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WorksheetsAstronomy TEST Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 22mins
The (a) is an imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and North and South poles.
A (a) is how far light can travel in a year.
An (a) is the path an object takes around another object.
A (a) consists of one star, our Sun, and all the objects that revolve around it like planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and smaller rocks and dust.
An (a) is a unit of measurement used to measure the distance in space between planets and the sun and the planets themselves.
A (a) describes how the Earth moves around the Sun.
A (a) is stars, gas clouds, and dust particles that move together through the universe.
The (a) is everything that has mass, energy, and space.
A (a) describes how the Earth moves on its axis._
The distance between the Sun and Earth is about how many AU's?
3
1
2
4
Where does space begin above Earth's surface?
75 miles
53 miles
62 miles
87 miles
What was the name of the FIRST space telescope launched into space in 1990?
Hubble Telescope
Spitzer Telescope
Radio Telescope
James Webb Telescope
Why are space shuttles more useful than rockets for studying space?
Space shuttles can take anyone to space.
Space shuttles can be reused.
Space shuttles can be flown like planes.
All of these
What causes the Earth to have seasons?
Earth's orbit around the Sun
Earth's rotation on it's axis
Earth's tilt
Earth's gravitational pull
What unit of measurement would you use to measure the length of a pencil?
centimeter
mile
light-year
astronomical unit
What unit of measurement would you use to measure the distance between planets Venus & Earth?
centimeter
mile
light-year
astronomical unit
What unit of measurement would you use to measure the width of your hand?
centimeter
mile
light-year
astronomical unit
What unit of measurement would you use to measure the distance between Earth and the star Proxima Centari?
centimeter
mile
light-year
astronomical unit
What unit of measurement would you use to measure the distance from one side of the Milky Way galaxy to the other?
centimeter
mile
light-year
astronomical unit
What unit of measurement would you use to measure the distance between your house and school?
centimeter
mile
light-year
astronomical unit
What unit of measurement would you use to measure the distance from the base to the peak of Mt. Everest?
centimeter
mile
light-year
astronomical unit
What unit of measurement would you use to measure the distance between the planet Mercury & the Sun?
centimeter
mile
light-year
astronomical unit
What unit of measurement would you use to measure the distance between Earth's surface and where space begins?
centimeter
mile
light-year
astronomical unit
Which of these are a way we know what is in space?
Telescopes
Satellites
Space Stations
All of these
What is a factor that affects a planet's revolution time around the Sun?
Distance from the Sun
The Sun's gravitational pull
Orbital speed
All of these
