Final unit exam for Astronomy, with review questions from motion & forces.
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The rotation of the Earth is responsible for the Earth having _________
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Which force is responsible for the formation of galaxies and solar systems?
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How many astronomical units is the Earth from the Sun
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Put the planets of our solar system in the proper order starting from the closest to the Sun
Saturn
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Uranus
Earth
Check ALL of the characteristics that apply to the INNER Planets
Far Apart
Shorter Orbits
Warmer
Many Moons
Larger Mass
Close together
Rings
Rocky, Solid Surface
Check ALL of the characteristics that apply to the OUTER Planets
Far Apart
Shorter Orbits
Warmer
Many Moons
Larger Mass
Close together
Rings
Rocky, Solid Surface
Planets move faster when close to the Sun and slower when further from the Sun. This is known as
Kepler's 1st Law
Kepler's 2nd Law
Kepler's 3rd Law
If an astronomer observes that an object in the solar system is four times as far from the Sun as Earth is, how far would that object be from the Sun in astronomical units?
1 AU
2 AU
3 AU
4 AU
A light year is a unit of
Time
Distance
Mass
Brightness
Which unit would you use to state the distance between our Sun and the next closest star?
Kilometers
Light Years
Astronomical Units
Speed of light
What phase of the moon would someone on earth see at position B
New Moon
Quarter Moon
Full Moon
Crescent
Gibbous
What phase must the moon be in if there were a lunar eclipse? Use the picture as a reference.
A
B
C
D
Planets orbit around the Sun in a circle
True
False
The earth has seasons because
It is sometimes closer to the Sun, sometimes further away
It is tilted on its axis
The Earth rotates on its axis
As the water in your bottle rocket is forces out of the bottom of the bottle the rocket itself is pushed upward in the opposite direction. This is described by which law?
Newton's 1st Law
Newton's 2nd Law
Newton's 3rd Law
Which of the following would correctly give the speed of your bottle rocket if it went 33 meters high in 3.7 seconds?
s = 33 m X 3.7 sec
s = 33 m / 3.7 sec
s = 3.7 sec / 33 m
s = 3.7 sec X 33 m
Which units are correct for acceleration?
m/sec
m/sec²
m/sec Up
m/sec² Up
Planets further from the Sun have longer years. This is stated by
Kepler's 1st Law
Kepler's 2nd Law
Kepler's 3rd Law
During a solar eclipse,
The Sun comes between the Earth and Moon
The Earth comes between the Sun and Moon
The Moon comes between the Sun and Earth
Students are using sports equipment to model the relative motion of Earth, the moon and the Sun.
Which of the following will accurately model the relative motions of these bodies?
Golf ball moving around the basketball, basketball moving around the baseball
Basketball moving around the baseball, baseball moving around the golf ball
Golf ball moving around the baseball, baseball moving around the basketball
Baseball moving around the golf ball, golf ball moving around the basketball
Some students are using objects to model the earth-sun-moon system. They wish to represent the positions of these objects during a solar eclipse.
To accurately model the solar eclipse, the golf ball should be placed in which labeled position?
Position W
Position X
Position Y
Position Z
Which of the following describes a lunar eclipse?
The moon's shadow is on Earth
Earth's shadow is on the Sun
Earth's shadow is on the moon
The moon's shadow is on the Sun
The data table provides information on the distance and period of orbit for the inner planets.
Based on the pattern in the data, we can predict that the period of Mars’ orbit will be–
less than 88 days.
between 88 and 224.6 days.
greater than 365.2 days.
exactly two times 224.6 days.
Gravity is responsible for which of the following characteristics of a galaxy?
The motion of the objects within it
The size of its largest stars
Its location within the universe
The color of light it emits
Students are planning to build a scale model of the outer planets of the solar system. The table here shows some of the objects the students will use for their scale model.
Based on the information in the table provided, which of the following representative objects and scaled diameters should they choose for the planet Saturn?
Softball, 12 cm
Pingpong ball, 4 cm
Beach ball, 30 cm
Soccer ball, 22 cm
The orbital motions of the objects in the solar system are the direct result of which of the following features of the Sun?