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Ch. 22/24 Earth, Moon, Sun
Ch. 22/24 Earth, Moon, Sun
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A review of Chapters 22 and 24. #astronomy #EarthSpaceScience
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The science that studies the universe
Scientology
Astrology
Geography
Astronomy
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The part of the sun that generates solar winds is the _______
corona
core
photosphere
chromosphere
3
The cooler parts of the sun are called
photosphere
sun spots
radiative zone
solar wind
4
Which best describes chromosphere?
A layer of the Sun's atmosphere that allows the sun to admit light
A layer of the Sun's atmosphere that gives the sun its redddish glow
The reflective light that makes a rainbow
Another name - more scientific - that the sun is known as
5
The first well-known group of astronomers who were also philosophers
Greeks
Simpsons
Mayans
Romans
6
_____is used to determine whether a star or asteroid is moving toward or away from Earth
Radar
Sonar
Doppler Effect
Coriolis Effect
7
All of the following are types of telescopes EXCEPT
reflecting
refracting
radio
redirecting
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I am the scientist who built my own telescope and discovered that Jupiter had four moons
Galileo
Newton
Kepler
Aesop
9
The model that states that everything in the universe revolves around the Earth
Geocentric
Alphacentric
Heliocentric
Astrology
10
Galileo discovered that the moon's surface...
was inhabited by Moonie Men
was smooth
was made of cheese
was not smooth
11
I am the scientist that concluded that the Earth is a planet
Hawking
Galileo
Einstein
Copernicus
12
When the moon passes directly in front of the sun, this is known as a
lunar landing
solar eclipse
lunar eclipse
solar flare
13
Ribbons of gas that leap out of the chromosphere
sun spots
prominences
solar flares
photosphere
14
The average distance between the Earth and Sun is measured in these units
Atomic Mass
Feet
Centimeters
Astronomical Unit
15
I am the scientist that developed the three laws of planetary motion
Galileo
Nye
Copernicus
Kepler
16
The visible "surface" of the sun is known as the
core
corona
photosphere
chromosphere
17
All of the following are types of electromagnetic radiation EXCEPT
Gamma Rays
Tidal Waves
Microwaves
UV Rays
18
The model that states that the sun is the center of the universe
Geocentric
Nanocentric
Eccentric
Heliocentric
19
The most harmful form of electromagnetic radiation is
radio waves
infrared waves
gamma rays
light rays
20
Galileo invented the telescope
False
True
21
Who was Nicolaus Copernicus?
Astronomer who said the earth was the center of the universe
Astronomer who said the sun was the center of the universe
Renaissance painter who painted the Mona Lisa
Bishop of the Church that did not like science
22
The process by which the sun gets its energy is
fission
forwarding
fusion
fracking
23
Which of these is named after Tycho Brahe?
A telescope
A moon crater
A comet
A moon
24
I am the Danish scientist who built instruments to measure the locations of the planets
Brahe
Socrates
Kepler
Galileo
