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Unit #5 Test Practice: Astronomy (NOT HOMEWORK)

Total questions: 110

Worksheet time: 2hrs 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The largest single object in the solar system is ______.

a)

Saturn

b)

Jupiter

c)

Earth

d)

The Sun

2.

The Milky Way galaxy is approximately _____ thousand light years in diameter.

a)

1000

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1

3.

Which statement best describes constellations?

a)

indecipherable so-called "patterns" that kinda make sense

b)

stars that are fairly close to each other

c)

patterns of stars that resemble animals and/or other objects

d)

pattern of stars in the night sky that reflects a culture

4.

Solstices occur when the Sun reaches the highest & lowest position in the sky. This occurs

a)

about once a year.

b)

around March 21st & Sept. 21st.

c)

very rarely.

d)

around June 21st & Dec. 21st.

5.

Equinoxes occur (around March 21st & Sept. 21st) when the Sun appears to be directly

a)

over the Tropic of Capricorn.

b)

over the Tropic of Cancer.

c)

over the Equator.

d)

between the Earth & Moon.

6.

Earth's seasons are caused by

a)

the precession of Earth's axis.

b)

its distance from the Sun.

c)

wobbles in its orbit and axis of rotation.

d)

its tilt; revolution around the Sun, and spherical shape.

7.

The current model for the development of the universe.

a)

Big Bang Theory

b)

Solar Nebula Theory

c)

Theory of Relativity

d)

Evolution

8.

A cloud of gas and dust in space.

a)

Planet Rings

b)

Nebula

c)

Gas Planet

d)

Supernova

9.

The Milky Way Galaxy can be seen from earth?

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The force holding our galaxy together.

a)

Quantum Physics

b)

Gravity

c)

Inertia

d)

Sun

11.

A massive explosion at the end of a stars life?

a)

Supernova

b)

Implosion

c)

Black Hole

d)

Main Sequence

12.

All gas giants have rings and moons.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Rocky remains from the planet formation.

a)

Asteroid

b)

Moons

c)

Pluto

14.

How many planets are there in the Solar System?

a)

Nine

b)

Fifteen

c)

Eight

d)

Eleven

15.

What does Earth orbit around?

a)

Pluto

b)

The moon

c)

The Solar System

d)

The Sun

16.

An orbit is...

a)

The spinning of the Earth

b)

The path that Earth follows around the Sun

c)

How long it takes the Earth to revolve around the Sun

d)

The path that the Sun follows around the Earth

17.

What moves in an elliptical orbit around Earth?

a)

The moon

b)

The Sun

c)

Asteroids

d)

Other planets

18.

One full orbit is called a...

a)

Axis

b)

Rotation

c)

Inertia

d)

Revolution

19.

One full orbit is called a...

a)

Axis

b)

Rotation

c)

Inertia

d)

Revolution

20.

How long does Earth's revolution around the Sun take?

a)

24 hours

b)

365 days

c)

10 years

d)

30 minutes

21.

How long does the Moon's revolution take?

a)

365 days

b)

One month

c)

10 years

d)

30 minutes

22.

What keeps you on Earth?

a)

Gravity

b)

Inertia

c)

Friction

d)

Magnetism

23.

The Earth moves in an ____________ orbit around the Sun

a)

Circular

b)

Elliptical

c)

Round

d)

Square

24.

Because the Earth revolves in an elliptical path, it is slightly ________ to the Sun at certain parts of its orbit.

a)

Sideways

b)

Farther away

c)

Opposite

d)

Closer

25.

Spinning of Earth on its axis.

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

26.
Which moon phase is shown in this diagram?
a)
new moon
b)
first quarter
c)
full moon
d)
last quarter/3rd quarter
27.
Which planet is closest to the sun?
a)
Uranus
b)
Mercury
c)
Neptune
d)
Earth
28.
Which planet is farthest from the sun?
a)
Neptune
b)
Pluto
c)
Earth
d)
Uranus
29.
A small object that appears as a streak of light as it enters earth's atmosphere.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Moon
d)
Meteor
30.
The motion of Earth around the Sun most affects the
a)
timing of tides.
b)
length of a month.
c)
cycle of the seasons.
d)
phases of the Moon.
31.
During which season is the northern hemisphere tilted toward the Sun?
a)
Summer
b)
Fall
c)
Winter
d)
Spring
32.

