Astronomy TEST 2

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Which statement best describes terrestrial planets?

Terrestrial planets are the largest in our solar system

Terrestrial planets have a gaseous surface

Terrestrial planets have a rocky surface

Terrestrial planets revolve around moons

Which statement is true about gaseous planets?

Gaseous planets are larger than terrestrial planets

Gaseous planets are smaller than terrestrial planets

Gaseous planets are closer to the Sun than terrestrial planets

Gaseous planets have a rocky surface

A scientist discovers a large, rocky object that is covered in craters and is orbiting the planet Mars. This object is most likely a _______.

Asteroid

Moon

Planet

Star

The Asteroid Belt can be found where in our solar system?

Orbiting Jupiter

Orbiting between Earth and Mars

Orbiting between Mars and Jupiter

Orbiting past Neptune

Where do comets come from?

Saturn’s ring

The Asteroid Belt

Dwarf planets like Pluto

The Oort Cloud

Where is the Oort Cloud?

Orbiting Jupiter

Orbiting between Earth and Mars

Orbiting between Mars and Jupiter

Orbiting past Neptune

Also known as a shooting star, a _____ is a large chunk of rock that BURNS UP in the planet's atmosphere.

A large chunk of rock that passes through a planet's atmosphere and STRIKES THE SURFACE of a planet or moon is called a _________.

Asteroid

Comet

Meteor

Meteorite

Which of the following objects has a main head made of ice, methane, ammonia, and dust?

Comet

Planet

Asteroid

Meteoroid

A comet's tail always points ___________.

Away from the sun

Towards the sun

What do planets orbit around?

The moon

The sun

Other planets

Asteroids

What do moons orbit around?

Other moons

The sun

Planets

Asteroids

Which correctly shows the planets in their correct order from closest to farthest from the sun?

Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Venus, Mercury, Mars, Earth, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter

Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Venus

The Earth moves around its axis. What do we call this movement?

Revolution

Spinning

Rotation

Turning

The planet below is orbiting the sun. What do we call this movement?

Revolution

Rotation

Spinning

Turning

Which part of the Sun do we see?

Core

Corona

Photosphere

Sunspots

Prominences and solar flares are related to sunspots because they are all caused by:

Gravity

Earth’s orbit around the Sun

Too much heat

Intense magnetic fields

The intense magnetic field associated with sunspots may cause huge arching columns of gas called ___.

Photospheres

Coronas

Convection

Solar flares

The reason most solar winds do not disrupt electricity on Earth is due to the Earth’s ___________.

Auroras

Magnetic field

Stratosphere

Sunspot cycle

What is the temperature of the Sun’s core?

5,500 °C

10 million °C

15 million °C

15,000 °C

In this image, what is the loop coming off the Sun’s surface called?

Sunspot

CME

Solar prominence

Solar wind

What fusion reaction is coming from the Sun?

Helium into Oxygen

Oxygen into Nitrogen

Matter into Antimatter

Hydrogen into Helium

What do we call the electrified particles that get into the Earth’s atmosphere (Ionosphere) and create ribbons of light?

Auroras

Solar winds

Ozone

Magnetic storms

Where do auroras occur?

At the earth's poles

At the earth's equator

At the sun's poles

At the sun's equator

What is the thin reddish transparent layer of the Sun called?

Chromosphere

Corona

Photosphere

Solar winds

Let's pretend a new planet has been discovered. It appears to have several rings and revolves slower than most. How would we categorize this new planet?

Which of the following planets DO NOT have moons?

Earth and Mars

Jupiter and Saturn

Venus and Mercury

Pluto and Ceres

Which of the following is NOT one of the criteria for being considered a planet?

has one or more moons

orbits the sun and rotates an axis

has enough mass and density to be spherical

has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit

Which layer does letter A point to?
D

Which layer does letter B point to?

Which layer does letter C point to?

Which layer does letter D point to?

Which layer does letter E point to?

Which statement best describes terrestrial planets?

Terrestrial planets are the largest in our solar system

Terrestrial planets have a gaseous surface

Terrestrial planets have a rocky surface

Terrestrial planets revolve around moons

Which statement is true about gaseous planets?

Gaseous planets are larger than terrestrial planets

Gaseous planets are smaller than terrestrial planets

Gaseous planets are closer to the Sun than terrestrial planets

Gaseous planets have a rocky surface

A scientist discovers a large, rocky object that is covered in craters and is orbiting the planet Mars. This object is most likely a _______.

Asteroid

Moon

Planet

Star

The Asteroid Belt can be found where in our solar system?

Orbiting Jupiter

Orbiting between Earth and Mars

Orbiting between Mars and Jupiter

Orbiting past Neptune

Where do comets come from?

Saturn’s ring

The Asteroid Belt

Dwarf planets like Pluto

The Oort Cloud

Where is the Oort Cloud?

Orbiting Jupiter

Orbiting between Earth and Mars

Orbiting between Mars and Jupiter

Orbiting past Neptune

Also known as a shooting star, a _____ is a large chunk of rock that BURNS UP in the planet's atmosphere.

