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Unit 1 Review

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What model is where the earth is in the middle of our universe?
a)
Heliocentric Model
b)
Geocentric Model
c)
Moon phases
d)
Tidal Phases
2.
What Model is where the sun is the center of the universe?
a)
Geocentric
b)
Heliocentric
c)
Earth's rotations
d)
Earth's planets
3.
  What does "geo-" mean?
a)
Earth
b)
sun
c)
Center
4.
This image shows the:
a)
Geocentric Solar System
b)
Heliocentric Solar System
5.

Copernicus' view of the universe

a)

Galaxy

b)

Geocentric

c)

Astronomy

d)

Heliocentric

6.
What model does this represent?
a)
Geocentric 
b)
Heliocentric 
7.
What does "helios" mean?
a)
Earth
b)
center of
c)
sun
d)
moon
8.
Johannes Kepler 
a)
recorded precise observation using large tools
b)
developed the Laws of Planetary Motion
c)
was the 1st to use a Telescope
d)
developed the Law's of Gravity
9.
Issac Newton
a)
recorded precise observation using large tools
b)
developed the Laws of Planetary Motion
c)
was the 1st to use a Telescope
d)
developed the Law's of Gravity
10.
Built a telescope and made discoveries which changed astronomy; discovered 4 moons of Jupiter
a)
Galileo Galilei
b)
Aristotle
c)
William Herschel
d)
Claudius Ptolemy
11.
The sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it. 
a)
Geocentric
b)
Centripetal Force
c)
Sunspot
d)
Solar System
12.
A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses. 
a)
Solar Flare
b)
Orbit
c)
Gravity
d)
Centripetal Force
13.
The path that a body follows as it travels around another body. 
a)
Solar System
b)
Prominence
c)
Orbit
d)
Geocentric
14.
This person developed the heliocentric theory and was considered the founder of modern astronomy.
a)
Aristotle
b)
Copernicus
c)
Ptolemy
d)
Galileo
15.
This person was the first to use a telescope to make observations in the sky -
a)
Aristotle
b)
Ptolemy
c)
Copernicus
d)
Galileo
16.
This astronomer discovered that the orbit of each planet is an ellipse, or an oval shape, and not perfectly circular.
a)
Aristotole
b)
Copernicus
c)
Kepler
d)
Newton
17.
What theory of the Universe did Aristotle believe in? 
a)
Heliocentric theory
b)
Alphamanic theory
c)
Geocentric theory
d)
Vergocentric theory
18.
What shape is an ellipse?  
a)
An oval shape
b)
A round shape
c)
A circle shape 
d)
Sun, moon and Earth lined up shape
19.

Which astronomer figured out that the Earth is a sphere by observing a lunar eclipse?

a)

Newton

b)

Copernicus

c)

Ptolemy

d)

Aristotle

20.

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

21.

Which statement is true?

a)

The galaxies are moving toward us.

b)

The galaxies are moving away from us.

c)

The universe remains static or unchanged in motion.

d)

None of the above

22.
How old do scientists think the Universe is?
a)
13.8 billion years old
b)
4.5 billion years old
c)
24,000 years old
d)
5 years old
23.

Where is the center of the universe located?

a)

There is no center of the universe.

b)

At the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

c)

14.5 billion light years away from Earth.

d)

In a large singularity near the Andromeda Galaxy.

24.

Which word best describes a singularity?


a)

a. Large

b)

b. Cold

c)

c. Dense

d)

d. Flammable

25.
Which of the following is NOT true about the Big Bang Theory?
a)
It is the scientific explanation of how life began on Earth and evolved over time.
b)
It is the scientific explanation for the origin of the universe.
c)
It states that the universe expanded from a single point and is still expanding today.
d)
It states that the universe used to be much hotter and smaller.
26.
What forces cause a planet to orbit?
a)
gravity and orbit
b)
gravity and inertia
c)
gravity and mass
d)
gravity and weight
27.
What would happen to the planets in the solar system if the sun’s gravitational force were to suddenly disappear?
a)
They will stop moving and become static.
b)
They will stop spinning.
c)
They will fly away in straight lines.
d)
They will start moving toward the Sun
28.

