Snc1d Space Exam Study Quiz
- 1.What is the Corona?
- A.
The atmosphere and outermost region of the sun, visible during an eclipse
- B.
The core of the sun made of hydrogen
- C.
The explosions on the surface of the sun that is pulled back by gravity
- 2.What is Heliocentric and Geocentric?
- A.
Heliocentric is when the sun is in the middle and geocentric is when Earth is in the middle
- B.
Heliocentric is when Earth is in the middle and Geocentric is when the Sun is in the middle
- C.
Heliocentric is when the sun is moving around the planets and Geocentric is then Earth moves around the planets
- 3.What did Copernicus suggest?
- A.
That everything has a mass and takes up space
- B.
That the sun is in the middle and all the planets moved around it
- C.
That planets move in an ellipse
- 4.The sun is a
- A.
Blue star
- B.
Red star
- C.
Yellow star
- 5.What is a nebula?
- A.
Two single stars orbiting one another
- B.
Vast cloud of gas and dust which may be the birth place of a star
- C.
A star that consumes their hydrogen slowly that could take long periods of time
- 6.What is a black hole?
- A.
The space between the stars and the material it contains
- B.
Extreme conclusion of gravity's work in stellar evolution
- C.
A huge explosion created by massive stars.
- 7.When a star runs out of hydrogen, it will become a _______, then a _______, and then a ________.
- A.
Red giant, white dwarf, black dwarf
- B.
White dwarf, red giant, black dwarf
- C.
Red giant, black dwarf, white dwarf
- 8.What is a supernova?
- A.
When two white dwarf stars come together and collide
- B.
A star that can hold its hydrogen for a really long time
- C.
A huge explosion created by massive star creating a shockwave
- 9.What are 1. solar flares and 2. solar prominence?
- A.
1. explosive release of energy which ejects clouds of atomic particles into space 2. large bright features extending outward from the sun's surface.
- B.
1.large bright features extending outward from the sun's surface. 2.explosive release of energy which ejects clouds of atomic particles into space &
- C.
They both only occur every 11 years creating what is called a solar max.
- 10.The order of the planets is:
- A.
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
- B.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus
- C.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
- 11.Where can we find 1.olympus mons, 2. large rings made out of ice and rock 3. poisonous atmopshere 4.great red spot
- A.
Jupiter, Uranus, Mars, Venus
- B.
Mars, Saturn, Mercury Jupiter
- C.
Mars, Saturn, Venus, Jupiter
- 12.AU means ??? and is the distance between the ? and the ?.
- A.
Astro Utiles, Sun, mars
- B.
Apparent Unit, Sun, Earth
- C.
Astronomical Unit, Sun, Earth
- 13.Meteorites are:
- A.
Chunks broken off other celestial bodies
- B.
Group of meteors hitting the atmosphere
- C.
Dirty snowballs
- 14.Comets are ?
- A.
Dirty snowballs
- B.
Chunks broken off other celestial bodies
- C.
Near earth objects
- 15.SETI stands for
- A.
Search for Evil Tiny Imps
- B.
Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence
- C.
Search for External Thermal Intelligence
- 16.The three most recognized landers/probes are
- A.
Re-encounter, opportunity, phoenix
- B.
Phoenix, spirit, opportunity
- C.
Opportunity, spirit, MROR
- 17.Hubble space telescope was created in
- A.
2000
- B.
1900
- C.
1970
- 18.The Eagle Nebula has small clumps of gases called EGG, which might be:
- A.
Starting point of the big bang
- B.
The start of life
- C.
Birth place of stars
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