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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
sphere
B
ellipse
C
circle
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 also rocky and small.
D
They are small and made of ice.
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
Uranus and Neptune
B
Saturn and Jupiter
C
Mercury and Earth
D
Earth and Venus
4) What is a special characteristic of Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus?
A
They have rings.
B
They are planets in our solar system.
C
They revolve around the sun.
5) How does a telescope help us understand the moon?
A
It tells us how hot it is there.
B
It helps us see surface features
C
It tells us how it was formed.
D
It can tell us what the moon is made of.
6) Why is space travel difficult for people?
A
We cannot take the air or food we need into space
B
It is impossible to escape the sun’s or Earth’s gravity.
C
We do not have a destination to visit that we know will support life.
D
The distances are very great; it is dangerous and expensive
7) What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?
A
string
B
air currents
C
gravity
D
speed
8) Which object has the most gravity?
A
Earth
B
Sun
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
Planets are oval and not round.
B
We don’t know exactly what the planets look like, so it was a guess.
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
telescope
B
binoculars
C
your eye
D
magnifying glass
11) Which structure includes all matter and space that exists?
A
The universe
B
A galaxy
C
A star
D
planetary system
12) What is a planetary system?
A
d. A group of extraterrestrial objects (such as asteroids) that orbit a planet
B
b. Planets that orbit a star (or stars)
C
a. A cluster of planets
D
c. A star (or stars) that orbit a large planet
13) 4. What is a light year?
A
The distance light travels in one year
B
The amount of light energy emitted by star during one year
C
A way to measure the age of our universe
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
d. The Watery Way Galaxy
B
c. The Milky 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
the sun
C
Jupiter
D
Mars
16) Which is the largest planet in the Solar System and has a prominent red spot?
A
Jupiter
B
Mars
C
Uranus
D
Saturn
17) 16. Which star would have the highest temperature?
A
White Star
B
Yellow Star
C
Red Star
D
Blue Star
18) Copernicus thought that the solar system was
A
an ellipse
B
geocentric
C
a constellation
D
heliocentric
19) The part of the sun where nuclear fusion occurs is the
A
corona
B
photosphere
C
chromosphere
D
core
20) Astronomers theorize that the universe began in an enormous explosion called the
A
big crunch
B
big bang
C
solar nebula
D
supernova
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