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

29.

How does the abundance of hydrogen and helium support the Big Bang Theory.

a)

Hydrogen and helium are elements on the Periodic Table

b)

Hydrogen and helium are in the same ratio throughout the universe.

c)

Hydrogen and helium have many current uses today

30.
Our theory of the universe was confirmed by the discovery of:
a)
fusion.
b)
cosmic microwave background radiation.
c)
the Andromeda galaxy.
d)
the Doppler effect.
31.

What is the correct order for the formation of our solar system?

a)

1,2,3,4

b)

2,3,4,1

c)

2,4,3,1

d)

1,3,4,2

32.
What moon phase is this picture?
a)
This is the full moon phase.
b)
This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
c)
This is the waning gibbous moon phase.
d)
This is the first quarter moon phase.
33.
What moon phase is this picture?
a)
This is the waning crescent phase.
b)
This is the waxing gibbous phase.
c)
This is the waning gibbous phase.
d)
This is the new moon phase.
34.
What is this moon phase?
a)
This is the waxing crescent phase.
b)
This is the full moon phase.
c)
This is the waxing gibbous phase.
d)
This is the last quarter moon.
35.
What is this moon phase?
a)
This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
b)
This is the last quarter moon phase.
c)
This is the first quarter moon phase.
d)
This is the new moon phase.  
36.
What moon phase is this picture?
a)
This is the full moon phase.  
b)
This is the waxing crescent moon phase.
c)
This is the waning gibbous moon phase.
d)
This is the waning crescent moon phase.
37.
What moon phase is this picture?
a)
This is the new moon phase.
b)
This is the waxing crescent moon phase.
c)
This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
d)
This is the waning crescent moon phase.
38.
What moon phase is this image?
a)
This is the full moon phase.
b)
This is the last quarter moon phase.
c)
This is the waxing gibbous moon.
d)
This is the new moon phase.
39.
What phase of the moon is this image?
a)
This is the last quarter moon phase.
b)
This is the full moon phase.
c)
This is the first quarter moon phase.
d)
This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
40.
What is the difference between a gibbous moon and a crescent moon?
a)
The gibbous shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.
b)
The crescent shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.
c)
The gibbous shows less than half of the bright side of the moon. 
41.
How many phases does the moon go through?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
10
d)
16
42.
What part of the moon do we see from Earth?
a)
all of it
b)
the same side
c)
none of it
d)
only one quarter
43.
The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through _.
a)
revolutions
b)
phases
c)
rotations
d)
eclipses
44.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
45.
Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.
a)
waxing
b)
waning
c)
new
d)
eclipse
46.
The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.
a)
day
b)
year
c)
week
d)
month
47.
How long is a lunar month?  
a)
30
b)
29.5
c)
27
d)
27.3
48.
Which planet is the smallest?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Mars
49.
Which is considered to be "Earth's Twin" because it is almost the same size?
a)
Uranus
b)
Mercury
c)
Mars
d)
Venus
50.
All of the inner planets--
a)
have rings
b)
are rocky
c)
have deep atmospheres
d)
are large
51.
What is the correct order of the planets from the sun? 
a)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
c)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune. 
d)
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. 
52.
The sun is a...
a)
planet
b)
star
c)
asteroid
d)
moon
53.
Which planet is the hottest?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Neptune
54.
All of the following planets have rings, EXCEPT--
a)
Saturn
b)
Venus
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
55.
All of the outer planets--
a)
have many moons
b)
are small
c)
have a short orbit around the Sun
d)
are rocky
56.
What planet is the largest?
a)
Mercury
b)
Neptune
c)
Jupiter
d)
Uranus
57.
Located between the inner and outer planets.
a)
Sun
b)
Asteroid belt
c)
Uranus
d)
Moons
58.
Nicknamed the 'red planet'.
a)
Venus
b)
Mercury
c)
Jupiter
d)
Mars
59.

Which group of planets have shorter years?

a)

inner

b)

outer

60.

