Celestial Bodies
These are sometimes called shooting stars:
A) Interplanetary Dust
B) Comets
C) Asteroids
D) Meteors
Meteors
What is the force that holds the solar system together?
A. Magnetism
B. Gravity
C. Friction
D. Electricity
Gravity
How could you describe summer in the northern hemisphere?
A. northern hemisphere tilted towards the sun
B. southern hemisphere tilted towards the sun
northern hemisphere tilted towards the sun
About how many light years across is the Milky Way?
A. 1,000
B. 10,000
C. 100,000
D. 1,000,000
100,000
In relation to us, most galaxies are
A. Moving towards us
B. Moving away from us
C. Not moving
Moving away from us
A meteorite is DIFFERENT from a comet mainly because
A. It has a tail of ice and gas
B. It is found in orbit between Jupiter and Mars
C. It enters Earth’s atmosphere
D. It is made of rock and snow
It enters Earth’s atmosphere
Gravity pulls things towards
A. The ground
B. The largest mass
C. The moon
D. The sun
The largest mass
The Sun’s position in space is best described as the approximate center of
A. a constellation
B. the universe
C. the Milky Way galaxy
D. our solar system
our solar system
What size star is our sun?
A. Small (newly formed)
B. Medium (like a teenager)
C. Large (adult in age)
D. Extra Large (nearing the end of the stars life)
Medium (like a teenager)
What are the two most abundant elements in the universe?
A. Lithium and carbon
B. Hydrogen and neon
C. Helium and chlorine
D. Hydrogen and helium
Hydrogen and helium
Composed mainly of rock and metal
A. Comets and stars
B. Stars and meteors
C. Asteroid and meteors
D. Comets and asteroid
Asteroid and meteors
Any object with mass has gravity.
A. True
B. False
True
In New York State, summer is warmer than winter because in summer, New York State has
A. fewer hours of daylight and receives indirect sunlight
B. fewer hours of daylight and receives direct sunlight
C. more hours of daylight and receives indirect sunlight
D. more hours of daylight and receives direct sunlight
more hours of daylight and receives direct sunlight
The Milky Way galaxy is best described as
A. a type of solar system
B. a constellation visible to everyone on Earth
C. a region in space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
D. a spiral-shaped formation composed of billions of stars
a spiral-shaped formation composed of billions of stars
The "afterglow" of the energy from the origin of the universe that we see today is known as
A. Cosmic background radiation
B. Sunlight
C. Doppler efffect
D. Supernova
Cosmic background radiation
This is a rocky mass up to several hundred kilometers wide and revolves around the sun.
A. Comet
B. Asteroid
C. Moon
D. Star
Asteroid
As the distance between two objects increases, the force of gravity.
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Stays the same
Decreases
The passage of the Moon into Earth’s shadow causes a
A. Lunar eclipse
B. Solar eclipse
C. New moon
D. Full moon
Lunar eclipse
Which object forms by the contraction of a large sphere of gases causing the nuclear fusion of lighter elements into heavier elements?
A. Comet
B. Planet
C. Star
D. Moon
Star
How could you describe the universe milliseconds after the Big Bang?
A. cool and thin
B. two dimensional
C. Hot and dense
D. Flat and freezing
Hot and dense
Which sequence correctly lists the relative sizes from smallest to largest?
A. our solar system, universe, Milky Way Galaxy
B. our solar system, Milky Way Galaxy, universe
C. Milky Way Galaxy, our solar system, universe
D. Milky Way Galaxy, universe, our solar system
our solar system, Milky Way Galaxy, universe
Gravity is affected by distance and ________.
A. Atter
B. Weight
C. Mass
D. Luminosity
Mass
Which event is caused by Earth’s revolution?
A. the apparent shift in the path of a Foucault pendulum
B. deflection of planetary winds to the right in the Northern Hemisphere
C. the apparent rising and setting of the Sun
D. different constellations observed in the night sky throughout the year
the apparent rising and setting of the Sun
Which star is hottest?
A. Red
B. Blue-white
C. Green
D. Yellow
Blue-white
Evidence that the universe is expanding is best provided by the
A. red shift in the light from distant galaxies
B. change in the swing direction of a Foucault pendulum on Earth
C. parallelism of Earth’s axis in orbit
D. spiral shape of the Milky Way Galaxy
red shift in the light from distant galaxies