Astronomy Review

Question 1

Which is evidence of the Big Bang?

Accepted Answer

Red shift of light from distant galaxies

Question 2

Stars consist mostly of...

Accepted Answer

Hydrogen

Question 3

Which planet has the shortest day?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Question 4

The eccentricity of a perfect circle is...

Accepted Answer

0

Question 5

Which phase of the moon is shown?

Accepted Answer

Waning crescent

Question 6

What is the name of this phase of the moon?

Accepted Answer

First quarter

Question 7

Which side and how much of the Moon is illuminated in position 6?

Accepted Answer

Left side, less than half

Question 8

If you were flying away from the Sun and you passed Saturn, which planet would you pass next?

Accepted Answer

Uranus

Question 9

What is at the center of the geocentric model of the solar system?

Accepted Answer

The Earth

Question 10

A neap tide will occur when the Moon is in which positions?

Accepted Answer

1 and 5

Question 11

Which is evidence of Earth&#x27;s rotation?

Accepted Answer

Coriolis effect

Question 12

At the end of its life, our Sun will become a...

Accepted Answer

White dwarf

Question 13

What process powers all stars?

Accepted Answer

Nuclear fusion

Question 14

Which affects the gravitational attraction between two objects?

Accepted Answer

Both, mass of objects and distance between them

Question 15

Which planet has the least eccentric orbit?

Accepted Answer

Venus

Question 16

How long does the Moon take to complete one cycle of phases?

Accepted Answer

29.5 days

Question 17

How old is the universe

Accepted Answer

13.8 billion years

Question 18

What type of galaxy is the Milky Way Galaxy

Accepted Answer

Spiral

Question 19

In which phases of the moon will the highest high tides occur?

Accepted Answer

3 and 7

Question 20

If you passed light from the Andromeda Galaxy through a spectroscope, the spectral lines would

Accepted Answer

be blueshifted because the galaxy is moving towards us

Question 21

When a lunar eclipse occurs, which celestial body "goes dark"?

Accepted Answer

Moon

Question 22

Which phase of the moon is represented by position 1?

Accepted Answer

First quarter

Question 23

Which star is the coolest?

Accepted Answer

Aldeberan

Question 24

Where in your ESRT can you find the age of the Earth and the solar system?

Accepted Answer

Pg 8

Question 25

Which star is most luminous?

Accepted Answer

Rigel

Question 26

Which is a possible distance to the asteroid belt?

Accepted Answer

500 million km from the Sun

Question 27

What has the greatest affect on ocean tides

Accepted Answer

The Moon

Question 28

What is the temperature and luminosity of the star Sirius?

Accepted Answer

Temperature 9,500K, luminosity 40

Question 29

Which list includes only Jovian planets?

Accepted Answer

Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn

Question 30

Why is the star Polaris more luminous than the star Sirius?

Accepted Answer

Polaris is larger

Question 31

Massive stars that go supernova become...

Accepted Answer

Neutron stars

Question 32

In which phase of the Moon is a solar eclipse possible?

Accepted Answer

New Moon

Question 33

What determines the color of a star?

Accepted Answer

Temperature

Question 34

When is the Earth closest to the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Winter

Question 35

All planets rotate counterclockwise as observed from their north pole except this planet.

Accepted Answer

Venus

Question 36

The changing constellations are evidence that...

Accepted Answer

The Earth revolves around the Sun

Question 37

What is at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy?

Accepted Answer

A supermassive black hole

Question 38

When the Sun becomes a Red Giant, how will its temperature and luminosity change?

Accepted Answer

Temperature decreases, Luminosity increases

Question 39

Who discovered that the universe is expanding?

Accepted Answer

Edwin Hubble

Question 40

How many degrees does the Earth rotate per hour?

Accepted Answer

15

Question 41

What are comets made of?

Accepted Answer

Ice and rock

Question 42

Which planet would float in water? (Density of water = 1g/cm3)

Accepted Answer

Saturn

Question 43

What is the name of the phase at position 4?

Accepted Answer

Waning gibbeous

Question 44

When is the Earth's orbital velocity slowest?

Accepted Answer

Summer

Question 45

The hottest stars are...

Accepted Answer

Blue

Question 46

Which planet moves fastest in its orbit around the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Earth

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