The Sun & Moon
Inner Planets/Other
Outer Planets
Stars
Universe
100
As the moon waxes, people on Earth can see ____________ of the illuminated portion of the moon.
a. more
b. less
c. none
d. all
a. more
100
Which of the following planets has the hottest surface temperature?
a. Venus
b. Neptune
c. Uranus
d. Jupiter
a. Venus
100
Which of the outer planets is not a gas giant?
a. Jupiter
b. Neptune
c. Saturn
d. Pluto
d. Pluto
100
A star is born when
a. gas and dust collapse inward.
b. nuclear fusion starts in the core.
c. the fusion of hydrogen slows down.
d. the core becomes carbon and oxygen.
b. nuclear fusion starts in the core.
100
Our Solar System is about _______ years old.
a. 0.5 million
b. 4.6 million
c. 0.5 billion
d. 4.6 billion
d. 4.6 billion
200
The sun is
a. an unusually hot star.
b. a very cold star.
c. a typical star
d. None of the above
c. a typical star
200
What planet is closest to the Sun?
Mercury
200
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
200
A ____________ is so massive and compressed that not even light can escape its gravity.
a. neutron star
b. black hole
c. protostar
d. supernova
b. black hole
200
This theory states that all matter and energy in the universe exploded ten to twenty billion years ago and began expanding in all directions
What is the Big Bang Theory?
300
During a lunar eclipse
a. the moon blocks out the sun.
b. the sun blocks out the moon.
c. the moon blocks out Earth.
d. Earth blocks out the sun.
d. Earth blocks out the sun.
300
The inner planets are separated from the outer planets by
a. the Oort cloud.
b. the Milky Way.
c. an asteroid belt.
d. the moon’s orbit.
c. an asteroid belt
300
What outer planet has the most extensive ring system?
Saturn
300
Energy is released in stars as a result of
a. fission reactions.
b. endothermic reactions.
c. fusion reactions.
d. biochemical reactions.
c. fusion reactions.
300
A light-year is a unit of
a. time.
b. distance.
c. mass.
d. density.
b. distance
400
A total solar eclipse can only occur when the moon is?
a. full
b. new
c. waxing
d. waning
b. new
400
The moon affects Earth by causing
a. seasons.
c. tides.
b. night and day.
d. earthquakes.
c. tides
400
Which of the following is not a characteristic of gas giants?
a. thick, gaseous atmospheres
b. many satellites
c. ring structures
d. rocky surfaces
d. rocky surfaces
400
In stars, energy is produced primarily as hydrogen atoms are combined to form
a. helium atoms.
b. oxygen atoms.
c. carbon atoms.
d. nitrogen atoms.
a. helium atoms.
400
Which of the following helps support the theory of the Big Bang?
a. The expanding universe
b. The Shrinking universe
c. The presence of black holes
d. The presence of dark matter
a. The expanding universe
500
The current theory states that our moon formed when
a. A Jupiter sized object collided with Earth
b. A Mars sized object collided with Earth
c. small planets came together in a disk around the Earth
d. Earth’s Gravity captured a stray object in space, and it began to orbit Earth
b. A Mars sized object collided with Earth
500
Most of the stars in the Milky Way will end their lives as
a. white dwarfs. c. supernovas.
b. black holes. d. red giants.
a. white dwarfs.
500
Which two outer planets sometimes overlap their orbit around the sun?
Neptune and Pluto
500
Black holes are formed by the collapse and eventual death of a _________star
a. Large
b. Small
c. Medium Sized
d. Extremely Large
d. Extremely Large
500
Who first proposed that the universe is expanding?
a. Darwin
b. Kepler
c. Copernicus
d. Hubble
d. Hubble
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