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Total questions: 129

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following does NOT describe the first day of winter in WV

a)

It is called the equinox

b)

The date is about December 21

c)

The sun is directly overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn

d)

It is called the solstice

2.

The day of the year with the shortest amount of daylight and longest night is the ______.

a)

Spring equinox

b)

Fall equinox

c)

Summer solstice

d)

Winter solstice

3.

What is the name of this phase of the moon?

a)

Waxing crescent

b)

Waning gibbous

c)

Waxing gibbous

d)

Waning crescent

4.

Which position of the earth represents the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

Why do we have seasons on earth?

a)

The alignment of the earth, sun, and moon

b)

The tilt of the earths axis

c)

The distance between the earth and sun changes

d)

The shape of the earths orbit

6.

Use the table of moon phases to predict the phase of the moon on June 4

a)

New moon

b)

Waxing crescent

c)

Waning crescent

d)

Third quarter

7.

What is the phase of the moon in this diagram?

a)

Full

b)

Third quarter

c)

New

d)

First quarter

8.

The best theory about the origin of the moon is that the moon was ______

a)

A piece of the earth that broke away

b)

Formed at the same time from a nearby part of the nebula that condensed into the earth

c)

Captured by the earth’s gravity

d)

Formed after another planet hit the earth

9.

When is the earth closest to the sun, what season is it here

a)

Summer

b)

Spring

c)

Fall

d)

Winter

10.

What is the name of the point on the earth’s orbit where it is closest to the sun

a)

Apogee

b)

Aphelion

c)

Perigee

d)

Perihelion

11.

Which scientist is responsible for the concept of a heliocentric model of the solar system

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Nicolaus Copernicus

c)

Ptolemy

d)

Issac Newton

12.

Match each type of spectrum with the correct source and example

a)

Produced by the sun

1.

Absorption spectrum

b)

Produced by hot dense objects

2.

Continuous spectrum

c)

3.

Continuous spectrum

d)

4.

Absorption spectrum

e)

5.

Emission spectrum

13.

What kind of telescope uses lenses to magnify distant objects

a)

Radio telescope

b)

Optical telescope

c)

Refracting telescope

d)

Reflecting telescope

14.

Match the units with the astronomical motion it is based on

a)

Day

1.

Earths rotation

b)

Month

2.

Moons rotation

c)

Year

3.

Earths revolution

15.

In an eclipse, what is the dark inner shadow where all of the sun is blocked

a)

Umbra

b)

Penumbra

c)

Regolith

d)

Maria

16.

Why does Australia have hot weather in December

a)

The hole in the ozone layer is largest in December

b)

Earth is closer to the sun in December

c)

The southern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun in December

d)

The moon is hotter in Australia

17.

Which of the following did Galileo NOT observe with his telescope

a)

Moons around Jupiter

b)

Mountains on the moon

c)

Dark spots on the sun

d)

Black holes

18.

What are the dark, flat regions of the moon called

a)

Maria

b)

Lowlands

c)

Highlands

d)

Ejecta

19.

In 1851, Leon Foucault showed that over time the direction a pendulum swings will change. What did this prove about the earth?

a)

Its orbit is elliptical

b)

It’s axis is tilted

c)

It rotates

d)

It revolves

20.

What happens to the light from a source that is moving away from earth

a)

The wavelengths get shorter

b)

It is red shifted

c)

It is blue shifted

d)

The frequency gets larger

21.

What shape are all orbits

a)

Ellipses

b)

Equilateral

c)

Eclipses

d)

Circular

22.

Which path of the sun represents the Autumnal Equinox near Huntington

a)

Path A

b)

Path B

c)

Path C

d)

None of the above

23.

On an equinox, one day has approximately …

a)

9 hours of daylight and 15 hours of dark

b)

12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of dark

c)

24 hours of daylight

d)

15 hours of daylight and 9 hours of dark

24.

What direction does the earth rotate

a)

Clockwise

b)

365 days

c)

East to west

d)

Counterclockwise

25.

