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Earth Science: The Universe Final Review
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1
The bigger the star, the _____________ it's life.
Shorter
Longer
2
The galaxy in which the sun is located is called...
Skittles
Milkyway
Ellipitcal
Snickers
3
A polish astronomer who lives in the 1500's.
Lippershey
Hubble
Copernicus
Gaileo
4
The tilt of the Earth's Axis is.....
23 1/2
23 1/3
27 1/3
27 1/2
5
Which is NOT a name for Polaris?
North Star
Polaris
North Pole Star
Pole Star
6
Label the picture as one of the galaxies below!
Irregular
Spiral
Elliptical
Perfect
7
Which is NOT a danger of travelling in space?
Zero Gravity
Meteoroids
Cosmic Rays
Flying Squirrels
8
Which phase of the moon is represented in the image below?
New Moon
Full Moon
Waning Crescent
Waxing Crescent
9
The daily change of level of the ocean water...
High Tide
Tide
Neap
Spring
10
The inner layer of the sun is referred to as....
Radiation Zone
Chromosphere
Photosphere
Core
11
For every action, there is an equal or opposite reaction. (This is Newton's ___ Law of Motion.)
3rd
1st
4th
2nd
12
Day on which the sun shines directly on the equator...
Prime Merdian
Equinox
Solstice
Tilt
13
A machine that is sent from Earth to study other objects in space is referred to as...
Space Sensing Satellite
Navigation Satellite
Communication Satellite
Space Probe
14
A large chunk of rock that orbits the sun is....
Asteroid
Star
Meteoroid
Moon
15
Which planet does NOT belong in the group?
Mars
Saturn
Neptune
Uranus
16
What prevented the Apollo 13 from landing on the moon?
A crew member was sick.
The space ship was incapable of turning.
A blown oxygen tank.
A storm surrounding the moon.
17
Which member of the APOLLO 11 Crew did NOT step foot on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
Micheal Collins
Jim Lovell
18
Which is the point at which the Moon is FARTHEST from the Earth.
Apogee
March 20, 1999
Perigee
Ellipse Point
19
A __________ is a band of different colors of light.
Spectrum
Prism
Spectroscope
Rainbow
20
The ______ is an imaginary line that runs North and South and separates one day from the next.
Greenwich, England Border
International Date Line
Prime Meridian
Time Zone Line
21
The planet closest to the sun, often reaching over 1000 degrees.
Mars
Venus
Earth
Mercury
22
Inspired by the "Race to the Moon," NASA landed it's first man on the moon on...
July 16, 1969
July 4, 1975
July 24, 1969
July 20, 1969
23
The true brightness of a star is referred to as...
shoot, son, I don't know.
apparent magniftude
magnitude
absolute magnitude
24
_____________ are round holes on the moon's surface.
Lunar
Meteorite
Craters
Maria
25
An astronomer studies ....
Muscles
Anatomy
Satellites
Heavenly Bodies
26
True/False: Apollo 13 was considered successful because it proved NASA's capabilities.
Truth!
False!
27
A _______ is the most common star in our nursery.
Large Stars
Red Dwarf
White Dwarf
Medium Stars
28
The Pillar of Creation is a known as a ___________________ nursery.
Baby
Stellar
Star
Garden
29
The commander of Apollo 13, ______, had the most flight experience in the crew.
Jim
Jack
Fred
Ken
30
A telescope that uses a concave mirror to collect light to produced an enlarged image is a...
Spectroscope
Reflecting Telescope
Refracting Telescope
Lippershey Telescope