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Celestial Objects and Space

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 7hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a celestial object composed of ice, frozen gases, dust, and rock that leaves a distinctive tail as it orbits the Sun?

a)

Nebulae

b)

Comets

c)

Asteroids

d)

Meteors

2.

What are large clouds of gas and dust in interstellar space, often the location of star formation?

a)

Spiral galaxies

b)

Nebulae

c)

Celestial bodies

d)

Solar systems

3.

What term describes any object in space?

a)

Star

b)

Celestial bodies

c)

Universe

d)

Solar system

4.

Which type of galaxy is shaped like a spiral?

a)

Elliptical galaxy

b)

Irregular galaxy

c)

Spiral galaxy

d)

Nebulae

5.

Which type of galaxy has an oval-like shape?

a)

Spiral galaxy

b)

Irregular galaxy

c)

Elliptical galaxy

d)

Nebulae

6.

What is the distribution of different forms of radiation arranged by wavelength called?

a)

Red shift

b)

Doppler effect

c)

Electromagnetic spectrum

d)

HR diagram

7.

What occurs when celestial bodies are moving away from Earth?

a)

Red shift

b)

Doppler effect

c)

HR diagram

d)

Electromagnetic spectrum

8.

What is a spherical body of gas with enough mass and gravity to trigger nuclear fusion that generates immense energy and light?

a)

Star

b)

Comet

c)

Asteroid

d)

Meteor

9.

What term describes all space and the matter and energy contained within it?

a)

Solar system

b)

Universe

c)

Galaxy

d)

Nebulae

10.

What is the collection of planets and their moons in orbit around a sun, together with smaller bodies such as asteroids, meteoroids, and comets?

a)

Universe

b)

Galaxy

c)

Solar system

d)

Nebulae

11.

What is a meteoroid that has entered Earth's atmosphere and generates a streak of light?

a)

Comet

b)

Asteroid

c)

Meteor

d)

Star

12.

What is a small rocky body orbiting the sun, often found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter?

a)

Comet

b)

Asteroid

c)

Meteor

d)

Star

13.

What are rocky objects revolving around the Sun that are smaller than planets called?

a)

Stars

b)

Comets

c)

Asteroids

d)

Moons

14.

What is a celestial body with sufficient gravity to mold itself into a spherical shape and clear the area around it of small debris?

a)

Star

b)

Planet

c)

Comet

d)

Asteroid

15.

What is the name of the spiral galaxy we live in?

a)

Andromeda

b)

Milky Way

c)

Whirlpool

d)

Sombrero

16.

Draw the lunar phase diagram. The same diagram you use for your journal.

17.

Give two different names for a right sided moon that is 50% illuminated.

2 lines
18.

Which of the following is not a moon phase?

a)

Waning gibbous

b)

1st Quarter

c)

New Moon

d)

Full Crescent Moon

19.

Which moon phase is more than 50% illuminated.

a)

Waning gibbous

b)

Waxing crescent

c)

New moon

d)

Waning crescent

20.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
21.
What moon phase came right BEFORE this one?
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
22.
The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.
a)
day
b)
year
c)
week
d)
month
23.
The moon ____________ around the Earth.
a)
revoloves
b)
rotates
c)
up
d)
down
24.
Which of the following words describe the phases of the moon?
a)
none, quarter, half, three quarters, full
b)
new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full
c)
dark, light, half, quarter, blue
d)
first quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter
25.

What is the source of the moon's light?

a)

Earth

b)

the sun

c)

the moon

d)

Mars

26.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
first quarter
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
27.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
28.
Name the moon phase
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Last Quarter or (third quarter)
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
29.
TRUE or FALSE
We can see the moon during the day. 
a)
True
b)
False
30.
A ________ is when a small section of the Moon facing Earth is lighted. 
a)
New Moon
b)
Crescent Moon
c)
Full Moon
d)
Moon Phases
31.

Which of the following has the smallest mass?

a)

Universe

b)

Nebula

c)

Galaxy

d)

Star

32.

Which of the following holds all celestial bodies.

a)

Nebula

b)

Planet

c)

Stars

d)

Universe

33.

How many classifications of galaxies are there

a)

A billion

b)

3

c)

25

d)

14

34.

How do you classify galaxies?

a)

shapes

b)

age

c)

size

d)

amount of gas

35.

Which of the following is the birthplace of stars?

a)

universe

b)

galaxy

c)

nebula

d)

planets

36.

Which of the following correctly list the components of the universe from least mass to greatest mass

a)

Universe, galaxy, nebula, star, planets, moon

b)

galaxy, universe, star, nebula, moon, planet

c)

moon, planet, stars, nebula, galaxy, universe

d)

planet, moon, stars, nebula, galaxy, universe

37.

