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