During the winter months of the Northern hemisphere the Earth is ______.

a)

tilted closer toward the Sun

b)

tilted farther away from the Sun

c)

spinning slower than in Summer

d)

spinning faster than in Summer

33.
During which two seasons is neither hemisphere of Earth tilted toward or away from the Sun?
a)
Summer and Winter
b)
Winter and Spring
c)
Fall and Winter
d)
Fall and Spring
34.
Which is TRUE of the day-night cycle on Earth?
a)
All parts of Earth are in sunlight at the same time
b)
As the Earth rotates only the part of the Earth lighted by the Sun experiences daytime
c)
Each time the Earth revolves around the Sun, one day has passed
d)
It takes the Earth eighteen hours to complete one day-night cycle
35.

During winter in the Northern hemisphere the Southern hemisphere is experiencing __________

a)

Spring

b)

Fall

c)

Summer

d)

Winter

36.

Occurs when Earth is positioned between the moon and the sun and when Earth's shadow crosses the lighted half of the moon.

a)

Solar Eclipse

b)

Eclipse

c)

Lunar Eclipse

d)

Perigee

37.
What type of telescope is pictured above?
a)
reflective
b)
refracting
c)
Space
d)
radio
38.

A blue shift of the light from a star indicates that the star

a)

will soon become a giant star

b)

is moving away from Earth

c)

will soon become a main sequence star

d)

is moving closer to Earth

39.

Evidence that the universe is expanding is best supported by the observation that the wavelengths of light from distant galaxies are shifted toward the

a)

blue end of the spectrum because they are lengthened

b)

red end of the spectrum because they are lengthened

c)

red end of the spectrum because they are shortened

d)

blue end of the spectrum because they are shortened

40.

Which event occurred approximately 4.6 billion years ago?

a)

evolution of the earliest fish

b)

evolution of stromatolites

c)

formation of the oldest known Earth rocks

d)

formation of Earth and our solar system

41.

Energy is produced within a star's core by the process of

a)

nuclear fusion

b)

insolation

c)

conduction

d)

radioactive decay

42.

Earth, the Sun, and billions of stars are contained within

a)

a single constellation

b)

a giant cloud of gas

c)

the solar system

d)

the Milky Way galaxy

43.
Identify The closest main sequence star to Earth
a)
Sirius
b)
Polaris
c)
The Sun
d)
Betelgeuse
44.
A shift toward longer wavelengths of the spectral lines emitted by a celestial object that is caused by the object moving away from the earth.
a)
White Shift
b)
Black Shift
c)
Blue Shift
d)
Red Shift
45.

I consist of thousands of asteroids that orbit the sun and lie between Mars and Jupiter. What am I?

a)

the inner planets

b)

the Milky Way

c)

the asteroid belt

d)

the solar system

46.

I am made up of the sun, and all eight planets, including Earth, as well as other celestial bodies. What am I?

a)

the solar system

b)

the outer planets

c)

the asteroid belt

d)

the moon

47.

I have three different names, depending on where I am found. I am also known as a 'shooting star' when I blaze through Earth's atmosphere. What am I?

CHOOSE 3 answers

a)

meteor

b)

meteorite

c)

space mud

d)

meteoroid

48.

I am stars that form a pattern or shape that look like such things as a person, object, or animal. What am I?

a)

constellation

b)

meteor shower

c)

satellites

d)

comets

49.

Reorder the following

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

e)

the asteroid belt

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
50.

If you wanted to find an asteroid with a telescope, where would be the best place to look?

a)

Between Mars and Jupiter

b)

Between Earth and Venus

c)

Between Jupiter and Saturn

d)

Between Mercury and Venus

51.

