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Science Test 7 (Section 4.1-4.4)

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of outer space and all that it contains is called (a)   ?

2.

Dark patches on the sun's photo-sphere are (a)   ?

3.

Part of the sun visible only during a solar eclipse is the (a)   ?

4.

List all three of the basic types of Galaxies.

(a)  

5.
What is the brightest star in the night sky?
a)
the sun
b)
Sirius
c)
Betelgeuse
d)
Rigel
6.
What star is known as the pole star?
a)
Rigel
b)
Betelgeuse
c)
Algol
d)
Polaris
7.
What is the closest star to the earth?
a)
Sirius
b)
the sun
c)
Algol
d)
Polaris
8.
What is the brightest star in the constellation Leo?
a)
Regulus
b)
Betelgeus
c)
Algol
d)
Polaris
9.
What is the brightest star in the constellation Perseus?
a)
the sun
b)
Betelgeuse
c)
Algol
d)
Regulus
10.

The *axis of rotation* is the imaginary line that stretches from pole to pole.

(a)  

11.

A *galaxy* is a star system containing millions to billions of stars.

(a)  

12.

The cluster with about 40 galaxies in which we find Earth is called the *Milky Way*

(a)  

13.

The sun is located *93 million* miles away from the Earth.

(a)  

14.

The *photosphere* is the part of the sun's atmosphere closest to its surface

(a)  

15.

The *solar flare* is the hottest region of the sun's atmosphere.

(a)  

16.

A *nova* is the actual explosion of a star.

(a)  

17.

Write the name of the constellation

(a)  

18.

Write the name of the constellation

(a)  

19.

Write the name of the constellation

(a)  

20.

Write the name of the constellation below

(a)  

21.

Write the name of the constellation below

(a)  

22.
Describe what space is like. Include at least three things that make space different from Earth and its atmosphere.
4 lines
23.

stars that outline a picture in the sky

(a)  

24.

familiar shape within the constellation Ursa Major which contains the pointer stars

(a)  

25.

the hottest region of the sun

(a)  

26.

streams of gas erupting from the chromosphere and returning in loop like fashion

(a)  

27.

spiral arms attached to a straight "bar" that run through a galaxy

(a)  

28.

the force that resists motion

(a)  

29.

an area that contains no air

(a)  

30.

large clouds of gas and dust floating around in space.

(a)