All the outer planets are made mostly of

a)

water ice.

b)

metal and rock.

c)

gas and liquid around a solid core.

61.

The outer planets have atmospheres composed mostly of

a)

nitrogen and oxygen.

b)

hydrogen and helium.

c)

water vapor and carbon dioxide.

62.

Which inner planet has the longest period of revolution and why?

a)

Venus, because it spins very slowly.

b)

Mercury, because it is closet to the Sun.

c)

Mars, because it is farthest from the Sun.

63.

Which planet has a sideways axis of rotation?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

64.

Which planet has a Great Red Spot and at least 63 moons?

a)

Saturn

b)

Jupiter

c)

Neptune

65.

Why is Venus hotter than Mercury?

a)

Venus's surface is covered with lava.

b)

Venus has a strong greenhouse effect.

c)

Venus is closer to the Sun than Mercury.

66.

Pluto was known as a planet but is now

a)

an asteroid.

b)

meteoroid.

c)

dwarf planet.

67.

Which is NOT a characteristic of ALL planets?

a)

exceed the total mass of nearby objects

b)

have a nearly spherical shape

c)

have one or more moons

d)

make an elliptical orbit around the Sun

68.

A _____________________ eclipse occurs  when  the  Moon passes into the  darkest part of the Earth’s shadow.

a)

Total Lunar Eclipse

b)

Moon Phases

c)

Lunar Eclipse

69.
a)

Lunar eclipse

b)

solar eclipse

70.

During a solar eclipse...

a)

The sun is blocked by the moon

b)

The moon is blocked by the sun

c)

The Earth is blocked moon

71.

A lunar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

a)

New

b)

Full

c)

Crescent

d)

Gibbous

72.

A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

a)

New

b)

Full

c)

Crescent

d)

Gibbous

73.

It happens when the Earth moves between the Sun and the moon, blocking part of the Sun's light from reaching the moon.

a)

solar eclipse

b)

lunar eclipse

c)

neap tides

d)

spring tides

74.

What is the darkest inner part of the shadow cone called, where a total eclipse can be viewed?

a)

antumbra

b)

umbra

c)

penumbra

d)

gibbous

75.
What type of eclipse occurs when the moon doesn't completely cover the sun?
a)
partial solar eclipse
b)
total solar eclipse
c)
total lunar eclipse
d)
partial lunar eclipse
76.
lighter, outer part of the shadow
a)
penumbra
b)
umbra
77.

What factor limits the number of eclipses per year?

a)

Distance between the moon and the earth

b)

Tilt of the moon's orbit around the earth

c)

Distance between the earth and the sun

d)

Tilt of the earth's axis of rotation

78.

Which two months have Solstices?

a)

June and December

b)

March and September

c)

March and June

d)

September and December

79.

How many degress is the Earth's axis tilted?

a)

30.2

b)

23.5

c)

25.3

d)

24

80.

What is the reason for the seasons?

a)

Earth's tilted axis and rotation

b)

Earth's rotation and size

c)

Earth's tilted axis and revolution

d)

Earth's rotation and revolution

81.

If it is Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, then it is ________ in the Southern Hemisphere.

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Fall

d)

Winter

82.

In the Northern Hemisphere, which month does Winter Solstice occur?

a)

March

b)

June

c)

September

d)

December

83.

What day of the year has the most amount of sunlight?

a)

Spring Equinox

b)

Summer Solstice

c)

Fall Equinox

d)

Winter Solstice

84.

What seasons is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere at Position A?

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Fall

d)

Winter

85.

What seasons is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere at Position B?

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Fall

d)

Winter

86.

What seasons is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere at Position C?

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Fall

d)

Winter

87.

What seasons is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere at Position D?

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Fall

d)

Winter

88.

During an equinox, there is approximately (a)   hours of daylight on Earth.

89.

When it is fall in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?

(a)  

90.

During winter in the Northern Hemisphere, what direction does Earth's axis tilt?

a)

Toward the Sun

b)

Away from the Sun

c)

Sideways

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