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PS Investigation 6
Test Description: Beyond the moon
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) How far is an astronomical unit?
A
63,000 kilometers
B
A unit astronauts use.
C
300,000 km per second
D
About 150 million kilometers
2) How far is a light year?
A
About 150 million kilometers
B
A unit astronauts use.
C
300,000 km per second
D
63,000 kilometers
3) What is the big bang?
A
A television show.
B
A theory that states the universe expanded quickly and became the solar system.
C
Our solar system.
D
The distance light travels in a year.
4) What is the solar system?
A
Planets with life.
B
The Sun and Earth.
C
The Sun and all things that orbit it.
D
The planets from Mercury to Pluto
5) What is a nebula?
A
A cloud that is found around a planet.
B
A cloud on Earth.
C
A cloud of gas and dust in space between stars.
D
A type of star.
6) What types of galaxies are there?
A
Elliptical, spiral, irregular
B
Irregular only
C
Elliptical and spiral
D
Elliptical only
7) Which list contains things only found in the solar system?
A
Sun, planet, Moons and asteroids.
B
Sun, stars, galaxies
C
Stars and nebulae
D
Planets, black holes, Moon and asteroids
8) How did the Earth get the Moon?
A
The Earth split into two, creating a second planetary body, which became our Moon.
B
A planetesimal hit Earth, eventually accreting and staying within Earth's gravity.
C
The dust and gas that created the Earth also created the Moon.
D
The Earth captured a planetesimal in its gravity.
9) When does a solar eclipse happen?
A
During full Moon phase, when the Earth passes between the Moon and Sun.
B
During new Moon phase, when the Moon passes between Earth and Sun.
10) When does a lunar eclipse happen?
A
During new Moon phase, when the Moon passes between Earth and Sun.
B
During full Moon phase, when the Earth passes between the Moon and Sun.
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