Astro Unit 2 test review

Question 1

Why do we only see one side of the moon?

Accepted Answer

the earth and moon are tidally locked, it rotates once during each earth orbit

Question 2

Who are the moons of Uranus named after?

Accepted Answer

Shakespearean characters

Question 3

What did Galileo discover that provided strong support for Copernicus' Heliocentric theory?

Accepted Answer

Moons orbiting Jupiter

Question 4

Which planet has the most moons?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Question 5

Who is the belt of icy bodies that orbits past Neptune named for?

Accepted Answer

Gerard Kuiper

Question 6

Which of these is NOT a requirement to be called a "planet"

Accepted Answer

Have moons

Question 7

Which of these did Issac Newton NOT contribute to the field of physics?

Accepted Answer

Theory of relativity

Question 8

Which moon has the clearest evidence for liquid on its surface?

Accepted Answer

Titan

Question 9

Where do most comets with orbital periods less than 200 years come from?

Accepted Answer

Kuiper belt

Question 10

A small rocky body that is burning up in the Earth's atmosphere is a(n)

Accepted Answer

meteor

Question 11

Where is the Oort cloud located?

Accepted Answer

the edge of the solar system

Question 12

Who first determined the circumference of the earth?

Accepted Answer

Eratosthenes

Question 13

A light-year is a measure of

Accepted Answer

Distance

Question 14

Which of these is true about the outer planets?

Accepted Answer

They are gas giants

Question 15

Which of these is NOT an interpretation of one of Kepler's three laws of planetary motion

Accepted Answer

Planets orbit the sun in perfect circles

Question 16

What causes most meteor showers on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Comets

Question 17

Which of these is the correct order of the inner planets?

Accepted Answer

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Question 18

Who's model of the geocentric universe included epicycles to account for retrograde motion?

Accepted Answer

Ptolemy

Question 19

Which of these are true according to Einstein's theory of relativity?

Accepted Answer

Time can move at different rates in different situations, Time and space are physical properties warped by gravity, Gravity can deflect the path of light waves

Question 20

Who was considered to be the first major astronomer to utilize a telescope to study the sky?

Accepted Answer

Galileo

Question 21

Which of these is the most geologically active bodies in the solar system?

Accepted Answer

Io

Question 22

A celestial object that has burned through Earth's atmosphere and lands on the surface is a(n)

Accepted Answer

meteorite

Question 23

The "Galilean moons" orbit which planet?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Question 24

Which of these is NOT part of a comet's structure?

Accepted Answer

Solar tail

Question 25

He discovered that three previously discovered comets were actually the same comet orbiting 3x

Accepted Answer

Edmund Halley

Question 26

Which of these is the furthest away from the sun?

Accepted Answer

Proxima Centauri

Question 27

Which of these moons has a vast ocean under an icy crust that may harbor ingredients for life?

Accepted Answer

Europa

Question 28

If you add the number of moons for Mercury and Venus, how many would you have?

Accepted Answer

0

Question 29

Which is the largest moon in the solar system?

Accepted Answer

Gaymede

Question 30

Which of the following did William Herschel accomplish?

Accepted Answer

Discover Uranus

Question 31

A small rocky body orbiting the sun is a(n)

Accepted Answer

meteoroid

Question 32

What exists between the large gap between Mars and Jupiter?

Accepted Answer

Asteroid belt

Question 33

Who created the FIRST geocentric model of the solar system?

Accepted Answer

Aristotle

Astro Unit 2 test review

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Astro Unit 2 test review

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