stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
C28/29 Test Review Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
C28/29 Test Review
C28/29 Test Review
28 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
1,720 plays
LCHS Solar System Review Burrell
Flashcards
28 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
28
Answers
1
Which type of telescope uses a mirror?
geothermal
radio
refracting
reflecting
2
Approximately how old is the solar system?
2015 years
1.6 billion
4.6 billion
4.6 million years old
3
Which true of our solar system?
Earth revolves around the sun faster than Venus.
The gaseous planets are smaller than the terrestrial planets
The solar system is heliocentric.
Earth is the only planet with a moon.
4
Which planet is known for its Giant Red Spot?
Mars
Saturn
Mercury
Jupiter
5
Approximately how long does it take for the moon to make one cycle around the earth?
1 day
1 month
1 week
1 year
6
What occurs when we look at the moon and it is blocked out by the Earth's shadow?
Solar eclipse
Full moon
Lunar eclipse
Nebula
7
Approximately how long does it take the earth to make one revolution around the sun?
1 week
1 year
1 month
1 day
8
Which planet is the largest?
Earth
Uranus
Jupiter
Saturn
9
Which is NOT true of the gaseous planets?
They have few moons.
They are giant planets.
They are relatively far from the sun.
They are composed of hydrogen and helium.
10
Which moon phase is this?
gibbous
new
full
crescent
11
Which of the following is NOT one of Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion?
Planets orbit in an elliptical path.
Planets in orbit nearest to the sun revolve fastest.
On their orbit, planets closest to the sun travel faster.
Satellites (moons) orbit planets.
12
Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
Ken Mattingly
Lance Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
Jim Lovell
13
What causes the seasons on the earth?
Tilt on axis
The nebula
The moon
Closeness to sun
14
What are the four terrestrial planets in order from sun outward?
Mars, Earth, Venus, and Mercury
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
Mercury, Earth, Venus, and Mars
Mars, Venus, Earth, and Mercury
15
What space program sent man to the moon?
Apollo 11
International Space Station
Challenger
Columbia
16
The first African American woman in space was:
Oprah WInfrey
Gwendolyn Brooks
Harriet Tubman
Mae Jemison
17
Small icy objects that orbit the sun in irregular paths are:
maria
asteroids
satellites
comets
18
The sun was formed from a spinning cloud of gas and dust called:
a gibbous
an Apollo
a nebula
a moon
19
What are the dark areas on the moon?
satellites
nebula
maria
highlands
20
Which planet has rings?
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Saturn, Jupiter, and Uranus all have rings.
21
What is occurring, if we look at the sun and the moon blocks it out by passing in front of it?
New Moon
Solar Eclipse
Full moon
Lunar Eclipse
22
Where is the asteroid belt located?
Between Neptune on and Pluto
Between Jupiter and Saturn
Between Mercury and Venus
Between Mars and Jupiter
23
The amount of time it takes the earth to spin on its axis once is:
1 day
1 month
3 months
1 year
24
Which planet is Earth's Twin?
Uranus
Mercury
Venus
Saturn
25
How do we believe the moon formed?
A large object hit earth and the moon broke off the earth.
Earth captured an asteroid.
The Big Bang formed the moon.
Buzz Light Year broke a comet to form it.
26
Which planet is hottest due to thick atmosphere of acid and gases?
Mercury
Marsh
Venus
Saturn
27
Which planet looks like our moon?
Mars
Mercury
Neptune
Venus
28
Which is NOT true for terrestrial planets?
Relatively small in size
Near the sun
Have many moons
Made of rock
