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1
Our solar system is located in the ____________________ galaxy.
Andromeda
Snickers
Reeses'
Milky Way
2
During a total lunar eclipse the moon is in Earth’s
swimming pool.
penumbra.
umbra.
corona.
3
The force that pulls together the matter in stars is
dark energy.
gravity
nuclear fusion.
Helium
4
All of the terrestrial planets have many moons.
False
True
5
What is distinctive about Jupiter?
It's blue
It is the largest and most massive planet.
It is smaller and denser than the other outer planets
Its axis of rotation is tilted 90 degrees.
6
Uranus is different from most other planets because it
rotates on its side.
is mostly nitrogen and helium
is blue
is the farthest from the sun
7
What is the name of the shadow cast onto the Earth's surface during a solar eclipse?
Penumbra
Umbrella Shade
Path of totality
Umbra
8
A star is born when
nuclear fusion starts
a nebula expands.
helium and oxygen combine.
they go to Hollywood
9
What objects are found at the label of 5?
Asteroids
Saturn
Jupiter
Earth
10
The fact that each planet’s orbit is an ellipse was discovered by
Kepler
Gallileo
Copernicus
Barack Obama
11
What color are the coolest stars?
blue-white
golden
yellow
red
12
The sun is part of a(n) _______ galaxy.
spiral
elliptical
irregular
barred
13
Theory that astronomers have developed to describe the formation of the universe is called the
carpe diem theory
collision-ring theory.
big bang theory.
big crunch theory.
14
What celestial body was a black hole prior to its collapse?
White Hole
Star
Large Planet
Galaxy
15
What type of eclipse involves the Sun, Earth and Moon?
Molar
Solar
Aquatic
Lunar
16
It's believed that galaxies are moving away from each other, meaning the universe is _________.
adding a 4th dimension
shrinking
expanding
contracting
17
What is a an area in space that has such intense gravity that light cannot escape called?
Nebula
Black Hole
Star
Galaxy
18
What is shown in this image?
Sun Spot
Coronal Mass Ejections
Cramped Meat Emergency
Galileo's Blind Spots
19
In a heliocentric system, Earth revolves around
the galaxy.
the moon.
the sun.
Mars.
20
The solar system formed from
a giant cloud of gas and dust.
styrofoam and wire
a black hole.
an expanding galaxy.
21
Which two phases are gibbous moons?
A & D
G & D
F & G
B & H
22
Use the attached image to answer this question: Identify area A.
Sun City
Protosphere
Corona
Chromosphere
23
Pick the BEST answer: A light-year is
365 days.
the distance from Earth to Proxima Centauri.
the distance light travels in a year.
the distance from Earth to the Sun
24
The heliocentric system gained support when who supported it?
Barack Obama
Copernicus
Kepler
Gallileo
25
Day and night are caused by Earth’s revolution on its axis.
False
True
26
What are the phases in A and D called
Pillsbury moons
Crescent moons
Gibbous moons
Blood Moons
27
In phase E, from what direction is the sun shining?
Left
Right
Down
Up
28
Which body (bodies) accounts for more than 99 percent of the mass of the solar system?
the comets and the asteroids
the planets
the sun
29
The smallest of the planets
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Earth
30
What is the name of the planet is labeled as 6?
Earth
Asteroid Belt
Saturn
Jupiter
31
Astronomers typically measure distances to stars in units called kilometers.
False
True
32
What is the name of the dwarf planet that was once considered/classified to be a planet?
Eris
Uranus
Pluto
Nepture
33
All stars begin as part of a large cloud of gas and dust called a(n) __________.
Nebula
Asteroid Belt
Galaxy
Oort Cloud
34
The gas giants are small, dense, and have rocky surfaces.
False
True
35
Earth has seasons because...
a. it rotates on its axis.
c. its axis is tilted as it moves around the sun.
b. the distance between Earth and the sun changes.
The Earth wobbles in its orbit
36
Use the attached image to answer this question: Identify area B.
Sun City
Corona
Protosphere
Chromosphere
37
What phenomenon scientifically explains why we cycle between night and day?
Revolving
Rotating
Eclipse
Apollo rides his chariot through the sky
38
What happens to low-mass and medium-mass stars when they run out of fuel?
Protostar
Neutron Star
White Dwarf
Black Hole