Which scientist proposed the law of universal gravitation to explain the orbits of the planets

a)

Newton

b)

Copernicus

c)

Galileo

d)

Einstein

26.

Which of the following does NOT describe a lunar eclipse

a)

Visible at night

b)

Can be partial or total

c)

Occurs during a new moon

d)

The moon is darkened

27.

The Hubble Space Telescope is able to take much clearer images than ground based telescopes because it ….

a)

Is a refracting telescope

b)

Is much larger

c)

Is above the atmosphere

d)

Looks for x-rays

28.

What kind of electromagnetic energy has the longest wavelength, the lowest frequency, and the lowest energy

a)

Gamma rays

b)

Microwaves

c)

Ultraviolet light

d)

Radio waves

29.

Which of the following is NOT a reason the temperatures are colder in the winter

a)

Sun is at a lower angle in the sky

b)

Fewer hours of daylight

c)

Earth is farther from the sun

d)

Sunlight is more spread out on the earth’s surface

30.

What is the name of the position on earth that is farthest from the sun

a)

Aphelion

b)

Perihelion

c)

Perigee

d)

Apogee

31.

You are standing outside when the sun’s light is blocked by the moon. This is called ______

a)

Solar eclipse

b)

Solstice

c)

Equinox

d)

Lunar eclipse

32.

What kind of telescope would you use to see through a cloud of dust and gas

a)

Refracting telescope

b)

Spectroscope

c)

Optical telescope

d)

Radio telescope

33.

What evidence do we see as a result of the earth revolving

a)

Wind and ocean currents rotate different directions in northern and southern hemispheres

b)

Different constellations are up at night during different seasons

c)

Day and night alternate

d)

Pendulum changes direction over time

34.

Which position represents the maximum altitude of the sun in Huntington on the winter solstice

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

35.

How much time does it take for the earth to rotate

a)

1 day

b)

1 year

c)

1 month

d)

1 season

36.

Which letter in the diagram shows the position of a penumbra

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

37.

What motion does this diagram represent

a)

Daily

b)

Revolution

c)

Rotation

d)

Month

38.

On which date will the suns rays be most direct at the equator

a)

July 4

b)

December 21

c)

March 21

d)

June 21

39.

How much is the earths axis tilted compared to its orbit

a)

66.5 degrees

b)

90 Degrees

c)

0 degrees

d)

23.5 degrees

40.

What day does this diagram represent

a)

Winter solstice

b)

Autumnal equinox

c)

Vernal equinox

d)

Summer solstice

41.

Which of the following diagrams represents a geocentric model of the universe

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

42.

The time it takes the moon to revolve is …

a)

Shorter than it takes the earth to rotate

b)

Longer than it takes the earth to rotate

c)

The same as it takes the earth to rotate

d)

The same as the cycle of its phases

43.

What kind of telescope uses mirrors to focus and magnify images of distant objects

a)

Reflecting telescope

b)

Spectroscope

c)

Refracting telescope

d)

Radio telescope

44.

Who first proposed the idea of the heliocentric solar system

a)

Ptolemy

b)

Copernicus

c)

Galileo

d)

Newton

45.

How long does it take the moon to complete a cycle of its phases

a)

31 days

b)

27.3 days

c)

29.5 days

d)

23.7 days

46.

What color of visible light has the shortest wavelength

a)

Blue

b)

Violet

c)

Red

d)

Yellow

47.

Which planets in our solar system do not have moons

a)

Saturn and Neptune

b)

Neptune and mercury

c)

Mars and Venus

d)

Mercury and Venus

48.

What is a rocky object smaller than an asteroid that is moving through space

a)

Meteoroid

b)

Meteor

c)

Meteorite

d)

Comet

49.

How is Venus different from the other planets in our solar system

a)

Active volcanoes

b)

Rotates backwards

c)

Carbon dioxide atmosphere

d)

Revolves in its side

50.

What type of object in our solar system was named after the astronomer Edmond Halley

a)

Asteroid

b)

Cloud of objects surrounding our solar system

c)

Belt of objects beyond Neptune

d)

Comet

51.

