Review of Chapters 27 – 30

TRUE or FALSE? The Sun is a star.

What is the name of our galaxy?

How many planets in the solar system have rings? Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune all have rings.

Describe the nebular hypothesis!

TRUE or FALSE? When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun we are in winter.

What planet has the biggest volcano on it? None of the above Venus Mercury Earth Mars

What year did we go to the moon?

What NASA mission put a man on the moon?

Define parallax.

What objects in space contain volcanoes?

What is the largest mountain in the solar system?

When the moon is not visible, what phase is it in? Gibbous Moon Dark Moon Half Moon Full Moon New Moon

What is the sun-centered model of the solar system called? None of the above Starcentric Suncentric Geocentric Heliocentric

Define Geocentric.

Define maria.

Put the planets in order.

TRUE or FALSE? Saturn is famous for its rings.

TRUE or FALSE? Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are the Jovian planets.

TRUE or FALSE? Saturn is known for its Great Red spot.

TRUE or FALSE? The longest visible light wavelength is violet (blue).

When an object is coming towards you, what shift does it experience?

TRUE or FALSE? 1 AU (astronomical unit) is the distance from the earth to the moon.

What galaxy do we live in? None of the above Milky Sky Andromeda Milky Day Milky Way

Who was the first human to step foot on the moon? Mickey Mouse Michael Collins Edwin Aldrin Buzz Aldrin Neil Armstrong

Define rotation.

Define revolution.

Rocks that enter earth’s atmosphere and burn up are called what? Comets Asteroids Meteroids Meteorites Meteors

What is hydrogen turned into in fusion?

The is the amount of light given off by a star as seen from Earth size Position in space Earthly Magnitude Absolute Magnitude Apparent Magnitude

About 90% of stars are types of stars.

The hottest stars in space are stars.

What telescope allowed us to see deeply into space?

What scientific theory describes the formation of the Universe? Doppler Effect Flying Spaghetti Monster Mr. Fair Hypothesis Expansion Theory Big Bang Theory

What are the two elements found in most stars? Rubidium and strontium Helium and oxygen Hydrogen and historium Carbon and nitrogen Hydrogen and helium

What is the name for a collection of millions and billions of stars? None of the above All of the above solar system constellation galaxy

What famous comet orbits the sun every 76 years? Harris Comet Hadley’s Comet Hartley’s Comet Fair’s Comet Halley’s Comet

Which planet has 4 Galilean moons?

What are the four Galilean moons?

What causes the tides?

TRUE or FALSE? A full moon is when you see a whole circle lit up.

TRUE or FALSE? Venus is Earth’s sister planet.

TRUE or FALSE? Mars is known as the red planet.

Who proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system?

The sun formed when energy from started at the center of a cloud of gas and dust. None of the above gravity collection spinning fusion

is the only planet with liquid, solid, and gaseous water. Jupiter Mars Pluto Venus Earth

Groups of stars are called what? None of the above milky way local group galaxies constellations

What is the 3 rd planet from the sun?

What does an average star turn into?

What does a massive star turn in to?

What is a region in space so dense that nothing can escape it?

What are the coolest stars?

What kind of star is our sun?