Unit 3 Astronomy Review Question Preview (ID: 45185)


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A cluster of gas, dust, and stars is a ........
a) A galaxy
b) A solar system
c) A asteroid
d) A comet

Where is the Sun located in our galaxy?
a) In a spiral arm of the Milky Way about 2/3 from the center.
b) The Milky Way
c) Milk Duds
d) Galaxy Bar

An irregular galaxy is ....
a) a galaxy with arms
b) a flat disk-like galaxy
c) a galaxy with no defined shape
d) none of the above

Distance between galaxies are measured with...
a) kilometers
b) miles
c) Newtons
d) Light-years

A star burns what element as fuel?
a) Helium
b) Hydrogen
c) Calcium
d) Uranium

A cloud of gas and dust is a ......
a) Black Hole
b) Red Supergiant
c) Nebula
d) A supernova

Space expansion that proves the universe is expanding away from us is....
a) Red Shift
b) Blue Shift
c) Purple Shift
d) Pink Shift

What is true about a comet orbiting the Sun?
a) The comet changes colors like the rainbow.
b) The comet's tail is always pointed away from the Sun.
c) The comet constantly gives off radio signals indicating its location.
d) The comet goes through the Sun then turns around after passing through.

The asteroid belt is located....
a) between Pluto and Saturn
b) between Mars and Earth
c) between Mars and Jupiter
d) between Mercury and Venus

All Planets ...
a) They all revolve around the Sun
b) They all rotate on an axis
c) They all have inertia to keep them in motion
d) All the above are true

A space rock located in Earth's atmosphere is known as a ......
a) Meteorite
b) Meteroid
c) Moon
d) Meteor

What would happen to our tides if the Moon was smaller?
a) Tides would be weaker
b) Tides would be stronger
c) Tides would be the same
d) The moon has no effect on our tides.

The Spring tide.....
a) occurs in spring.
b) occurs during the first and third quarter.
c) occurs during the New moon and Full moon.
d) occurs during the winter.

A Neap tide....
a) occurs in winter.
b) occurs during New Moon and Full Moon.
c) occurs during First and Third Quarter.
d) occurs in Spring.

What causes the four seasons on Earth?
a) The Earth's tilt and its revolution.
b) The Moon's tilt and its revolution
c) The Sun's tilt and its revolution.
d) The Earth's tilt and its rotation.

At which point do the Northern and Southern Hemispheres experience the same amount of daylight?
a) Spring
b) Fall
c) Spring and Fall
d) None of the above

What determines the length of one year on Earth?
a) One full Earth rotation.
b) One full Earth revolution.
c) One full Earth cycle.
d) One full Earth Axis.

Reflecting and Refracting Telescopes....
a) break visible light into colors on the spectrum.
b) are used during solstices.
c) gather radio waves.
d) gathers and focuses visible light.

What space tool would we send to another planet to gather data?
a) Space observatory
b) Satellite
c) Space probe
d) Spectroscope

A tool used to separate light gathered from a distant star to identify what the star is made of is....
a) Telescope
b) Spectroscope
c) Lithoscope
d) Athenoscope

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