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Earth Science exam 1 - part 2
Earth Science exam 1 - part 2
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1
the distance light travels in a year....
light-year
constant,c
astronomical unit
parsec
2
What Phase of the Moon is depicted below?
Waxing Gibbous Moon
New Moon
Waning Gibbous Moon
Full Moon
3
How can you tell when the moon is in a waning phase?
It is illuminated on the right side.
It is illuminated on the left side.
Under half of the moon is illuminated.
Over half of the moon is illuminated.
4
which eclipse is longer
solar eclipse
lunar eclipse
5
Which planet is the "red planet"?
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Earth
6
Parallax and (Doppler) Red shift are...
Ways to measure distance of stars
Constellations
ways to measure brightness of stars
Names of two stars
7
What is Perigee?
When the Earth is in the moon's shadow.
The moon away from Earth.
Halfway in the moon's orbit to Earth.
The moon closest Earth.
8
What is apparent magnitude?
the brightness of a star as it appears from Earth
the brightness of the moon as it appears from Earth
the true brightness of a star
the numerical size of a star
9
What is a supernova?
A really good nova
A normal star
explosion that turns into a giant star
huge star explosion that leaves behind a white dwarf, neutron or black hole
10
What is the largest source of energy for Earth?
The sun
Water
Nitrogen
Carbon dioxide
11
What is a meteoroid?
flash of light
meteoroid that strikes a planet or moon
particle that burns up in the atmosphere
a small rocky particle that moves through space
12
The chromosphere is the lower layer of the sun's atmosphere.
True
False
13
The sun is composed mostly of _____________.
oxygen
hydrogen
sodium
helium
14
A _____ is a cloud of gas or dust that can be seen against the background of stars
A Nova
A white dwarf
A nebula
A comet
15
Which planet is the brigthest planet?
Earth
Mercury
Mars
Venus
16
Without the sun, life on Earth would not be possible.
True
False
17
Sunspots are dark areas on the surface of the sun.
False
True
18
What does the color of a star tell us?
Size
Luminosity
Temperature
Distance
19
What is the correct order?
Meteorite, meteor, meteoroid
Meteor, meteoroid, meteorite
Meteor, meteorite, meteoroid
Meteoroid, meteor, meteorite
20
The sun is located far from the center of the milky way galaxy.
True
False
21
Which 3 planets have rings around them?
Earth, Mars and Jupiter
Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune
Mercury, Venus and Earth
Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
22
What is Stellar Evolution?
Death of the Universe
star's death
Life of the universe
A star's birth, life and death
23
In what part of the sun does the nuclear reaction of fusion occur?
photosphere
radiative zone
chromosphere
Core
24
Why were the Sun, Moon, and Stars created?
for signs and seasons
The universe was boring
To be beautiful
the earth was uncolored
25
Which planet is the biggest?
Uranus
Neptune
Saturn
Jupiter
26
The Milky Way is...
A nebula
our galaxy
A galaxy
A band of stars and dust
27
What is a constellation?
a pattern of stars
the remains of stars
a group of planets
several small asteroids
28
What is a star cluster ?
emits intense radio and light energy
repeated radio signal
collapsed star with intense gravitational field
System of stars held together by gravity that can be up to a million stars
29
The Chromosphere is the visible surface of the sun.
True
False
30
Which planet spins on its side?
Earth
Saturn
Mars
Uranus
31
The process of nuclear fission powers the sun .
False
True
32
What phase of the Moon?
3rd Quarter
1st Quarter
Full
half moon
33
What is a meteorite?
meteoroid that strikes a planet or moon
particle that burns up in the atmosphere
a small rocky particle that moves through space
flash of light
34
What is terrestrial planet?
A large fireball
A body that orbits the moon
A gas planet with no atmosphere
A rocky planet similar to our earth in size and density
35
What are Jovian planets?
The inner planets
Gas giants
The sun
Stars
36
What phase of the moon is this?
Waning crescent
Waxing crescent
Waning gibbous
37
The _________________ the number, the brighter the star!
Lower
Higher
38
How can you tell the moon is waxing?
the light is on the left
the light is on the right
the whole circle is lit up
there is no light shining on the moon
39
Which planet is 1.00 AU from the sun?
Mars
Earth
Mercury
Neptune
40
What is a binary star?
a star in the night sky
Two stars orbiting each other
Two pairs of stars orbiting each other
a star orbited by a gas giant
41
What are dark areas on the moon's surface called?
Mountains
Maria
Craters
Highlands
42
The corona is the outer region of the sun's atmosphere.
False
True
43
What type of eclipse occurs when the Earth's umbra covers the moon?
Partial Solar Eclipse
Total Solar Eclipse
Partial Lunar Sclipse
Total Lunar Eclipse
44
What is a full moon?
all of the moon is lit
when werewolves appear
none of the moon is lit
half of the moon is lit
45
What are craters?
deep valleys on the moon's surface
High ridges on the surface of the moon
circular depressions on the moon's surface
large, flat land areas on the moon
46
What is a group of older stars that cluster together in a spherical shape & can contain up to 1,000,000 stars / cluster?
open clusters
accretion
spherical clusters
globular cluster
47
What is the visible surface of the Sun?
Sun Spots
Corona
Chromosphere
Photosphere
48
What phase of the moon?
First quarter
Cheese moon
New moon
Full moon
49
Which planet has the fastest revolution?
Earth
Mercury
Mars
50
This model claims that the Earth is at the center of the universe, and everything orbits it.
Secular Theory
IAU
Geocentric Theory
Heliocentric Theory
51
What is a supergiant star?
A very luminous star that has a diameter of 100 times that of the sun
A very dim star that has a diameter of 50 times that of the sun
A very luminous star that has a diameter of 50 times that of the sun
A very dim star that has a diameter of 100 times that of the sun
52
What is a meteor?
particle that burns up in the atmosphere
meteoroid that strikes a planet or moon
flash of light
a small rocky particle that moves through space
53
What is absolute magnitude?
the numerical size of a star
the brightness of a star as it appears from Earth
the brightness of the moon as it appears from Earth
the true brightness of a star
54
During the first half of the lunar month the moon is said to be __________.
waning
gibbous
waxing
new
55
What is the innermost region of the sun?
photosphere
corona
core
chromosphere
56
What are the two main parts of a comet?
rocks and gasses
rock and tail
head and gasses
head and tail
57
What phase of the moon
full moon
1st qtr
new moon
3rd qtr
58
How many planets are there?
10
8
5
6
59
Most of the stars in our universe are...
eclipsing binaries
in the Milky Way galaxy
true binaries
the same temperature as the sun
60
What type of eclipse occurs when the Moon blocks the Sun?
Solar eclipse
Lunar eclipse
61
The apparent path that the sun follows through the stars as seen from Earth's perspective is called the ecliptic.
False
True
62
What phase of the Moon is depicted below?
waxing Crescent Moon
waning Crescent moon
Full Moon
New Moon
63
Which planet has 12 rings?
Neptune
Jupiter
Saturn
Mercury
64
This model of the universe places the Sun in the center, and everything orbits it.
IAU
Heliocentric Theory
Secular Theory
Geocentric Theory
65
An astronomical unit (AU) is the distance between
the earth and the moon
the earth and the sun
the sun and the moon
the sun and mercury