The dwarf planet located in the asteroid belt is ___

a)

Ceres

b)

Eris

c)

Pluto

d)

Make make

52.
When was Pluto demoted to "Dwarf Planet"?
a)
2005
b)
2006
c)
2016
d)
1999
53.

A US government agency in charge of the space program

a)

NASA

b)

JPL

c)

FDA

d)

ABSS

54.

a reusable spacecraft that used rockets to launch but could land like a plane when returning to Earth

a)

satellite

b)

space shuttle

c)

space station

d)

probe

55.

an unmanned spacecraft designed to send information back to Earth

a)

satellite

b)

shuttle

c)

space station

d)

probe

56.

A 20-year competition of space exploration between the United States and former Soviet Union

a)

space race

b)

astro race

c)

moon race

d)

cold war

57.

an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and brighter by using lenses and curved

mirrors

a)

telescope

b)

microscope

c)

radar

d)

satellite

58.
A vehicle for exploring the surface of an extraterrestrial object.
a)
rover
b)
the International Space Station
c)
Observetory
d)
Space probe
59.

Who was the first man on the moon?

a)

Drew Henniger

b)

Hitler

c)

Yuri Gagarin

d)

Neil Armstrong

60.

what was the first creature in space

a)

a dog

b)

a human

c)

a hamster

d)

monkey

61.

What does the Hubble take pictures of?

a)

plants and animals

b)

planets, stars and galaxies

c)

famous people

62.

The Soviet Union launched ________, the worlds first artificial satellite, into the Earth's orbit in 1957.

a)

Sputnik

b)

Explorer I

63.

Which country was the first to send an artificial satellite into the Earth's orbit?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

United States of America

64.

A comet is made mostly of

a)

Ice, dust and gas

b)

Hydrogen, Oxygen and Nitrogen

c)

Donner and Blitzen

d)

Iron Oxide, Carbon Dioxide

65.

Waxing means...

a)

getting larger

b)

getting smaller

66.

Waning means...

a)

Getting bigger

b)

Getting smaller

67.

Reorder the following starting with the phase where you see none of the moon.

a)

new moon

b)

waxing crescent

c)

first quarter

d)

waxing gibbous

e)

full moon

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
68.

Match the following

a)
1.

new moon

b)
2.

full moon

c)
3.

first quarter

d)
4.

waxing crescent

e)
5.

Waning crescent

69.

Can you see the moon during the day?

a)

Yes

b)

No

70.

True or False: The moon is always half lit by the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

71.
The Moon orbits Earth in a ________________ direction
a)
clockwise
b)
counterclockwise
c)
upwards
d)
downwards
72.
The hemisphere where you live 
a)
equator
b)
southern
c)
northern
d)
eastern
73.
Why is it warmer in the summer?
a)
Closer to the sun
b)
More direct light from Earth's tilt
c)
Stronger light from the sun
d)
Earth spins slower
74.

What happens during a total solar eclipse?

a)

The Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon

b)

The Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun

c)

The Sun passes between the Earth and the Moon

d)

The Moon passes between the Sun and Mars

75.

When can viewers safely remove their eclipse glasses during a total solar eclipse?

a)

When the eclipse reaches totality

b)

During the partial eclipse phase

c)

They should never remove their eclipse glasses

d)

At any time if they look away from the Sun

76.

What is the big bang theory?

a)

A theory that states that the universe started in a large mass and then imploded to form everything.

b)

A theory that states that the universe was there, will be and is there. Is homogeneous and isotropic.

c)

A theory that states that the universe is slowly coming back to a center.

d)

A theory that states that the universe started in a small mass and then expanded, the expansion cooled down the temperature and that resulted in the formation of matter, energy, space and time.

77.

What were the original two elements in our universe?

a)

Hydrogen and Lithium

b)

Helium and Oxygen

c)

Helium and Hydrogen

d)

None of the above

78.

The red-shift in the spectral lines of light, reaching us from other galaxies implies that these galaxies ____________.

a)

Are moving closer to one another

b)

Are moving farther apart from one another

c)

Are in rapid rotation

d)

Redshift doesn´t exist

79.

If a star and the earth are moving away from each other, the star's light appears redder → Blue shift

a)

True

b)

False

80.

if the star and earth are moving toward each other, the star's light appears bluer → Blue shift

a)

True

b)

False

81.

