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- 1. Multiple Choice
A device that expels gas in one direction to move in the opposite direction.
Velocity
Satellite
Orbit Velocity
Rocket
- 2. Multiple Choice
The reacting force that propels a rocket forward.
Thrust
Rover
Space station
Vacuum
- 3. Multiple Choice
An object that revolves around another object in space
revolving
Meteoroid
satellite
vacuum
- 4. Multiple Choice
A small robotic space probe that can move about the surface pf a planet or moon
Rover
Space station
Microgravity
Remote sensing
- 5. Multiple Choice
A spacecraft that can bring a group into space and bring them back to earth and be used for the same purpose all over again
Vacuum
Orbital velocity
Rover
Space shuttle
- 6. Multiple Choice
A place that is empty of all matter
rocket
Microgravity
vacuum
Geosynchronous orbit
- 7. Multiple Choice
A large artificial satellite on which people can live and work for long periods
space station
Velocity
Thrust
rocket
- 8. Multiple Choice
A satellite is used to forecast weather
True
False
- 9. Multiple Choice
A space station is launched as one complete set
True
False
- 10. Multiple Choice
The most famous space telescope is the Hubble
True
False
- 11. Multiple ChoiceA ring-shaped nebula formed by an expanding shell of gas around an aging star. The leftover core eventually becomes a white dwarf.SupernovaNebulaPlanetary NebulaGravity
- 12. Multiple ChoiceA giant cloud of gas and dust, it is made mostly of Hydrogen and Helium.SupernovaNebulaPlanetary NebulaGravity
- 13. Multiple ChoiceA high mass star that eventually explodes.NebulaPlanetary NebulaSupernovaStar
- 14. Multiple ChoiceA Negatively Charged subatomic particle that orbits around an atom.ElectronNeutronProtonAtomic Nuclei, (Nucleus)
- 15. Multiple ChoiceA subatomic particle that has no charge.ElectronNeutronProtonAtomic Nuclei, (Nucleus)
- 16. Multiple ChoiceA huge ball of gas held together by gravity. The central core is extremely hot and produces energy.StarNebulaMassGravity
- 17. Multiple ChoiceA process in stars where two Hydrogen atoms combine to form Helium and release energy.NebulaNuclear FusionSupernovaGravity
- 18. Multiple ChoiceA subatomic particle with a positive charge.ElectronNeutronProtonAtomic Nuclei, (Nucleus)
- 19. Multiple ChoiceA force which tries to pull two objects toward each other.SupernovaNebulaPlanetary NebulaGravity
- 20. Multiple ChoiceAll low/medium mass stars will eventuallyexplode into a supernovabecome a black holechange into a white dwarfbecome a neutron star
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat is happening during the white dwarf stage?neuclear fusionthe star is cooling off/nothingnebula explosionradioactive decay
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the two major elements found in the universe?gold, silverhydrogen, heliumsilver, copperuranium, carbon
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThe quantity of matter determined from its weight.StarNebulaMassGravity
- 24. Multiple ChoiceA high mass star is different from a low/medium mass star because,it does not begin as a nebulait does not endit does not have a white dwarf stageit does not use nuclear fusion
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the last stage of a low/medium mass star?main sequencestellar nebulawhite dwarfred giant
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe small dense region consisting of Protons and Neutrons at the center of an atom.ElectronNeutronProtonAtomic Nuclei, (Nucleus)
- 27. Multiple ChoiceEventually, our Sun will run out of ____ and become a ____.hydrogen, red dwarfhydrogen, red gianthydrogen, blue gianthelium, white dwarf
- 28. Multiple ChoiceLow/medium stars, like our Sun, are likely formed directly from anebulasupernovared giantblack dwarf
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the stellar nebula of a star mostly made of?hydrogenheliumlightfire
- 30. Multiple Choice
When the Moon is directly between the Sun and the Earth, what phase would the Moon be in?
Full Moon
New Moon
Half Moon
Waxing Crescent
- 31. Multiple Choice
What term is associated with the moons that are increasing in size (more light on them) each day?
Waxing moons
Waning moons
Crescent moons
Gibbous moons
- 32. Multiple Choice
What phase of the moon is this?
Waxing Gibbous
Waning Gibbous
Waxing crescent
Waning crescent
- 33. Multiple ChoiceThe different phases of the Moon are caused by:The days of the monthsThe angle at which we see the lit Moon as it revolves around the EarthThe position of the Earth in its orbit around the SunThe tides of the ocean
- 34. Multiple Choice
The Moon gets its light from the
It reflects the Earth's light
It reflects the other stars' light
It reflects the Sun's light
It makes its own light
- 35. Multiple Choice
About how long does it take the Moon to complete it's cycle?
around 1 week
around 1 month
around 1 year
around 1 day
- 36. Multiple Choice
What phase of the moon is shown?
waning gibbous
1st quarter
waxing crescent
Waxing gibbous
- 37. Multiple ChoiceName the phase of the moon that comes BEFORE this moon phase.waxing gibbouswaning gibbouswaning crescentwaxing crescent
- 38. Multiple Choice
What is the phase of the Moon at position #5?
