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End Of Year Exam Astronomy
Test Description: Astronomy Review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the shape of Earth's path around the sun?
A
ellipse
B
circle
C
sphere
D
square
2) The four inner planets are rocky and small. Which description best fits the next four outer planets?
A
They are very large and made of gases
B
They are very large and made of ice.
C
They are small and made of ice.
D
They are also rocky and small.
3) Which two planets are out of order in this list of our solar system? The planets are listed in order of distance from the sun. Mercury-Earth-Venus-Mars-Jupiter-Saturn-Uranus-Neptune-Pluto
A
Saturn and Jupiter
B
Mercury and Earth
C
Uranus and Neptune
D
Earth and Venus
4) What is a special characteristic of Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus?
A
They revolve around the sun.
B
They have rings.
C
They are planets in our solar system.
5) How does a telescope help us understand the moon?
A
It can tell us what the moon is made of.
B
It tells us how hot it is there.
C
It tells us how it was formed.
D
It helps us see surface features
6) Why is space travel difficult for people?
A
We cannot take the air or food we need into space
B
We do not have a destination to visit that we know will support life.
C
The distances are very great; it is dangerous and expensive
D
It is impossible to escape the sun’s or Earth’s gravity.
7) What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?
A
string
B
speed
C
gravity
D
air currents
8) Which object has the most gravity?
A
Sun
B
Earth
C
Moon
D
Jupiter
9) Mary looked in her science book at a picture of the solar system. The planets were large and colorful, but she knew it was not an accurate model. Why?
A
We don’t know exactly what the planets look like, so it was a guess.
B
Planets are oval and not round.
C
The planets should have been much farther apart.
D
The planets are not colorful. They are white
10) Which of the following instruments could best see the rings on Saturn?
A
magnifying glass
B
your eye
C
telescope
D
binoculars
11) Which structure includes all matter and space that exists?
A
The universe
B
A galaxy
C
planetary system
D
A star
12) What is a planetary system?
A
a. A cluster of planets
B
c. A star (or stars) that orbit a large planet
C
b. Planets that orbit a star (or stars)
D
d. A group of extraterrestrial objects (such as asteroids) that orbit a planet
13) 4. What is a light year?
A
The distance light travels in one year
B
A way to measure the age of our universe
C
The amount of light energy emitted by star during one year
D
A way to compare the speed of light to the speed of sound
14) 5. Earth and the solar system are found in:
A
c. The Milky Way Galaxy
B
d. The Watery Way Galaxy
C
b. The Watery Galaxy
D
a. The Chocolate Milk Galaxy
15) 10. Which of the following is the most massive object in the solar system?
A
Earth
B
Jupiter
C
the sun
D
Mars
16) Which is the largest planet in the Solar System and has a prominent red spot?
A
Saturn
B
Mars
C
Jupiter
D
Uranus
17) 16. Which star would have the highest temperature?
A
White Star
B
Yellow Star
C
Blue Star
D
Red Star
18) Copernicus thought that the solar system was
A
geocentric
B
an ellipse
C
a constellation
D
heliocentric
19) The part of the sun where nuclear fusion occurs is the
A
photosphere
B
corona
C
core
D
chromosphere
20) Astronomers theorize that the universe began in an enormous explosion called the
A
big bang
B
supernova
C
solar nebula
D
big crunch
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