Which of the following is evidence of the Big Bang Theory

a)

Red Shift

b)

Video evidence

c)

Steady State

d)

God

38.

Which theory states the universe began because of God or a greater being?

a)

Steady State Theory

b)

The Big Bang Theory

c)

Creationism

d)

Expansion

39.

The universe was created 13.8 billion years ago, which of the following is evidence?

a)

Spectrometer saw red on the doppler effect

b)

Spectrometer saw blue on the doppler effect

c)

Dinosaur fossils

d)

two atoms colliding

40.
What planet is the smallest?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Mars
d)
Jupiter
41.
What is the largest planet?
a)
Jupiter
b)
the moon
c)
Saturn
d)
the Sun
42.
How many outer planets are there?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
9
d)
20
43.
What two planets are closest to the asteroid belt?
a)
Mars & Jupiter
b)
Pluto & Mercury
c)
Earth and Mars
d)
Uranus and Saturn
44.
What planet is closest to the sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Sun
45.
Which is hotter: Venus or Mercury?
a)
Venus
b)
Mercury
c)
They are exactly the same.
d)
Sun
46.
Which planet rotates all the way on its side?
a)
Uranus
b)
Neptune
c)
Jupiter
d)
Earth
47.
Which planet is considered Earth's twin?
a)
Venus
b)
Sun
c)
Moon
d)
Mars
48.
What is one thing Venus and Earth have in common?
a)
Almost the same size
b)
Toxic atmosphere
c)
Water
d)
All of the above
49.
What is the sixth planet from the sun?
a)
Saturn
b)
Uranus
c)
Neptune
d)
Asteroid Belt
50.

How many planets are in our solar system - NOT including dwarf planets.

a)

10

b)

9

c)

8

d)

99

51.
Planets that are closer to the sun
a)
take more time to orbit
b)
take less time to orbit
52.
Which planet is seventh from the sun?
a)
Saturn
b)
Earth
c)
Venus
d)
Uranus
53.
which planet is the third from the sun?
a)
Mercury 
b)
Neptune 
c)
Pluto 
d)
Earth 
54.
The spinning of an object on its axis is called______
a)
orbit
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
tide
55.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
56.
The earth orbits around...
a)
the sun.
b)
the moon
c)
other planets
d)
the Milky Way
57.
How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
365 days
d)
29.5 days
58.
How long does it take for Earth to complete on full rotation?
a)
365 days
b)
23 hours
c)
24 hours
d)
1 month
59.

Which planets are all inner planets?

a)

gas giants

b)

terrestrial planets

60.

What are the four inner planets?

a)

Earth, Uranus, Mercury, Venus

b)

Mercury Venus Earth Saturn

c)

Mars, Earth , Mercury, Venus

d)

Mars, Earth, Neptune, Mercury

61.

What are the outer planets?

a)

Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Neptune

b)

Saturn, Neptune, Mars, Uranus

c)

Uranus, Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

62.

What is at the center of our solar system?

a)

asteroid belt

b)

Earth

c)

sun

d)

moon

63.

Which planets are made of solid surfaces and rocky cores?

a)

terrestrial

b)

gas giants

c)

outer planets

64.

Which planet is a gas giant?

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Saturn

d)

Venus

65.

Which planets are all outer planets?

a)

gas giants

b)

terrestrial planets

66.
Which of the following is not true?
Planets closer to the sun...
a)
are hotter
b)
revolve slower
c)
have less moons
d)
are smaller
67.
Which planet has very visible rings?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Earth
d)
Neptune
68.

Which letter represents a new moon?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

69.

Which letter represents a waxing crescent?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

70.

Which letter represents a first quarter?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

71.

Which letter represents a waxing gibbous?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

72.

Which letter represents a waning gibbous?

a)

E

b)

F

c)

G

d)

H

73.

Which letter represents a third quarter?

a)

E

b)

F

c)

G

d)

H

74.

Which letter represents a waning crescent?

a)

E

b)

F

c)

G

d)

H

75.

Which letter represents a full moon?

a)

E

b)

F

c)

G

d)

H

76.

Then you got these (a)   planets, seperating the major planets.

77.

A (a)   is floating floating through space travelin' comes into our atmosphere.

78.

(a)   are so icy, here some things they might be.

79.

Meteor is also known as a shooting star

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

80.

The first elements to form
after the Big Bang were
mostly ______?

a)

iron and gold

b)

hydrogen and helium

c)

oxygen and nitrogen

d)

water and carbon

81.

Which galaxy is an example of a spiral galaxy?

a)

The Milky Way

b)

Andromeda

c)

Triangulum

d)

All of them

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