Astronomy Unit Test: 4.15.10
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- 1.
What two planets are blue?
- A.
Uranus and Neptune
- B.
Pluto and Jupiter
- C.
Earth and Venus
- D.
Uranus and Mercury
- E.
Neptune and Mars
Correct Answer
A. Uranus and Neptune -
- 2.
Describe how our solar system evolved.
- 3.
A solar eclipse is when the ______________ is between the Sun and the Earth.
Correct Answer
Moon - 4.
The direct "blackness" on Earth from a solar eclipse is called the _______________.
Correct Answer
Umbra - 5.
The partial "blackness" on the Moon from a Lunar Eclipse is called the ____________________.
Correct Answer
Penumbra - 6.
What are the phases of the moon?
- 7.
Which planet has a longer day than a year?
- A.
Pluto
- B.
Uranus
- C.
Jupiter
- D.
Venus
- E.
Earth
Correct Answer
D. Venus -
- 8.
_______________ Energy is expanding our Universe.
Correct Answer
Dark - 9.
Describe how the tides on Earth occur?
- 10.
What is a spring tide?
- A.
When the Moon, Sun, and Earth form a right angle. This is when there are the least extreme tides on Earth.
- B.
When the Earth, Moon, and Sun are in a direct line. This is when the most extreme tides occur.
Correct Answer
B. When the Earth, Moon, and Sun are in a direct line. This is when the most extreme tides occur. -
- 11.
What is a neap tide?
- A.
When the Moon, Sun, and Earth form a right angle. This is when there are the least extreme tides on Earth.
- B.
When the Earth, Moon, and Sun are in a direct line. This is when the most extreme tides occur.
Correct Answer
A. When the Moon, Sun, and Earth form a right angle. This is when there are the least extreme tides on Earth. -
- 12.
Explain why we have seasons on Earth.
- 13.
All stars start as _____________(s).
Correct Answer
Nebula - 14.
For a low-mass protostar, what is their path in life?1.______________2.______________3.______________4.______________5.______________
- 15.
For a high-mass protostar, what is their path in life?1.______________2.______________3.______________4.______________ ****or**** (if it is EXTRA HIGH-MASS)5.______________
- 16.
We have seasons on Earth, because...
- A.
Our Tilt
- B.
We are moving
- C.
The sun moves towards different parts of Earth, creating seasons
Correct Answer
A. Our Tilt -
- 17.
The sun is _____% of all the mass in the Solar System.
- A.
50%
- B.
80%
- C.
99.8%
- D.
81.333%
- E.
62.5%
Correct Answer
C. 99.8% -
- 18.
Solar Prominisces are:
- A.
Gas eruptions
- B.
Reddish loops of gas
- C.
Magnetic storms
- D.
All of the above
Correct Answer
B. Reddish loops of gas -
- 19.
Mercury is _________ kilometers in Diameter.
- A.
5,000
- B.
6,000
- C.
7,000
- D.
2,000
Correct Answer
A. 5,000 -
- 20.
It takes Mercury 0.24 years to have a revolution.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 21.
How long is Mercury's rotation?
- A.
23 days
- B.
24 days
- C.
51 days
- D.
59 days
- E.
80 days
Correct Answer
D. 59 days -
- 22.
How thick is Mercury's atmosphere?
- A.
Thick
- B.
Thin
- C.
Ultra Thick
- D.
Ultra Thin
- E.
None
Correct Answer
E. None -
- 23.
How wide in diameter is Venus?
- A.
12,000 miles
- B.
15,000 miles
- C.
20,000 miles
- D.
10,000 miles
- E.
13,000 miles
Correct Answer
A. 12,000 miles -
- 24.
Venus' revolution is 0.22 years?
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 25.
It takes _________ days for Venus to rotate.
- A.
222
- B.
243
- C.
200
- D.
301
- E.
888
Correct Answer
B. 243 -
- 26.
What three planets seem the most livable?
- A.
Earth, Mars, and Mercury
- B.
Earth, Venus, and Mars
- C.
Earth, Jupiter, and Neptune
- D.
Earth, Pluto, and Uranus
Correct Answer
B. Earth, Venus, and Mars -
- 27.
What keeps Venus so hot?
- A.
Greenhouse affect
- B.
Tilt
- C.
Thin atmosphere
- D.
Being near Earth
Correct Answer
A. Greenhouse affect -
- 28.
How wide in Diameter is EARTH?
- A.
21,000
- B.
13,000
- C.
8,000
- D.
2,000
- E.
