4th Quarter Practice Assessment
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- 1.About how many galaxies are there?
- A.
Less than 100
- B.
Hundreds
- C.
Thousands
- D.
Millions
- E.
Billions
- 2.Galaxies that have no shape are called _________________ galaxies.
- A.
Spiral
- B.
Irregular
- C.
Elliptical
- D.
Spherical
- E.
Twirl
- 3.Galaxies that look like a flattened ball are called _________________ galaxies.
- A.
Spiral
- B.
Irregular
- C.
Elliptical
- D.
Spherical
- E.
Twirl
- 4.Galaxies shaped like a pinwheel are called _________________ galaxies.
- A.
Spiral
- B.
Irregular
- C.
Elliptical
- D.
Spherical
- E.
Twirl
- 5.Our galaxy is:
- A.
A twirl galaxy called the swirl galaxy
- B.
A spiral galaxy called the milky way galaxy
- C.
An elliptical galaxy called the milky way galaxy
- D.
An elliptical galaxy called the swirl galaxy
- E.
A spiral galaxy called the swirl galaxy
- 6.Put the items in order from largest to smallest.
- A.
Universe, solar system, galaxy
- B.
Solar system, universe, galaxy
- C.
Universe, galaxy, solar system
- D.
Galaxy, universe, solar system
- E.
Galaxy, solar system, universe
- 7.At the center of our solar system is
- A.
The moon
- B.
Earth
- C.
A galaxy
- D.
A black hole
- E.
A star
- 8.How many stars are there in our solar system
- A.
One
- B.
Around ten
- C.
Thousands
- D.
Millions
- E.
Billions
- 9.The inner-most layer of the sun, where all of its energy is produced is the
- A.
Photosphere
- B.
Radiation zone
- C.
Corona
- D.
Core
- E.
Convective zone
- 10.About how many times larger is Jupiter than Neptune? Neptune's diameter is 49,528 and Jupiter's diameter is 142,984.
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
4
- E.
5
- 11.The layer of the sun we can only see during a solar eclipse is called the
- A.
Core
- B.
Corona
- C.
Convective zone
- D.
Solar flare
- E.
Photosphere
- 12.Cool, dark spots on the sun's surface are called
- A.
Prominences
- B.
Solar flares
- C.
Sun spots
- D.
Coronal mass ejections
- E.
Pleges
- 13.One rotation is equal to
- A.
One hour
- B.
One day
- C.
One month
- D.
One year
- E.
One decade
- 14.One revolution is equal to
- A.
One hour
- B.
One day
- C.
One month
- D.
One year
- E.
One decade
- 15.
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This picture is of a(n)- A.
Lunar eclipse
- B.
Solar flare
- C.
Solar eclipse
- D.
Annular eclipse
- 16.The movement of one celestial object around another is called
- A.
A trip
- B.
A revolution
- C.
A rotation
- D.
An orbit
- E.
A spin
- 17.The spinning of a planet on its axis is called
- A.
Twirl
- B.
Ellipse
- C.
Revolution
- D.
Orbit
- E.
Rotation
- 18.Are inner planets warmer than outer planets?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 19.Do inner planets have a faster rotation than outer planets?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- C.
Some do and some don't
- D.
No one knows
- 20.Do inner planets have a faster revolution than the outer planets?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- C.
Some do and some don't
- D.
No one knows
- 21.Are inner planets smaller or larger than the outer planets?
- A.
Smaller
- B.
Larger
- C.
Some are smaller and some are larger
- D.
No one knows
- 22.Do the inner planets have a gassy or rocky surface?
- A.
Gassy
- B.
Rocky
- C.
Some are gassy and some are rocky
- D.
No one knows
- 23.Diameter tells you about a sphere's
- A.
Color
- B.
Mass
- C.
Weight
- D.
Size
- 24.Asteroids orbit between
- A.
The sun and Mercury
- B.
Earth and Mars
- C.
Mars and Jupiter
- D.
Jupiter and Saturn
- E.
Saturn and Uranus
- 25.Meteoroids are _____________ than asteroids
- A.
Heavier
- B.
Rounder
- C.
Smaller
- D.
Larger
- E.
More metallic
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