Unit 6 Exam Science

the dark areas on the surface of the sun

Plato and Aristotle were unaware of the existence of Jupiter and Saturn

Who had the greatest influence on the modern US space program

What is a cloud of gas or dust that can be seen against a background of stars

Astronomers believe that some black holes formed at the beginning of the universe and others are remnants of supernovas

associated with some craters on the moon which were formed by meteor impacts

occurs when the moon is in line with the earth and the sun

Earth is the third planet from the sun

Which of these was the first successful space sstation

In what part of the sun are thermonuclear reactions believed to occur

the lower layer of the sun's atmosphere

the classification of a coronal mass ejection

A low-mass star has less mass than our own sun

What two things did Newton say keep the planets moving in their orbit

The series of US manned space capsules that was successful in getting a man on the moon

large, dark areas on the surface of the moon

The first Apollo mission to land on the moon

First American female astronaut

Telescopes that use mirrors to collect incoming light are

Which of these statements does not apply to most galaxies

A planet moves faster when it is at its perihelion than when it is at its aphelion

The series of US manned space capsules that had a purpose of getting a man into orbit

Where is the asteroid belt located

The moon has only a very thin atmosphere because it

The sun's surface exists in what state of matter

the point in the moon's orbit where it is closest to the earth

Astronomers believe that most of the stars in our galaxy are eclipsing binary stars

The Hubble Space Telescope is a satellite

What word describes a planet that is similar to earth

First man to walk on the moon

Severe solar storms that can disrupt telecommunications on Earth are called

Applied gravity to planetary movement

Pluto's orbit at times comes inside Jupiter's orbit around the sun

Most meteors burn completely before reaching Earth's surface

Depressions on the surface of the moon usually surrounded by circular walls

the outer region of the sun's atmosphere

What celestial body is not visible during a solar eclipse

Space shuttle orbiters are reusable

Hipparchus created the first system for assigning numbers to the magnitudes of stars

What is a pairing of stars that are linked by gravity and revolve around each other

First American in space

Which galaxy has a moving pattern with arms circling the center

The command module of the Apollo spacecraft landed on the moon

Which galaxy has an oval shape

What are most of the planets in our solar system named after

Which of these statements is not true concerning apparent magnitude

Jovian planets are sometimes called the "gas giants"

The scientific name for a shooting star

It is possible, but not likely, that Earth could be struck by an asteroid

The sun is mostly composed of

Helium and hydrogen make up the majority of most stars

Planets that are past the earth (farther away from the sun)

A star that had a diameter 100 dimes larger than our sun would be called a giant

We live in the

introduced a heliocentric model

Which galaxy has an unusual, non-typical pattern to it

Probes have been used to investigate only other planets

The distance from the center of the moon to the center of the earth

What are comets that reappear at regular, predictable intervals

All constellations are asterisms but not all asterisms are constellations

Series of US manned space capsules that first began testing the procedures needed to eventually put a man on the moon

A light-year is larger than a parsec

First American to orbit the earth

the visible surface of the sun

Formulated three laws of planetary movement

The United States is the only country that has landed a man on the moon

The chief purpose of the International Space Station is scientific research

The distance that light travels in a year is

What US president gave a challenging speech that catapulted in the United States forward in the space race

Which of these would be best for calculating the distance to a very dim, distant star

Largest planet in our solar system

The brightest planet in our solar system

Viking 1 and Viking 2 were _____ missions that returned the first photos of the surface of Mars

Globular star clusters are held together by gravity but open clusters are not

Who has been called the Father of Modern Rocketry

the points on the crescent moon

the pointed jets on the chromosphere

Planetary nebulas, white dwarfs, and neutron stars

Within our solar system are eight planets and one star

the region within the sun in which energy travels primarily as electromagnetic waves