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Astronomy 3
Test Description: Review for the NYS Regents exam.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The Solar System and Earth formed from a planetary nebula
A
4 million years ago
B
1 million years ago
C
yesterday
D
4600 million years ago
2) The Sun makes its own energy through the process of
A
convection
B
gravity
C
conduction
D
nuclear fusion
3) The Sun, Earth and Solar System formed from __________ causing a nebula to coalesce.
A
nuclear fusion
B
gravity
C
radioactive decay
D
background radiation
4) Jovian planets are
A
rocky
B
icy
C
gassy
D
fruity
5) Jovian planets are
A
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
B
Pluto and plutoids
C
Earth and Mars
D
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
6) Evidence for the universe expanding is
A
the Starship Enterprise witnessing it
B
the blue shift of light from distant stars and galaxies
C
pulsars
D
the red shift of light from distant stars and galaxies
7) Heliocentric means
A
the Earth is in the center of the Solar System
B
there is a black hole at the center of the Solar System
C
Jupiter is at the center of the Solar System
D
the Sun is in the center of the Solar System
8) Geocentric means
A
Jupiter is at the center of the Solar System
B
the Earth is in the center of the Solar System
C
the Sun is in the center of the Solar System
D
there is a black hole at the center of the Solar System
9) Objects that are closer to each other and more massive will have
A
a weaker gravitational attraction and move faster
B
a stronger gravitational attraction and move faster
C
a stronger gravitational attraction and move slower
D
a stronger gravitational attraction and move slower
10) An orbit with a higher eccentricity is
A
triangle shaped
B
more like a circle
C
more like an oval/ellipse
D
less like an oval/ellipse
11) A large cluster of stars in space is called
A
a galaxy
B
Earth
C
the Sun
D
a constellation
12) We live in the
A
Martian galaxy
B
Milky Way galaxy
C
Andromeda galaxy
D
horseshoe galaxy
13) The universe was created about 14-15 billion years ago from
A
a big bang
B
an egg
C
a nebula
D
a big collapse
14) Planets that are closer to the Sun orbit
A
slower
B
faster
C
the same speed
D
faster than the speed of light
15) Evidence for the big bang includes
A
microwave, background radiation
B
the Moon
C
confetti still falling in the universe
D
blue shift
16) The Milky Way Galaxy is
A
tube shaped and the Solar System is in the middle
B
circle shaped with the Solar System in the middle
C
spiral shaped and the Solar System is in one of the arms
D
deliciously caramel
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