Asteroid

Comet

Meteor

Meteorite

Meteoroid

A large chunk of rock that passes through a planet's atmosphere and STRIKES THE SURFACE of a planet or moon is called a _________.

Asteroid

Comet

Meteor

Meteorite

Which of the following objects has a main head made of ice, methane, ammonia, and dust?

Comet

Planet

Asteroid

Meteoroid

A comet's tail always points ___________.

Away from the sun

Towards the sun

What do planets orbit around?

The moon

The sun

Other planets

Asteroids

What do moons orbit around?

Other moons

The sun

Planets

Asteroids

Which correctly shows the planets in their correct order from closest to farthest from the sun?

Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Venus, Mercury, Mars, Earth, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter

Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Venus

The Earth moves around its axis. What do we call this movement?

Revolution

Spinning

Rotation

Turning

The planet below is orbiting the sun. What do we call this movement?

Revolution

Rotation

Spinning

Turning

Which part of the Sun do we see?

Core

Corona

Photosphere

Sunspots

Prominences and solar flares are related to sunspots because they are all caused by:

Gravity

Earth’s orbit around the Sun

Too much heat

Intense magnetic fields

The intense magnetic field associated with sunspots may cause huge arching columns of gas called ___.

Photospheres

Coronas

Convection

Solar flares

The reason most solar winds do not disrupt electricity on Earth is due to the Earth’s ___________.

Auroras

Magnetic field

Stratosphere

Sunspot cycle

What is the temperature of the Sun’s core?

5,500 °C

10 million °C

15 million °C

15,000 °C

In this image, what is the loop coming off the Sun’s surface called?

Sunspot

CME

Solar prominence

Solar wind

What fusion reaction is coming from the Sun?

Helium into Oxygen

Oxygen into Nitrogen

Matter into Antimatter

Hydrogen into Helium

What do we call the electrified particles that get into the Earth’s atmosphere (Ionosphere) and create ribbons of light?

Auroras

Solar winds

Ozone

Magnetic storms

Where do auroras occur?

At the earth's poles

At the earth's equator

At the sun's poles

At the sun's equator

What is the thin reddish transparent layer of the Sun called?

Chromosphere

Corona

Photosphere

Solar winds

Let's pretend a new planet has been discovered. It appears to have several rings and revolves slower than most. How would we categorize this new planet? 

terrestrial

gaseous

dwarf

moon

satellite

Which of the following planets DO NOT have moons? 

Earth and Mars

Jupiter and Saturn

Venus and Mercury

Pluto and Ceres

Which of the following is NOT one of the criteria for being considered a planet? 

has one or more moons

orbits the sun and rotates an axis

has enough mass and density to be spherical

has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit

Which layer does letter A point to?
D

Radiative Zone

Chromosphere

Core

Corona

Photosphere

Which layer does letter B point to?

Radiative Zone

Chromosphere

Core

Corona

Photosphere

Which layer does letter C point to?

Radiative Zone

Chromosphere

Core

Corona

Photosphere

Which layer does letter D point to?

Radiative Zone

Chromosphere

Core

Corona

Photosphere

Which layer does letter E point to? 

Radiative Zone

Chromosphere

Core

Corona

Photosphere

Astronomy TEST 2

Astronomy TEST 2

Which statement best describes terrestrial planets?

Which statement is true about gaseous planets?

A scientist discovers a large, rocky object that is covered in craters and is orbiting the planet Mars. This object is most likely a _______.

The Asteroid Belt can be found where in our solar system?

Where do comets come from?

Where is the Oort Cloud?

Also known as a shooting star, a _____ is a large chunk of rock that BURNS UP in the planet's atmosphere.

A large chunk of rock that passes through a planet's atmosphere and STRIKES THE SURFACE of a planet or moon is called a _________.

Which of the following objects has a main head made of ice, methane, ammonia, and dust?

A comet's tail always points ___________.

What do planets orbit around?

What do moons orbit around?

Which correctly shows the planets in their correct order from closest to farthest from the sun?

The Earth moves around its axis. What do we call this movement?

The planet below is orbiting the sun. What do we call this movement?

Which part of the Sun do we see?

Prominences and solar flares are related to sunspots because they are all caused by:

The intense magnetic field associated with sunspots may cause huge arching columns of gas called ___.

The reason most solar winds do not disrupt electricity on Earth is due to the Earth’s ___________.

What is the temperature of the Sun’s core?

In this image, what is the loop coming off the Sun’s surface called?

What fusion reaction is coming from the Sun?

What do we call the electrified particles that get into the Earth’s atmosphere (Ionosphere) and create ribbons of light?

Where do auroras occur?

What is the thin reddish transparent layer of the Sun called?

Let's pretend a new planet has been discovered. It appears to have several rings and revolves slower than most. How would we categorize this new planet?

Which of the following planets DO NOT have moons?

Which of the following is NOT one of the criteria for being considered a planet?

Which layer does letter A point to?D

Which layer does letter B point to?

Which layer does letter C point to?

Which layer does letter D point to?

Which layer does letter E point to?

Which layer does letter A point to?
D