What features does Saturn have the most of

a)

Volcanos

b)

Rings

c)

Layers

d)

Moons

52.

What planet is this

a)

Venus

b)

Uranus

c)

Neptune

d)

Mercury

53.

The same region of the sky was photographed on 6 consecutive nights. Most of the points of light are stars. Which of the labeled objects is a planet?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

54.

Which of the following does NOT describe the composition of meteoroids

a)

Rocky

b)

Ice

c)

Metallic

d)

Glass

55.

Our solar system formed a ______

a)

Big bang

b)

Black hole

c)

Neutron star

d)

Nebula

56.

What is a planetesimal

a)

Pluto

b)

A small moon

c)

A large asteroid

d)

A small body from which a planet is formed

57.

What is the reason Pluto is no longer a planet

a)

It shares its orbit with other objects

b)

Its orbit is too eccentric

c)

Doesn’t orbit the sun

d)

Too small

58.

The surfaces of the inner planets are _______

a)

Solid

b)

Cold

c)

Liquid

d)

Gaseous

59.

Which planets orbit is nearest to the earths orbit

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Jupiter

60.

Which object in the diagram above represents a comet

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

61.

An icy object on an extremely eccentric elliptical orbit from the Kuiper Belt or Oort Cloud is called a _______

a)

Dwarf planet

b)

Asteroid

c)

Meteoroid

d)

Comet

62.

What planet is this

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mars

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

63.

What direction does the tail of a comet always point

a)

In front of the comet

b)

Away from the sun

c)

Towards the sun

d)

Behind the comet

64.

What theory explains the formation of our solar system

a)

Nebular theory

b)

Tectonic theory

c)

Big bang theory

d)

String theory

65.

Which of the following are NOT found in our solar system

a)

Hundreds of moons

b)

Millions of comets

c)

Thousands of asteroids

d)

Billions of stars

66.

Which of these dwarf planets is in the asteroid belt

a)

Ceres

b)

Pluto

c)

Eris

d)

Haumea

67.

Which planet spins the slowest

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Earth

d)

Uranu

68.

What is the process of gradually building something up

a)

Accretion

b)

Vaporization

c)

Precipitation

d)

Nucleation

69.

What is a rock that fell from space and landed on earth called

a)

Meteor

b)

Meteorite

c)

Asteroid

d)

Meteoroid

70.

When did our solar system begin to form

a)

4.6 billion years ago

b)

14 billion years ago

c)

4100 years ago

d)

13,588,364 billion years ago

71.

Put the stages of formation of the solar system in order from first to last

a)

B A C D

b)

C B D A

c)

A B C D

d)

B C D A

72.

What is the difference between an asteroid and a meteoroid

a)

Size

b)

Composition

c)

Distance from the sun

d)

There is no difference

73.

With the exception of Venus what happens to the temperature of planets as you go farther from the sun

a)

Temperature increases

b)

Temperature decreases

c)

Temperature changes randomly

d)

Temperature doesn’t change

74.

What planet has the fastest rotation

a)

Earth

b)

Neptune

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mercury

75.

Why are the inner planets rocky and the outer planets mostly gas

a)

There was less gravity in the inner regions of the solar system

b)

The sun is too bright in the inner solar system

c)

The inner planets move too fast

d)

The inner solar system was too hot for gasses to condense

76.

Which of the following does NOT describe the outer planets of our solar system

a)

Rings

b)

Shorter days

c)

Many moons

d)

Dense

77.

What is the difference between a meteoroid meteor and a meteorite

a)

Speed

b)

Location

c)

Composition

d)

Size

78.

Which of the following is NOT true about mars

a)

Covered in reddish rocks and dust

b)

Has two moons

c)

huge volcanoes

d)

Supports life

79.

What planet is this

a)

Venus

b)

Pluto

c)

Ganymede

d)

Mercury

80.

What direction do all the planets revolve around the sun

a)

Clockwise

b)

North to south

c)

Counterclockwise

d)

Left to right

81.

