity? 
a)
Red
b)
Blue
c)
Yellow
d)
White
14.
A very bright star can seem to be dimmer because it is 
a)
further away
b)
cooler in temperature
c)
very close
d)
batteries are dying
15.
The brightness of a star as seen from Earth is its 
a)
apparent brightness.
b)
absolute brightness.
c)
parallax.
d)
reflective brightness.
16.
What color of star is the coolest?
a)
Red
b)
Yellow
c)
Blue
d)
White
17.
Put the stars in order from coolest to hottest.
a)
Blue, White, Yellow, Orange, Red
b)
Red, Orange, Yellow, White, Blue
c)
Red, Orange, Yellow, Blue, White
d)
Red, Yellow, Orange, White, Blue
18.
The color of a star depends on its
a)
size
b)
temperature
c)
shape
d)
magnitude
19.
A student notices that the moon looks larger than the stars.  Why?
a)
The moon is reflecting light from the sun
b)
The moon is closer to Earth then the stars
c)
The moon is much larger than the stars
d)
The moon is much larger than Earth
20.

Which of the following is NOT a terrestrial planet?

a)

Venus

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Jupiter

21.

Terrestrial planets and gas giants are all relatively the same size

a)

True

b)

False

22.

What material are the terrestrial planets composed of? Select two

a)

Hydrogen and helium gases

b)

Rings

c)

Rock

d)

Metal

23.

Select 2 characteristics of gas giants that terrestrial planets do not have

a)

rings

b)

few moons

c)

hard rocky surface

d)

made of hydrogen and helium gases

e)

smaller size

24.

The 4 gas giants take _____________ to orbit the sun than the 4 terrestrial planets

a)

the same amount of time

b)

longer

c)

less time

25.

What are the 4 planets farthest from the sun called?

a)

Terrestrial planets

b)

Gas giants

26.

The Sun is made of...

a)

Water and Ice

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Magnesium

d)

Hydrogen and Helium

27.

Solar Prominence

a)

Quick burst of gas into the solar system

b)

Loop of gas that connects sun spots

c)

Hot gas moving into Earth's atmosphere

d)

Breaks power lines

28.

Solar Flare

a)

The crown of the sun

b)

Cooler spots on the sun

c)

A loop of energy

d)

Brief eruption of intense high energy of gas

29.

The layer of the sun that makes light

a)

Photosphere

b)

Solar flare

c)

Core

d)

Chromosphere

30.

Chromosphere

a)

The layer of sun that creates the suns color

b)

The layer that makes light

c)

The layer that creates energy

31.

How might sun spots affect Earth?

a)

Sun spots are linked to solar winds, which blow particles onto Earth

b)

They don't affect Earth

c)

They can cause sand storms.

32.

Sun Spots

a)

Throw particles into Earth's Atmosphere

b)

Create donuts

c)

Help the space probes send information

d)

The cooler darker parts of the Sun

33.

Which of the following are parts of the sun?

a)

convective zone

b)

corona

c)

hydrosphere

d)

biosphere

e)

photosphere

34.
It is the inner most part and is also the hottest part
a)
central core
b)
photospere
c)
chromosp
35.
This part gives off the ultra violet rays and x-rays
a)
core
b)
photosphere
c)
radiation zone
d)
chromosphere
36.
This part produces a red light.
a)
radiation zone
b)
chromosphere
c)
central zone
d)
corona
37.
It is the source of visible light from the sun
a)
corona
b)
radiation zone
c)
central core
d)
phosphere
38.
It is thin cloud of gas that give off white light.It is also the outermost layer.
a)
chromosphere
b)
corona
c)
radiation zone
d)
phosphere
39.
_____ are loops of gas on the sun that link different parts of sunspot regions together. 
a)
Prominences
b)
Solar flares
c)
Solar winds
d)
Auroras
40.
A stream of particles that extends outward from the sun's corona is called
a)
A sunspot
b)
Chromosphere
c)
Prominence
d)
Solar wind
41.
The layer of the sun's atmosphere that gives off the visible light we see is the 
a)
Corona
b)
Chromosphere
c)
Photosphere
d)
Convection zone
42.
a)
#7 Prominences
b)
#7 Corona
c)
#7 Sunspots
d)
#7 Photosphere
43.
a)
#9 Prominences
b)
#9 Corona
c)
#9 Sunspots
d)
#9 Photosphere
44.
What is the name of the star that is the center of our solar system?
a)
Betelgeuse
b)
Sun
c)
Mira
d)
Polaris
45.
Describe the sun
a)
A moon
b)
A flaming planet
c)
The largest star
d)
An average-sized yellow star
46.
Which shows these according to size, from biggest to smallest?
a)
Earth, Moon, Sun
b)
Sun, Moon, Earth
c)
Earth, Sun, Moon
d)
Sun, Earth, Moon