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Astronomy S23 Review 2

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the Jovian planets is tilted on its side?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

2.

Which of the Jovian planets has a large, very visible ring system?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

3.

Which of the Jovian planets has a large permanent storm called the Great Red Spot?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

4.

Which of the Jovian planets has a large temporary storm called the Great Dark Spot?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

5.

Which Jovian planet has the most distinct banding pattern, with bands colored by carbon, sulfur, and phosphorus compounds

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

6.

Which Jovian planet has a layer of frozen ammonia, giving the planet a yellow, hazy appearance that disguises its bands?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

7.

Which Jovian planet has an atmosphere rich in methane which gives it its blue color, and moons named for Shakespeare characters?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

8.

Which Jovian planet has an atmosphere rich in methane which gives it its blue color, and moons named for mythological sea gods?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

9.

The distance from an astronomical body at which its gravitational force can pull apart another astronomical body

a)

Coriolis Effect

b)

Roche Limit

c)

Van Allen Belt

d)

Cassini's Division

10.

The largest gap in Saturn's rings, caused by the gravitational pull of its moon Mimas

a)

Coriolis Effect

b)

Roche Limit

c)

Van Allen Belt

d)

Cassini's Division

11.

The Sun is ___% hydrogen by mass.

a)

71

b)

27

c)

2

d)

58

12.

The Sun is ___% helium by mass.

a)

71

b)

27

c)

2

d)

58

13.

A cloud of gas in the Sun’s outer atmosphere, often shaped like an arch, supported by the Sun’s magnetic field

a)

sunspot

b)

prominence

c)

solar flare

d)

coronal mass ejection

e)

solar wind

14.

A dark, cool region on the Sun's surface caused by intense magnetic fields blocking normal convection under the surface

a)

sunspot

b)

prominence

c)

solar flare

d)

coronal mass ejection

e)

solar wind

15.

A sudden increase in brightness of a small region on the Sun, caused by a magnetic disturbance

a)

sunspot

b)

prominence

c)

solar flare

d)

coronal mass ejection

e)

solar wind

16.

Period of time when very few sunspots were observed from 1645-1715.

a)

Maunder Minimum

b)

Sporer Minimum

c)

Dalton Minimum

d)

Homeric Minimum

17.

How long is the solar cycle?

a)

11 years

b)

25 years

c)

16 years

d)

32 years

18.

The cyclic change in solar activity, such as sunspots and solar flares, rising and declining periodically.

a)

solar cycle

b)

nuclear cycle

c)

active cycle

d)

flare cycle

19.

What is the color and spectral class of our Sun?

a)

blue, Class O

b)

yellow, class G

c)

orange, class K

d)

red, class M

20.

Which color of star is the coolest? (Remember: ROYGBIV)

a)

blue

b)

yellow

c)

orange

d)

red

21.

Which color of star is the hottest? (Remember: ROYGBIV)

a)

blue

b)

yellow

c)

orange

d)

red

22.

Which letter corresponds to the white dwarfs?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

e)

e

23.

Which letter corresponds to the main sequence?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

e)

e

24.

Which letter corresponds to the stars with the largest radius?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

e)

e

25.

Which letter corresponds to the stars with the smallest radius?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

e)

e

26.

Star in the formation stage that doesn’t perform nuclear fusion

a)

stellar nebula

b)

protostar

c)

main sequence

d)

giant

e)

supergiant

27.

Star that performs nuclear fusion, turning hydrogen into helium

a)

stellar nebula

b)

protostar

c)

main sequence

d)

giant

e)

supergiant

28.

The condition in which pressure and gravity in a star are in balance

a)

hydrostatic equilibrium

b)

event horizon

c)

triple-alpha process

d)

escape velocity

29.

The Milky Way Galaxy is believed to be a ___ galaxy

a)

elliptical

b)

barred spiral

c)

irregular

d)

lenticular

30.

Galaxy that is often described as "egg-shaped."

a)

elliptical

b)

spiral

c)

barred spiral

d)

irregular

e)

lenticular

31.

Galaxy that has two or more arms winding out from a round center.

a)

elliptical

b)

spiral

c)

barred spiral

d)

irregular

e)

lenticular

32.

Galaxy that has two or more arms winding out from a rectangular or cylindrical center.

a)

elliptical

b)

spiral

c)

barred spiral

d)

irregular

e)

lenticular

33.

Galaxy that is "lens-shaped" and is an intermediate shape between two others.

a)

elliptical

b)

spiral

c)

barred spiral

d)

irregular

e)

lenticular

34.

Type of galaxy whose shape does not conform to any pattern or structure.

a)

elliptical

b)

spiral

c)

barred spiral

d)

irregular

e)

lenticular