15,000
Correct Answer
B. 13,000 -
- 29.
Earth's Moon is about the size of this PLANET.
- A.
Pluto
- B.
Mercury
- C.
Venus
- D.
Jupiter
- E.
Saturn
Correct Answer
B. Mercury -
- 30.
How did Earth's moon come to be?
- 31.
Mars is _________% Carbon Dioxide.
- A.
25%
- B.
35%
- C.
60%
- D.
75%
- E.
100%
Correct Answer
D. 75% -
- 32.
Mars is ____________km in diameter.
- A.
7,000
- B.
10,000
- C.
2,000
- D.
8,000
- E.
9,000
Correct Answer
A. 7,000 -
- 33.
Mars' revolution is ____________ years, and ____________ days.
Correct Answer
1.9 years, 1.03 days - 34.
What two planets are the largest?
- A.
Jupiter and Venus
- B.
Jupiter and Uranus
- C.
Jupiter and Saturn
- D.
Jupiter and Neptune
Correct Answer
C. Jupiter and Saturn -
- 35.
Jupiter has a revolution of __________ years, and _________ days.Saturn has a revolution of __________ years, and _________ days.Uranus has a revolution of __________ years, and _________ days.Neptune has a revolution of __________ years, and _________ days.Pluto has a revolution of __________ years, and _________ days.
Correct Answer
12, 0.41, 29, 0.45, 84, 0.72, 164, 0.67, 248, 6.4 - 36.
Uranus has an irregular tilt.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 37.
Uranus and Neptune are both about 50,000 km wide.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 38.
The four gas giant are:They are made of hydrogen and helium because the sun didn't absorb the gas from the planets that were so far away.
- A.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Pluto
- B.
Jupiter, Pluto, Venus, Mars
- C.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
- D.
Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Pluto
Correct Answer
C. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune -
- 39.
Jupiter's main four moons are:
- A.
Titan, Deimos, Ganymede, Io
- B.
Ganymede, Europa, Callisto, Io
- C.
Charon, Io, Titan, Deimos
Correct Answer
B. Ganymede, Europa, Callisto, Io -
- 40.
Ganymede is ____________ than Mercury and Pluto.
- A.
Larger
- B.
Smaller
- C.
More dense
- D.
More pretty
Correct Answer
A. Larger -
- 41.
Europa has _______________.
- A.
A cool surface.
- B.
Ocean liquid water below the surface.
- C.
Icy craters
- D.
Many Volcanoes
Correct Answer
B. Ocean liquid water below the surface. -
- 42.
Callisto is known for _____________.
- A.
A cool surface.
- B.
Ocean liquid water below the surface.
- C.
Icy craters
- D.
Many Volcanoes
Correct Answer
C. Icy craters -
- 43.
Io is known for ______________.
- A.
Many Volcanoes
- B.
Ocean liquid water below the surface.
- C.
Icy craters
- D.
Many Volcanoes
Correct Answer
D. Many Volcanoes -
- 44.
Titan is known for ________________.
- A.
Had water in ice and is Neptune's moon.
- B.
Had flowers and is Venus' moon.
- C.
Had many volcanoes and is Mars' moon.
Correct Answer
A. Had water in ice and is Neptune's moon. -
- 45.
The Milky Way Galaxy is a _____________ Galaxy.
- A.
Elliptical
- B.
Spiral
- C.
Spherical
- D.
Irregular
Correct Answer
B. Spiral -
- 46.
A comet is made of _____, _______, _______
- A.
Dust, Ice, Rain
- B.
Dust, Snow, Potatoes
- C.
Dust, Ice, Rock
- D.
Tomatoes, Grapes, Carrotts
Correct Answer
C. Dust, Ice, Rock -
- 47.
What asteroid is 600,023 miles?
- A.
Ceres
- B.
Kallingo
- C.
Doome
- D.
Kakal
Correct Answer
A. Ceres -
- 48.
The Aurora Borealis are brilliant light shows because of the ________________.
- A.
Solar Prominenses
- B.
Solar Wind
- C.
Solar Flames
- D.
Solar Flares
Correct Answer
B. Solar Wind -
- 49.
What is a light year?
- A.
How much light there is in one year.
- B.
The year that it takes for light to reach the eye.
- C.
The distance light travels in one year.
Correct Answer
C. The distance light travels in one year. -
- 50.
How fast is a light year?
- A.
186,000 mls/sec
- B.
200,000 mls/sec
- C.
158,000 mls/sec
Correct Answer
A. 186,000 mls/sec -
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