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Grade 9 Science Space Exploration

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
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1.

The shortest period of daylight throughout the year refers to the...

a)

Summer solstice

b)

Spring Equinox

c)

Fall Equinox

d)

Winter Solstice

2.

This model put the Sun at the center and the planets revolved around it.

a)

Heliocentric model

b)

Geocentric model

c)

Galileo model

d)

Ellipse model

3.

Which of the following describe a light year?

a)

The speed that light travels in one year

b)

The distance that light travels in one year

c)

The speed of light measured from the Earth to the Sun

d)

Amount of time is takes sunlight to reflect off an object in space

4.

The two most abundant elements in stars are...

a)

Helium and Iron

b)

Iron and Calcium

c)

Carbon and Hydrogen

d)

Hydrogen and Helium

5.

Stars form in regions with huge accumulations of gas and dust called...

a)

Protostars

b)

White dwarf

c)

Supernova

d)

Nebulae

6.

Which of the following life cycles makes the most sense for a Sun sized star?

a)

Nebula> white dwarf>red giant> black dwarf

b)

White dwarf>Nebula>black dwarf> red giant

c)

Nebula> red giant> white dwarf> black dwarf

d)

Black dwarf> white dwarf> red giant> nebula

7.

The protoplanet hypothesis explains...

a)

The birth of the solar system

b)

How black holes form

c)

The birth of the milky way

d)

Movement of constellations

8.

Small pieces of rock flying through space are called...

a)

Meteors

b)

Meteoroids

c)

Meteorite

d)

Comet

9.

The compass direction of an object in space is called the...

a)

Altitude

b)

Azimuth

c)

Zenith

d)

Eliptic

10.

Which of the following devices does a refracting telescope use to gather light?

a)

antenna

b)

concave lens

c)

concave mirror

d)

satellite dish

11.

When astronomers use a spectroscope, the resulting spectra have black lines present. These black lines indicate the:

a)

age of the star

b)

color of the star

c)

elements in the star

d)

distortion caused by Earth's atmosphere