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Earth & Planetary Science - Basics Test 1 Review
Earth & Planetary Science - Basics Test 1 Review
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A basic assessment of what they know about old astronomers and the scientific method.
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To make new discoveries, you just need to
Trick question! Nobody can make any more new discoveries!
be observant and stay curious
ignore everything
get really really really smart
2
You weigh 600 pounds on Earth. How much do you weigh on the moon?
60 pounds
300 pounds
100 pounds
600 pounds
3
100cm = _____ m
100
1000
1
10
4
In an experiment, how many variables should you change at a time?
2
4
3
1
5
This picture shows what principle?
Kepler's Law
Light year
Parallax
Parsec
6
Danish man who made exact star charts without a telescope, saw a supernova, and had metal nose.
Nicolaus Copernicus
Tycho Brahe
Johannes Kepler
Sir Isaac Newton
7
Which one is NOT a metric unit?
Meter
Liter
Inch
Gram
8
In 1989 scientists Pons and Fleishmann thought they discovered Cold Fusion. What was wrong?
They killed lots of animals.
They killed too many humans.
They didn't redo and peer-review their work.
They spent too much taxpayer money.
9
Which one is NOT an ethics topic in science?
Using animals, coma patients, and convicts to test drugs.
Medical Marijuana.
Training dogs to lead blind people around.
Using Nazi information they got from killing people.
10
German man who discovered the 3 laws of planetary motion, and made exact star charts.
Tycho Brahe
Sir Isaac Newton
Johannes Kepler
Nicolaus Copernicus
11
Which Native American cultures studied the stars, moon, and the Sun?
Lakota/Dakota
All of them
Ojibwe
Hopi (Chaco Canyon)
12
The variable that YOU leave the same in an experiment is the
constant
independent variable
dependent variable
control group
13
English man who developed theory of gravity, laws of motion, and invented calculus.
Johannes Kepler
Nicolaus Copernicus
Tycho Brahe
Sir Isaac Newton
14
Italian man who was the first to look at space with a telescope and discovered Jupiter's moons.
John Babtist Riccioli
Giovanni Cassini
Galileo Galilei
Giuseppe Piazzi
15
1 kg = ____ cg
100,000
10,000
100
1000
16
Which of these is NOT one of the classroom rules?
Bring needed materials
Always wear goggles
Be on task
Treat others with respect and courtesy
17
Which one is quantitative data?
the fish is gray
the fish is scaly
the fish is so juicy sweet
the fish weighs 2 kilograms
18
Which one has the steps of the scientific method in the correct order?
problem, analysis, hypothesis, experiment, conclusion
analysis, conclusion, problem, hypothesis, experiment
problem, hypothesis, experiment, analysis, conclusion
problem, hypothesis, analysis, experiment, conclusion
19
The variable that YOU measure in an experiment is the
constant
control variable
independent variable
dependent variable
20
Who decides what is ethical in science?
Only scientists.
We do.
Only teachers.
Only government.
21
Polish man who proposed the Heliocentric model of the solar system.
Nicolaus Copernicus
Sir Isaac Newton
Johannes Kepler
Tycho Brahe
22
The variable that YOU can control in an experiment is the
control variable
dependent variable
independent variable
constant
23
American man who measured the distance to other galaxies. A space telescope is named for him.
Annie Jump Cannon
George E. Hale
Henry Draper
Edwin Hubble
24
The distance between the Sun and the Earth is called
a gumball (GM)
an astronomical unit (AU)
an Earth unit (EU)
an arc-second unit (AU)
25
Which one is the correct definition of Hypothesis?
a testable if-then statement about the natural world
an educated guess
an if-then statement
a statement about the natural world
26
1 parsec is about ____ light years
3.26
2.01
4.43
0.36
27
This Arab astronomer made a camera in a tent, and exact measurements of stars 1000 years ago.
Ibn Al-Haytham
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
Al Battani
Mo Tzu
28
American woman who created a star classification system, and a catalogue of stars.
Henry Draper
Annie Jump Cannon
Edwin Hubble
George E. Hale
29
350m = ___ km
35.0
3.50
0.350
3500
30
What is Mr. Joslin's favorite TV show ever?
Star Wars
Star Trek
Firefly
Battlestar Galactica
31
Which one is BAD Planetarium Etiquette?
All of them!
Using cell phone or ear-buds
Sleeping
Talking or whispering
32
You think drinking protein shakes makes you swole. So you lift weights and drink. What's wrong?
There is no independent variable.
Didn't just change 1 variable.
There are two hypotheses.
Nothing is wrong.
33
1 light year is the
distance of 1 arc second in the sky
distance light travels in 1 year
distance between the sun and earth
time it takes light to travel in 1 year
34
Which one is qualitative data?
All the Star Trek memes are so good.
It took 5 seconds for all the memes to load.
Ten of my friends love Star Trek memes.
This website has 30 Star Trek memes.
35
The part of the experiment left unchanged and is used for comparison
constant
dependent variable
control group
independent variable
36
The very top of the night sky is called the ____ .
Horizon.
Azimuth.
Zenith.
Nadir.
37
Which one is NOT a part of the engineering cycle?
Don't improve previous ideas
Research possible options
Build Prototype
Test prototype
38
French man who discovered comets, and made a catalogue of deep-sky objects.
Johann Bode
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
Charles Messier
Christiaan Huygens
39
What is the real name of the North Star, the star in the night sky that doesn't move?
Proxima Centauri
Sirius
Polaris
Arcturus
