1. 200 pt 300 pt 400 pt 500 pt 100 pt 200 pt 300 pt 400 pt 500 pt 100 pt 200pt 300 pt 400 pt 500 pt 100 pt 200 pt 300 pt 400 pt 500 pt 100 pt 200 pt 300 pt 400 pt 500 pt 100 pt Constellations The Moon Asteroids And Comets SeasonsSpace Terms

2. What is a constellation? A)A group of stars in a random order B)A group of stars you can always see in the night sky C)A group of stars organized in a recognizable pattern D)A group of distant stars that looks like a cloud in the night sky

3. C!!!! 100 points

4. What is the most commonly recognized constellation? A)Ursa Major (The Big Dipper) B)Andromeda C)Orion D)Scorpius

5. B!!!! 200 points

6. What ancient civilization named most of the constellations? A)Greek B)Roman C)Trojan D)Chinese

7. A!!!! 300 points

8. What causes the constellations that are visible in the night sky to change as the seasons change? A)The expansion of the universe B)The earth revolving around the sun C)The light from the stars bending as it travels through the earth’s atmosphere D)The earth rotating on its axis

9. B!!!! 400 points

10. What causes the constellations visible from Earth to change throughout the year? A)The relative positions of Earth and the sun B)The angle of the Earth’s axis C)The rotation of Earth on its axis D)Variation in the distance between Earth and the sun

11. A!!!! 500 points

12. When the moon is farthest from the Earth, it is at… A)Eclipse B)Solstice C)Perigee D)Apogee

13. D!!!! 100 points

14. When the moon is directly between the sun and the Earth, what phase is it in? A)Waxing gibbous B)Third quarter C)New-moon phase D)First quarter

15. C!!!! 200 points

16. The ground of the moon is composed of… A)Maria B)Soil C)Regolith D)Moon sand

17. C!!!! 300 points

18. What caused the many craters visible on the surface of the moon? A)Frequent meteor impacts early in the moon’s history B)Frequent lava flows C)Sinkholes caused by water below the surface of the moon D)Current meteor impacts

19. A!!!! 400 points

20. Which of the following best describes the main theory of the formation of the moon? A)The moon was once in orbit around the sun but was captured by Earth’s gravitational pull B)Molten rock from Earth was flung into space by the rotation of the planet and eventually formed the moon C)Earth’s gravity pulled the moon from an orbit around Mars D)A large object collided with Earth, sending debris into space that eventually formed the moon

21. B!!!! 500 points

22. What is an asteroid? A)An artificial satellite B)A fragment of ice that orbits the sun C)A fragment of rock that orbits the sun D)A fragment of ice that orbits the Earth

23. C!!!! 100 points

24. Where do most comets observed from Earth originate? A)Other solar systems B)Just beyond Pluto C)Between Mars and Jupiter D)Far beyond Pluto

25. B!!!! 200 points

26. Why are scientists interested in tracking the paths of asteroids and meteors? A)An impact with Earth could be dangerous B)The numbers of asteroids and meteors in the solar system is growing C)They hope to mine an asteroid that hits Earth D)Asteroids and meteors are becoming scarce

27. A!!!! 300 points

28. Most asteroids are located in the… A)Kuiper Belt B)Asteroid Zone C)Asteroid Belt D)Kirkwood Gaps

29. C!!!! 400 points

30. What is the most famous comet? A)Halley’s Comet B)Borrelly’s Comet C)Comet Hale-Bopp D)Holmes’ Comet

31. A!!!! 500 points

32. What causes the seasons to vary more at the North Pole that at the equator? A)The relative positions of Earth and the sun B)The angle of the Earth’s axis C)Variation in the distance between Earth and the sun D)The rotation of Earth on its axis

33. B!!!! 100 points

34. When the Earth is at the point in its orbit where the North Pole is pointed as far away from the sun as possible, what season is in the Southern hemisphere? A)Winter B)Fall C)Spring D)Summer

35. D!!!! 200 points

36. Fall and Spring start on days when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator. These days are called… A)Perihelion B)Equinoxes C)Solstice D)Aphelion

37. B!!!! 300 points

38. The longest and shortest days of the year mark the beginning of what two seasons? A)Winter and Fall B)Spring and Winter C)Fall and Spring D)Summer and Winter

39. D!!!! 400 points

40. Which planet has seasons just like Earth’s? A)Mars B)Jupiter C)Saturn D)Mercury

41. A!!!! 500 points

42. Define an astronomical unit. A)A measurement equal to 3 light years B)A measurement equal to the distance between the sun and Pluto C)A measurement equal to the distance between Earth and the sun D)A measurement of 100 miles

43. C!!!! 100 points

44. What is a nebula composed of? A)Gas and meteorites B)Ice and planetesimals C)Dust and rock fragments D)Dust and gas

45. D!!!! 200 points

46. The concept of inertia was first described by… A)Newton B)Einstein C)Kepler D)Ptolemy

47. A!!!! 300 points

48. Light from the sun travels through space in order to become seen on Earth at the poles are called… A)Ionized gas B)Corona C)Sunspots D)Auroras

49. D!!!! 400 points

50. A light year is… A)365 days B)The distance from the Earth to the next star C)The distance light travels in a year D)The amount of light a star produces in a year

51. C!!!! 500 points