Which letter represents the location of the asteroid belt

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

82.

In the diagram above what does number one represent

a)

Nucleus

b)

Coma

c)

Gas tail

d)

Dust tail

83.

Which planet has the longest year

a)

Mercury

b)

Neptune

c)

Jupiter

d)

Earth

84.

Which planet has no atmosphere

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Saturn

d)

Uranus

85.

Even though the sun and the star Sirius are producing the same amount of light the sun looks much brighter, why

a)

It is closer

b)

It is hotter

c)

It is a variable star

d)

It is bigger

86.

Where in the sun does nuclear fusion occur

a)

The radiative zone

b)

The core

c)

The corona

d)

The photosphere

87.

What is the name of the outer atmosphere of the sun that is only visible during eclipses

a)

Corona

b)

Radiative zone

c)

Chromosphere

d)

Photosphere

88.

How is energy moving through the upper region of the suns interior to erupt on its surface in the granules pictured

a)

Radiation

b)

Convection

c)

Conduction

d)

Uber

89.

Which of the following describes the way our sun will end its life

a)

Pushing its outer layers away exposing a white dwarf

b)

Collapsing into a black hole

c)

Condensing into a neutron star

d)

Exploding in a giant supernova

90.

Which of the following is NOT a stage in the life of a low mass star

a)

Red giant

b)

Yellow dwarf

c)

Black hole

d)

White dwarf

91.

Where In the HR diagram is our sun

a)

Giants branch

b)

White dwarf region

c)

Supergiants branch

d)

Main sequence

92.

What type of star is our sun

a)

Orange giant

b)

White dwarf

c)

Red supergiant

d)

Yellow dwarf

93.

Why won’t our star end its life as a black hole

a)

Too little mass

b)

Too cool

c)

Too much mass

d)

Too hot

94.

Which of the following statements about fusion in our sun is NOT true

a)

Hydrogen nuclei fuse into helium

b)

Lost energy is converted into mass

c)

Lost mass is converted into energy

d)

The mass of the helium produced is less than the mass of the hydrogen fused

95.

What is this picture

a)

Nebula

b)

Galaxy

c)

Supernova

d)

Constellation

96.

According to the HR diagram blue stars are always…

a)

Very cool

b)

Dwarfs

c)

Old

d)

Hot

97.

What is the name of the star that doesn’t appear to move because. It is over the north pole

a)

Betelgeuse

b)

Sirius

c)

Polaris

d)

Alpha Centauri

98.

What property of the stars can you see in the picture

a)

Absolute magnitude

b)

Size

c)

Distance

d)

Apparent magnitude

99.

According to the H-R diagram what color will the brightest stars NOT be

a)

Orange

b)

Red

c)

Blue

d)

White

100.

The circle graph shows the percentage of elements that make up the sun which elements made represented by A and B

a)

Hydrogen and oxygen

b)

Hydrogen and helium

c)

Iron and carbon

d)

Carbon and oxygen

101.

What do we call stars whose visible brightness changes periodically

a)

Binaries

b)

Pulsars

c)

Neutron stars

d)

Variable stars

102.

What number indicates a stars true brightness compared to other stars at the same distance

a)

Apparent magnitude

b)

Luminosity

c)

Absolute magnitude

d)

Spectral class

103.

What is the first step in the life of a star

a)

Main sequence

b)

Neutron star

c)

White dwarf

d)

Nebula

104.

What are the dark cool areas on the surface of the sun called

a)

Solar flares

b)

Aurora

c)

Sunspots

d)

Prominences

105.

The temperature of a star determines its …

a)

Absolute magnitude

b)

Apparent magnitude

c)

Color

d)

Size

106.

Which of the following correctly lists the layers of the sun from the center outwards

a)

Core, convection zone, radiative zone, photosphere, chromosphere, corona

b)

Core, convection zone, radiative zone, chromosphere, photosphere, corona

c)

Core, radiative zone, convection zone, photosphere, chromosphere, corona

d)

Core, radiative zone, convection zone, chromosphere, photosphere, corona

107.

