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Hs Ess 1 1

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the sun mostly made up of

a)

Helium

b)

Core

c)

Carbon

d)

Hydrogen

2.

The Sun is a giant sized star.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

Maybe

d)

Scientists do not know

3.

The Sun is an average, middle sized star. 

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

Maybe

d)

Scientists do not know.

4.

The Sun is a

a)

Yellow Super Giant

b)

Yellow Dwarf

c)

White Dwarf

d)

Yellow Giant

5.

The diagram below represents the Earth’s orbital path around the sun. The Earth takes the same amount of time to move from A to B as from C to D.

a)

The shaded sections of the diagram are equal in area.

b)

The distance from the sun to the Earth is the same at point A and at point D.

c)

The orbital velocity of the Earth at point A equals its orbital velocity at point C.

d)

The gravitational force between the Earth and the sun at point B is the same as the gravitational force at point D.

6.

Which term describes when the Earth spins on its axis.

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Kepler's Laws

d)

Precession

7.

Which term describes the time it takes for Earth to complete one circle around the sun.

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Kepler's 1st Law

d)

Barycenter

8.

Kepler's first law states that the orbits of the planets are oval in shape or 

a)

ellipses

b)

perfect circles

9.

Kepler's 2nd Law deals with 

a)

the shape of the planets' orbits

b)

the speed/area the planet travels 

c)

the length of time it takes the planet to orbit the sun

10.

Planets orbit the Sun in a shape called a(n)

a)

circle

b)

ellipse

c)

focus

d)

perihelion

11.

What is Kepler's 2nd Law about?

a)

the shape of the orbits

b)

the speed or area an orbiting object travels

c)

the size of the orbit an object has

d)

the amount of time it will take for an object to orbit

12.

Kepler's first law is about:

a)

the shape of the orbit

b)

the time it takes for a planet to orbit

c)

the distance or speed a planet orbits

d)

how fast a planet spins

13.

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a)

Helium

b)

Core

c)

Carbon

d)

Hydrogen

14.

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a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

Maybe

d)

Scientists do not know

15.

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a)

Yellow Super Giant

b)

Yellow Dwarf

c)

White Dwarf

d)

Yellow Giant

16.

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a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Kepler's Laws

d)

Precession

17.

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a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Kepler's 1st Law

d)

Barycenter

18.

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a)

ellipses

b)

perfect circles

19.

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a)

the shape of the planets' orbits

b)

the speed/area the planet travels

c)

the length of time it takes the planet to orbit the sun

20.

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a)

circle

b)

ellipse

c)

focus

d)

perihelion

21.

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a)

the shape of the orbits

b)

the speed or area an orbiting object travels

c)

the size of the orbit an object has

d)

the amount of time it will take for an object to orbit

22.

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a)

the shape of the orbit

b)

the time it takes for a planet to orbit

c)

the distance or speed a planet orbits

d)

how fast a planet spins