Astronomy Practice

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10 questions

Instructions

Try these Regents multiple-choice questions to practice Unit 6 Astronomy!

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Astronomy Practice

Last updated almost 2 years ago

10 questions

Instructions

Try these Regents multiple-choice questions to practice Unit 6 Astronomy!

Question 1

Cosmic background radiation provides evidence of the...

formation of the Milky Way Galaxy

Big Bang

origin of the Sun

radioactive decay in Earth’s core

Question 2

Approximately how many degrees does Earth travel in its orbit in six months?

180°

90°

360°

30°

Question 3

The constellation Orion is visible in New York State in the night sky during winter, but is not visible in New York State in the night sky during summer because...

Earth revolves around the Sun

Orion rotates on its axis

Orion revolves around the Sun

Earth rotates on its axis

Question 4

Which two factors caused Earth and the other planets to become layered during the formation of our solar system?

gravity and percent of water in the planet’s composition

distance from the Moon and percent of water in the planet’s composition

distance from the Moon and densities of materials making up the planet

gravity and densities of materials making up the planet

Question 5

In our solar system, the orbits of the planets are best described as...

circular with Earth at one focus

circular with the Sun at one focus

elliptical with Earth at one focus

elliptical with the Sun at one focus

Question 6

Which planet takes approximately twice as long as Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun?

Saturn, period of revolution = 29.5 years

Venus, period of revolution = 224.7 days

Jupiter, period of revolution = 11.9 years

Mars, period of revolution = 687 days

Question 7

Which two characteristics classify Jupiter as a Jovian planet?

low density and large diameter

high density and large diameter

low density and small diameter

high density and small diameter

Question 8

As observed from Earth, the wavelengths of light from the most distant galaxies are usually...

red shifted due to a contracting universe

red shifted due to an expanding universe

blue shifted due to an expanding universe

blue shifted due to a contracting universe

Question 9

The Milky Way can best be described as...

a collection of stars orbiting the Sun

one of billions of galaxies in the universe

a star that originated 4,600 million years ago

an elliptical galaxy

Question 10

10.

Imagine a photograph of an impact crater located in the southwestern United States. This crater most likely formed as a result of...

the evaporation of water from a lake

the subduction at a plate boundary

an explosive volcanic eruption

an asteroid colliding with Earth