Earth and Space Science Final Review

The Milky Way is a ___________ galaxy.

The ____________ is the actual collapsed core of the star (black hole).

How many galaxies might there be?

Which is largest?

The distance around the black hole from which light can no longer escape is called the:

A massive star exploding is called a:

What event is shown in this diagram?

I am:

Large stars have a ______ life span.

When the Moon changes from new to full, it is:

Which phase of the moon is required for a lunar eclipse to occur?

Which BEST describes the asteroid belt?

Which of these causes night and day?

Which phase of the moon is required for a solar eclipse to occur?

_________ galaxies are football-shaped.

The distances between planets are measured in:

What phase of the moon does the diagram represent?

Why does the sun appear larger than the stars seen in the night sky?

Which force is responsible for holding objects to Earth's surface?

What is the cause of the different phases of the moon?

Which statement is false?

Which of these is a star?

__________ galaxies are shaped like pinwheels.

Seasons are a result of:

What causes tides?

An astronomical unit is the distance from the Earth to the Sun (about _____________ km).

Which phase of the moon is shown in the image?

Which of these is a true statement about gravity?

_____________ is dependent upon gravity, but __________ is not.

Select the correct order for a solar eclipse to occur:

______________ is the measure of the amount of matter in an object.

Upon what does the life cycle of a star depend?

Which is the largest?

Which lunar phase is shown in the image?

Which of these objects in the solar system are made mainly of ice?

Which of these explains why a person would weigh MORE on Venus than on Phobos, Mars' moon?

When the moon changes from full to new, it is called:

___________ galaxies are the most common.

What event is shown in this diagram?

__________ is the measure of the gravitational force affecting an object.