What is the origin of the cosmic background radiation?

a)

it is a remnant (leftover) of the Big Bang

b)

it is emitted by radio galaxies

c)

it is dark energy

d)

it is emitted by stars

82.

Which scientist was the first to find evidence that the universe is expanding

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Edwin Hubble

d)

Stephen Hawking

83.

The change in the pitch of sound waves as the sound approaches or leaves a source is called the :

a)

Doppler Effect

b)

Quadratic Equation

c)

Coriolis Effect

d)

Special Theory of Relativity

84.

The universe is

a)

Stagnant

b)

Expanding

c)

Contracting

d)

Heating up

85.

The photograph below shows a feature of the universe as seen through a telescope.

a)

(1) a galaxy

b)

(2) a comet

c)

3) an asteroid

d)

(4) a star

86.

Fourteen billion years represents the approximate age of

a)

(1) Earth

b)

(2) Earth’s Moon

c)

(3) our solar system

d)

(4) the universe

87.

Which process generates the energy that is released by stars?

a)

(1) nuclear fusion

b)

(2) thermal conduction

c)

(3) convection currents

d)

(4) radioactive decay

88.

What are dark matter and dark energy described as in the image?

a)

The building blocks of the universe.

b)

Substances that can be observed with a telescope.

c)

Mysterious substances that affect and shape the cosmos.

d)

Elements that scientists have completely figured out.

89.

Mars has less gravity than Earth because Mars has __________ mass than Earth.

a)

less

b)

more

c)

the same

90.

What is the definition of orbit?

a)

The spinning of the Earth on its axis.

b)

The path an object follows as it moves around another object.

91.

Which planet has the most gravity?

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Earth

d)

Neptune

92.

What is gravity?

a)

The force that pulls things toward each other.

b)

Something that pulls things on Earth down.

93.

Supernovas are a catalyst for what?

a)

Pickles

b)

Life

c)

Smart Phones

d)

Comets

94.

The sun is a star

a)

True

b)

False

95.
What color of star is the coolest?
a)
Red
b)
Yellow
c)
Blue
d)
White
96.
What color of star is the hottest?
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Yellow
d)
Orange
97.

(a)   emit their own light.

98.

What is the most useful star for night time navigation in the Northern Hemisphere?

a)

Polaris

b)

Rigel

c)

Betelgeuse

d)

Barnards Star

99.

What galaxy do we live in?

a)

Irregular Galaxy

b)

Spiral Galaxy

c)

Elliptical Galaxy

d)

The toilet

100.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular 
d)
Irrational
101.
What type of galaxy has no defined pattern or shape?
a)
Spiral 
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Constellation
102.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
103.

Who developed the Heliocentric (Sun is center of universe) Theory?

a)

Copernicus

b)

Ptolemy

c)

Kepler

d)

da Vinci

104.

Which theories talk about the Earth as the center of the universe?

a)

Geocentrism (Earth is center of universe)

b)

Heliocentrism (Sun is center of universe)

c)

Solar System

d)

Tychonic System

105.

The author of Heliocentrism (Earth, other planets, & Moon revolve around Sun) is

a)

Nicolas Copernicous

b)

Tycho Brahe

c)

Aristarchus

d)

Plato

106.

Which theory involves periods of alternating contraction and expansion? ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Oscillating
Big Bang
Steady-State
107.

Which theory proposes that the universe has always existed and is in a constant state of creation?

a)

A) Big Bang Theory

b)

B) Hubble's Law

c)

C) Steady State Theory

d)

D) Light Spectra

108.
the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion
a)
acceleration
b)
inertia
c)
mass
d)
frame of reference
109.

Which of the following is required for planets to stay in orbit around the Sun?

a)

Gravity

b)

Inertia

c)

Friction

d)

Gravity AND Inertia

110.

What would happen to Earth if there were no inertia?

a)

Earth would crash into the sun

b)

Earth would fly out to space

c)

Earth would collapse

d)

Earth would orbit the moon

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