According to the chart above which is the brightest star

a)

Canopus

b)

Alpha Centauri

c)

Altair

d)

Polaris

108.

When stars the same mass as our sun near the end of their lives their temperature and brightness change to become

a)

Orange supergiants

b)

Red giants

c)

Blue giants

d)

Red dwarfs

109.

Most energy on earth comes from ___

a)

The sun

b)

Plants

c)

Rocks

d)

Underground

110.

The natural heating of the earths surface due to certain gases in the atmosphere is called _____

a)

Greenhouse effect

b)

Photochemical smog

c)

Global warming

d)

Photovoltaics

111.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide over the last 50 years

a)

Burning fossil fuels

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Deforestation

d)

Increased human population

112.

What is the primary federal law that ensures that the water in our homes is safe

a)

Clean water act

b)

Clean air act

c)

Superfund act

d)

Safe drinking water act

113.

How long does it take fossil fuels like coal to form

a)

Hundreds of years

b)

Thousands of years

c)

Weeks

d)

Millions of years

114.

What does coal form from

a)

Sedimentary rocks compressed into metamorphic rocks

b)

Animal material from ancient oceans

c)

Plant material from ancient swamps

d)

Fossils compressed into black rocks

115.

Which of the following is a point source of pollution

a)

Factories

b)

Fields

c)

City streets

d)

Forests

116.

Which of the following does NOT influence a regions climate

a)

Proximity to lakes and oceans

b)

Solar activity

c)

Topography

d)

Latitude

117.

What would happen to the earths climate if the amount of incoming solar radiation were less than the amount of outgoing radiation

a)

It would get colder

b)

It would not change

c)

It would get hotter

d)

It would get wetter

118.

According to this graph what was the temperature change between 1920 and 2000

a)

1 degree increase

b)

1.5 degree decrease

c)

.5 degree increase

d)

1 degree decrease

119.

Which of the following is a source of pollution that could cause an algae bloom

a)

Silt washing in from a logging clearcut

b)

Fertilizer running off of farms

c)

Mineral rich water leaking out of an underground mine

d)

Hydrocarbons running off of urban streets

120.

How does underground mining create surface water pollution

a)

The acids used inside the mines leak into surface streams

b)

Water flows through the tunnels carrying out the miners trash

c)

Sediment from the mines flows into the streams

d)

Rainwater chemically weathers minerals in tailing piles

121.

What is NOT a way that people can conserve water in homes

a)

Install high efficiency toilets

b)

Use efficient irrigation systems

c)

Fix leaky pipes

d)

Recycle waste water for drinking water

122.

The unwanted dirt and rock left over from a mining operation is called _____

a)

Ore

b)

Tailings

c)

Gems

d)

Pit

123.

How does global warming affect the amp of water vapor in the atmosphere

a)

Higher temperatures do not affect the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere

b)

Higher temperatures cause less water vapor in the atmosphere

c)

Higher temperatures cause more water vapor to enter the atmosphere

124.

What is crude oil formed from

a)

Water and lava

b)

Ancient plants that died in swamps

c)

Corn

d)

Ancient sea creatures that died in oceans

125.

What type of air pollution forms when sulfur dioxide from burning fossil fuels reacts with water in the atmosphere

a)

Acid precipitation

b)

Particulates

c)

Photochemical smog

d)

Ozone

126.

What type of air pollution is forms from automobile exhaust in the presence of sunlight

a)

Particulate pollution

b)

Photochemical smog

c)

CFCs

d)

Acid precipitation

127.

The average amount of kinetic energy in air molecules is called _____

a)

Air pressure

b)

Humidity

c)

Temperature

d)

Heat

128.

The weather map shows a large H over Huntington what kind of weather would you expect

a)

Fog

b)

Rainy

c)

Clear skys

d)

Cloudy

129.

What direction does the global band of winds that moves over Huntington generally blow

a)

Easterly

b)

Southerly

c)

Westerly

d)

Northerly

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