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WorksheetsSpace So Far Review....
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 33mins
What is the winter solstice?
The day and night are the same length.
We have the longest day and shortest night of the year.
We have the longest day and longest night of the year.
We have the shortest day and longest night of the year.
The day of the year with the most daylight hours is the
spring equinox
fall equinox
summer solstice
winter solstice
An equinox occurs when the Sun is positioned directly over the equator.
True
False
The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.
23.5
25.3
30.2
24
Where on Earth can you experience entire days of darkness?
The equator
The poles
The Tropic of Cancer
The Tropic of Capricorn
The shortest day of the year...
Autumnal Equinox
Summer Solstice
Winter Solstice
Vernal Equinox
How many types of Solstices are there?
4
2
1
3
Vernal equinox marks the onset of which season?
Summer
Autumn
Spring
Winter
When the northern hemisphere is experiencing the autumnal equinox, the southern hemisphere is experiencing the
summer solstice
winter solstice
autumnal equinox
vernal equinox
1 Revolution for Earth
365 days
1 Rotation for Earth
24 hours
1 Season for Earth
3 months
Which elements are most
abundant in the visible
universe?
Helium and Carbon
Carbon and Oxygen
Hydrogen and Oxygen
Hydrogen and Helium
The Cosmic Background Radiation is:
the remaining energy from the big bang.
incredibly hot.
visible to the human eye.
only located in certain places in the universe.
Most scientists believe the Big Bang Theory explains which of the following questions?
How our planets and moons formed
How our universe began
How the sun turns hydrogen into helium
How fast light travels through space
The doppler effect is the change in the frequency of waves emitted by a moving object. When the waves being emitted by the object are LIGHT waves, the change in frequency results in a change in __________.
Brightness
Heat
Pitch
Color
Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation is a form of _________.
Matter
Energy
Visible Light
Water
As galaxies move away from our galaxy
a shift on the electromagnetic spectrum
(EMS) is noticed. This phenomena is
called _____________.
redshift
blueshift
unshift
blackshift
How does the abundance of hydrogen and helium support the Big Bang Theory.
Hydrogen and helium are elements on the Periodic Table
Hydrogen and helium are in the same ratio throughout the universe.
Hydrogen and helium have many current uses today
What instrument has allowed us to look deep into space to observe things far away that give us hints to the past?
The Hubble telescope
The Eiffel Tower
Binkley's barometer
The Smith Space Balloon
Galaxies that are REDSHIFTED are:
actually BLUE
really NEAR earth
invisible or not visible
moving AWAY from us.
Most distant galaxies show a RED SHIFT. This is considered EVIDENCE that the universe is ___.
getting cooler
expanding
condensing into a small point
swirling around
A galaxy showing BLUE SHIFT is ___.
very cold
moving TOWARDS OR TO us
dying
about to supernova
The CMB (Cosmic Background Radiation) is:
the remaining energy from the big bang.
incredibly cool.
a cloud of light
only located in certain places in the universe.
A DATE that is commonly accepted by Big Bang theorists for the Big Bang is ____ years ago.
100,000
250 million
13.8 billion
10 trillion
What shape is Earth's orbit?
circle
ellipse
square
spiral
The true shapes of planetary orbits are known as ________
ellipses
circles
hyperbolas
parabolas
The diagram below illustrates the relationship of the Moon and the Earth during a __________ eclipse.
solar
lunar
What revolves around the Earth?
The moon
The Sun
Mars
Venus
Which planet orbits the fastest around Star A?
Planet X
Planet Y
Planet Z
The closer an orbiting object is to the sun, the _____ it travels.
faster
slower
The spinning of a body on its axis
rotation
revolution
day
Rotation
The spinning of a body on its axis
the path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space
the time required for Earth to rotate once on its axis. (23hrs, 56min.)
The path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space
rotation
orbit
revolution
Revolution
the path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space
the time required for Earth to rotate once on its axis. (23hrs, 56min.)
one complete trip along an orbit
One complete trip along an orbit
orbit
rotation
revolution
Which planet has the shortest day?
Earth
Mercury
Jupiter
Venus
Which planet orbits the fastest?
Mars
Jupiter
Neptune
Mercury
What does revolution mean?
Spinning of an object around its axis
One object orbiting another object.
Random movement of an object.
What time period is represented by Earth's rotation?
year
month
day
hour
What time period is represented by Earth's revolution?
year
month
day
hour
This image is showing us a.....
solar eclipse
lunar eclipse
phases of the moon
earth eclipse
When the moon passes between the earth and the sun, this results in a.....
Waxing moon
lunar eclipse
solar eclipse
sun rise
