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WorksheetsAstronomy S23 Review 2
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which of the Jovian planets is tilted on its side?
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Which of the Jovian planets has a large, very visible ring system?
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Which of the Jovian planets has a large permanent storm called the Great Red Spot?
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Which of the Jovian planets has a large temporary storm called the Great Dark Spot?
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Which Jovian planet has the most distinct banding pattern, with bands colored by carbon, sulfur, and phosphorus compounds
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Which Jovian planet has a layer of frozen ammonia, giving the planet a yellow, hazy appearance that disguises its bands?
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Which Jovian planet has an atmosphere rich in methane which gives it its blue color, and moons named for Shakespeare characters?
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Which Jovian planet has an atmosphere rich in methane which gives it its blue color, and moons named for mythological sea gods?
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
The distance from an astronomical body at which its gravitational force can pull apart another astronomical body
Coriolis Effect
Roche Limit
Van Allen Belt
Cassini's Division
The largest gap in Saturn's rings, caused by the gravitational pull of its moon Mimas
Coriolis Effect
Roche Limit
Van Allen Belt
Cassini's Division
The Sun is ___% hydrogen by mass.
71
27
2
58
The Sun is ___% helium by mass.
71
27
2
58
A cloud of gas in the Sun’s outer atmosphere, often shaped like an arch, supported by the Sun’s magnetic field
sunspot
prominence
solar flare
coronal mass ejection
solar wind
A dark, cool region on the Sun's surface caused by intense magnetic fields blocking normal convection under the surface
sunspot
prominence
solar flare
coronal mass ejection
solar wind
A sudden increase in brightness of a small region on the Sun, caused by a magnetic disturbance
sunspot
prominence
solar flare
coronal mass ejection
solar wind
Period of time when very few sunspots were observed from 1645-1715.
Maunder Minimum
Sporer Minimum
Dalton Minimum
Homeric Minimum
How long is the solar cycle?
11 years
25 years
16 years
32 years
The cyclic change in solar activity, such as sunspots and solar flares, rising and declining periodically.
solar cycle
nuclear cycle
active cycle
flare cycle
What is the color and spectral class of our Sun?
blue, Class O
yellow, class G
orange, class K
red, class M
Which color of star is the coolest? (Remember: ROYGBIV)
blue
yellow
orange
red
Which color of star is the hottest? (Remember: ROYGBIV)
blue
yellow
orange
red
Which letter corresponds to the white dwarfs?
a
b
c
d
e
Which letter corresponds to the main sequence?
a
b
c
d
e
Which letter corresponds to the stars with the largest radius?
a
b
c
d
e
Which letter corresponds to the stars with the smallest radius?
a
b
c
d
e
Star in the formation stage that doesn’t perform nuclear fusion
stellar nebula
protostar
main sequence
giant
supergiant
Star that performs nuclear fusion, turning hydrogen into helium
stellar nebula
protostar
main sequence
giant
supergiant
The condition in which pressure and gravity in a star are in balance
hydrostatic equilibrium
event horizon
triple-alpha process
escape velocity
The Milky Way Galaxy is believed to be a ___ galaxy
elliptical
barred spiral
irregular
lenticular
Galaxy that is often described as "egg-shaped."
elliptical
spiral
barred spiral
irregular
lenticular
Galaxy that has two or more arms winding out from a round center.
elliptical
spiral
barred spiral
irregular
lenticular
Galaxy that has two or more arms winding out from a rectangular or cylindrical center.
elliptical
spiral
barred spiral
irregular
lenticular
Galaxy that is "lens-shaped" and is an intermediate shape between two others.
elliptical
spiral
barred spiral
irregular
lenticular
Type of galaxy whose shape does not conform to any pattern or structure.
elliptical
spiral
barred spiral
irregular
lenticular
