Astronomy (Space Tech, Galaxies, Solar System, Planets, The Sun)

Question 1

If I traveled to the moon, my__________ would change but my ________ would not.

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weight, mass

Question 2

Venus and Earth both experience a ____because of heat trapped by their atmospheres.

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green house effect

Question 3

In a ____ telescope, light passes through convex lenses.

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refracting

Question 4

The sun produces energy in the

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core

Question 5

The amount of matter in an object is

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mass

Question 6

Size-wise, our sun is ___________ when compared to other stars.

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average size

Question 7

Planets formed from ____ left over from the formation of the Sun at the center of the cloud.

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gas, rock, and dust

Question 8

____ telescopes collect and record radio waves given off by some objects in space.

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Radio

Question 9

The order of the inner planets outward from the Sun is ____.

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, andMars

Question 10

You can expect Halley’s Comet to reappear every

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76 years.

Question 11

The process of change in a planet's crust because of the motion of hot materials underneath.

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tectonics

Question 12

The eight planets stay in orbit because of the sun’s

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gravity

Question 13

Dark, cooler areas on the Sun's surface are called ____.

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sunspots

Question 14

_____________ are the two main divisions of the sun.

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Interior and atmosphere

Question 15

____ for a planet to form in the asteroid belt.

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Jupiter's gravity may havebeen too great

Question 16

Galaxies which look like giant pinwheels are

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spiral

Question 17

What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?

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spiral

Question 18

Optical telescopes include____.

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reflecting telescopes andrefracting telescopes

Question 19

This planet has no true atmosphere.

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Mercury

Question 20

Which of the following can be classified as surface features of the sun?

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All

Question 21

A galaxy that has a shape similar to a football is a(n) ____ galaxy.

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elliptical

Question 22

Galaxies are classified according to their

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shape

Question 23

Which planet has retrograde rotation(spins opposite from the others)?

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Venus

Question 24

A small object hits a planet's surface resulting in the formation of a crater.

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impact cratering

Question 25

Light from the sun takes ___________to reach Earth.

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8 minutes

Question 26

Occurs when molten rock moves from a planet's interior on to the surface.

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volcanism

Question 27

The red coloration of Mars is due to which of the following?

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iron oxide

Question 28

The planet which is noted for its many rings is

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Saturn

Question 29

Which planet has a large red spot?

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Jupiter

Question 30

A “shooting star” is actually a

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meteor

Question 31

The asteroid belt would be found between the obits of

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Mars and Jupiter

Question 32

The sun is approximately_________ away.

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93 million miles

Question 33

The process of wind, water, and heating moving material across a surface.

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weathering and erosion

Question 34

Galaxies which have no particular shape are

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irreguar

Question 35

Two of the inner planets are ____.

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Mars and Venus

Question 36

Which layer of the sun can only be seen during an eclipse?

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corona

Question 37

The Sun produces energy by fusing hydrogen atoms into ____ atoms in its core.

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helium

Question 38

A space probe is a space craft that ____.

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both b and c

Question 39

The tail of a comet always points

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away from the sun

Astronomy (Space Tech, Galaxies, Solar System, Planets, The Sun)

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Astronomy (Space Tech, Galaxies, Solar System, Planets, The Sun)

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