New Moon
Third Quarter Moon
First Quarter Moon
Full Moon
- 39. Multiple Choice
What is the correct phases of the Moon at position 3?
Waning Crescent
First Quarter (or Waxing Half)
Third Quarter (or Waning Half)
Waxing Gibbous
- 40. Multiple ChoiceThe Moon gets its light from theEarthStarsSun
- 41. Multiple ChoiceIs the Moon bigger or small than the Earth?BiggerSmallerThe same
- 42. Multiple ChoiceWhich phase of the moon is the picture showing?Waxing CrescentWaning Crescent
- 43. Multiple ChoiceNumber five represents which phase of the moon?New MoonWaxing GibbousFull MoonWaning Gibbous
- 44. Multiple ChoiceWhy does the moon look lit?Reflects light from the SunReflects light from the Earth
- 45. Multiple ChoiceHow many phases of the moon are there?26812
- 46. Multiple ChoiceNumber six represents which phase of the moon?Waxing GibbousWaning Gibbous
- 47. Multiple ChoiceNumber two represents which phase of the moon?First QuarterFull MoonLast (Third) Quarter
- 48. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best describes the tilt of the earth when it is summer in the southern hemisphere?The northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sunThe northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sunThe norther hemisphere is tilted neither toward or away from the sunWhy are you talking about the northern hemisphere when you asked about the southern hemisphere?
- 49. Multiple ChoiceThe Arctic Circle receives several days each year where the sun not seeing.TrueFalse
- 50. Multiple ChoiceThe earth is a tilted planet. What is the degree of tilt?Approximately 25 degreesExactly 25 degrees23.5 degrees90 degrees with respect to the sun
- 51. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best describes solstice.Either the longest or shortest day of the year for a hemisphereDecember 21 or 22June 21 or 22All of the above
- 52. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the earth's tilt cause?The seasonsDay and NightTsunamisEarthquakes
- 53. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the shape of the earth's orbit around the sun?CircularElliptical (slightly oval)Square to rectangularVariable and changes with the seasons (no particular shape)
- 54. Multiple ChoiceEach day past the summer solstice, the days get longer and longer until the fall equinox.TrueFalse
- 55. Multiple ChoiceWhat effect does the tilt of the earth have?It changes the angle that the sun strikes the earth in different land areasIt causes the earth to be farther away from the sun at different times of the yearWhen the earth is tilted away from the sun we have nightWhen the earth is tilted away from the sun we have day
- 56. Multiple ChoiceWhat season is it in the Southern Hemisphere when it is fall in the Northern Hemisphere?winterspringsummerfall
- 57. Multiple ChoiceWhy does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?The equator rotates slower than the poles.The equator remains the same distance from the sun.The equator always receives direct sunlight.The equator has 18 hour days.
- 58. Multiple ChoiceOne rotation of Earth is equal toa day.a year.
- 59. Multiple ChoiceWhat would seasons be like if Earth's axis were straight up and down?Seasons would be the same.Seasons would be more extreme.There would be no seasons.
- 60. Multiple ChoiceWhere on Earth can you experience entire days of darkness?The equatorThe polesThe Tropic of CancerThe Tropic of Capricorn
- 61. Multiple Choice
The only planet that supports life.
Pluto
Mars
Earth
Mercury
- 62. Multiple Choice
The rings of Saturn are made of...
Gases
Ice
Plasma
Rainbows
- 63. Multiple Choice
If you were to conduct an experiment using a ball, a flashlight, and a dark room, what would you be investigating?
The speed of light
Why there are dark spots on the sun
The atmosphere of Earth
The phases of the moon
- 64. Multiple Choice
Which planet has iron in the soil that gives it a red color?
Earth
Uranus
Mars
Saturn
- 65. Multiple Choice
Knows as the dwarf planet...
Neptune
Pluto
Venus
Mercury
- 66. Multiple Choice
Which planet was first seen through a telescope by German scientist in 1846?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Neptune
- 67. Multiple Choice
What planet did he believe was the center of the universe?
Venus
Mercury
Sun
Earth
- 68. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the term for Earth being in the center?geocentricheliocentricsun centeredGalileo
- 69. Multiple ChoiceThe ancient Greek who proposed a geocentric model of the universe isPtolomyGalileoCopernicusKepler
- 70. Multiple ChoiceWhich scientist found that planetary orbits were elliptical?GalileoPtolemyCopernicusKepler
- 71. Multiple ChoiceGalileo approached questions in a fashion that is now known as what?scientific theoryscientific methodearth sciencescientific law
- 72. Multiple ChoiceWhen Galileo peered into the telescope and saw that Venus went through phases, what did this suggest?The telescope must possibly be wrong.Venus had a moon orbiting it.Venus must be orbiting the Sun.Venus had moons just like Earth.
- 73. Multiple ChoiceWhich is not evidence for the geocentric model?The sun moves across the sky from east to west every day.The moon moves around the Earth every day.The stars move across the sky every night.The planets display retrograde movement in the sky.
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