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For an 8th Grade Astronomy Final. May the Lord save me.
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1
New moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, ______, ______
Waning crescent, third quarter.
Waning quarter, third crescent.
Third quarter, waning crescent.
Third crescent, waning quarter.
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Define Geocentric.
The theory that everything revolves around Saturn.
The theory that everything revolves around Earth.
The theory that everything revolves around universe.
The theory that everything revolves around the Sun.
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"Huge looping eruptions of gas, usually near sun spots, arch out into the outer layers of the sun’s atmosphere."
Convection Zone
Prominence
Solar flare
Chromosphere
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What is Mercury's composition and name origin?
Mercurius; Thin atmosphere, greatest range of temperatures.
Merci; no atmosphere at night.
Mercury; normal atmosphere, largest planet
The Death Star
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Which of the following are Mars's moons?
Ganymede, Europa, and Io
Phobos and Deimos
Enceladus and Mimas
Miranda and Titania
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Comets.
Large bodies of rock.
An asteroid that travels through the atmosphere.
A small ball of ice, rock, and dust that flies through space.
Small bodies in orbit around the sun, made of rock and metal.
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What is the Big Bang Theory?
A theory which explains how our universe started.
A TV show.
A theory that explains how Earth was formed.
Bazinga.
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Meteor.
Small bodies in orbit around the sun, made of rock and metal.
Large bodies of rock.
An asteroid that travels through the atmosphere.
A small ball of ice, rock, and dust that flies through space.
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Prograde rotation.
A clock.
Spin in a clockwise direction.
The type of grade you receive on the Astronomy Final.
Spin in the counterclockwise direction.
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Define Gravitational Force.
Newton's Laws of Physics.
Object one colliding with object two.
The pull of objects with mass towards eachother.
a2 + b2 = c2.
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Which of the following are Uranus's moons?
Enceladus and Mimas
Triton
Ganymede, Europa, and Io
Miranda and Titania
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What is Saturn's composition and name origin?
Saturnus; Least dense planet.
Satreal; Largest planet.
Satery; Most dense planet.
Satrus ;Second largest planet.
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"The hottest portion of the sun."
Core
Sunspots
Corona
Prominence
14
"Outer layer of the atmosphere, can be seen during a total eclipse, looks like a white halo."
Chromosphere
Sunspots
Corona
Solar flares
15
What is the life cycle of a massive star in order? (Left to right)
Main Sequence Star, Super-giant, Supernova, Nebula, Neutron Star or Black H
Nebula, Main Sequence Star, Red Giant, Planetary Nebula, White D., Black D.
Nebula, Main Sequence Star, Planetary Nebula, Red Giant, Black D., White D.
Nebula, Main Sequence Star, Super-giant, Supernova, Neutron Star or Black H
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"Areas of gas that are cooler than surrounding gases, do not give off as much light, appear as dark spots on the sun."
Core
Prominence
Corona
Sunspots
17
What is a life cycle of a star based on?
Their elements
STAR WARS
Their environment
Their mass
18
"A region of the Sun where hot and cooler gases circulate in convection currents."
Prominence
Convection Zone
Solar flare
Chromosphere
19
Define Heliocentric.
The theory that everything revolves around universe.
The theory that everything revolves around Saturn.
The theory that everything revolves around Earth.
The theory that everything revolves around the Sun.
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"A thin middle layer; gives off reddish light when the photosphere is blocked during a total eclipse."
Sunspots
Photosphere
Chromosphere
Solar flare
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Retrograde rotation.
The type of grade you receive on the Astronomy Final.
Spin in the counterclockwise direction.
The way a clock rotates.
A theory which explains how our universe started.
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"The visible surface of the sun; most prominent layer."
Core
Corona
Photosphere
Sunspots
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"Explosion of hot gas that occurs near sunspots, shoots from the sun's surface releasing tremendous amounts of energy.'
Corona
Convective zone
Solar flares
Sunspots
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Asteroids.
Small bodies in orbit around the sun, made of rock and metal.
A small ball of ice, rock, and dust that flies through space.
Large bodies of rock.
An asteroid that travels through the atmosphere.
25
What is the life cycle of a medium star in order? (Left to right)
Nebula, Main Sequence Star, Red Giant, Planetary Nebula, White D., Black D.
Nebula, Main Sequence Star, Super-giant, Supernova, Neutron Star or Black H
Main Sequence Star, Super-giant, Supernova, Nebula, Neutron Star or Black H
Nebula, Main Sequence Star, Planetary Nebula, Red Giant, Black D., White D.
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"The _________ of the solar interior is characterized by the process of radiation.
Prominence
Sunspots
Corona
Radiative Zone
