WorksheetsUnit 12 Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What characteristic do all the inner planets have in common?
a)
ring system
b)
liquid water
c)
rocky surface
d)
thick atmosphere
2.
Which object is the largest?
a)
Earth
b)
Saturn
c)
Jupiter
d)
the sun
3.
A student is making a model of the sun's interior. Which feature should the student represent in the convection zone?
a)
gas erupting into space
b)
gases rising and sinking
c)
radiation moving outward
d)
nuclear fusion producing energy
4.
Which technology makes it possible for people to live and work in space for long periods?
a)
space probe
b)
space station
c)
radio telescope
d)
optical telescope
5.
In 1981, the first space shuttle was launced from Cape Canaveral. Which statement describes an advantage the space shuttles have compared to earlier space probes and capsules?
a)
Space shuttles can travel beyond Earth's orbit.
b)
Space shuttles are inexpensive to build.
c)
Space shuttles can be used more than once.
d)
Space shuttles can travel beyond the solar system.
6.
Using the H-R diagram, astronomers classify stars using which two star properties
a)
color and composition
b)
size and surface temperature
c)
surface temperature and absolute brightness
d)
surface temperature and apparent brightness
7.
Which property indicates a star's temperature?
a)
size
b)
color
c)
composition
d)
brightness
8.
In what kind of star system does one star sometimes block the light from another?
a)
open cluster
b)
globular cluster
c)
quasar system
d)
eclipsing binary
9.
What is the name of the explosion that began the universe?
a)
solar nebula
b)
big bang
c)
dark matter
d)
supernova
10.
What is dark matter?
a)
matter that can be seen directly
b)
matter that does not give off electromagnetic radiation
c)
matter that makes up about 10 percent of the mass of the universe
d)
matter that has no effect on other subjects
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