Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Everything that exists, including all energy, matter, and space is part of
a. | the Solar System | b. | a galaxy | c. | the
Universe | d. | a planet |
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3.5 ´ 105 is scientific notation for
what number?
a. | 3500 | b. | 35 000 | c. | 350 000 | d. | 3 500
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A large, round celestial object that travels around a star is called a(n)
a. | planet | b. | Solar System | c. | satellite | d. | orbit |
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Which of the following is a terrestrial planet?
a. | Uranus | b. | Jupiter | c. | Saturn | d. | Mercury |
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Which of the following choices correctly orders the terms from simplest to most
complex?
a. | planet, galaxy, Solar System, Universe | b. | planet, Solar System, galaxy,
Universe | c. | planet, galaxy, Universe, Solar System | d. | galaxy, planet, Solar System,
Universe |
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A huge, rotating, collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars, planets, and
other celestial objects is called a
a. | Universe | b. | Solar System | c. | satellite | d. | none of the
above |
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The hottest part of the Sun is the
a. | core | b. | radiative zone | c. | convective
zone | d. | photosphere |
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Which of the following choices correctly orders the layers of the Sun from the
innermost layer to the outermost layer?
a. | corona, chromosphere, photosphere, convective zone, radiative zone,
core | b. | core, convective zone, radiative zone, photosphere, chromosphere,
corona | c. | core, radiative zone, convective zone, photosphere, chromosphere,
corona | d. | core, photosphere, chromosphere, radiative zone, convective zone,
corona |
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Approximately how long does it take the Sun to make one complete rotation on its
axis?
a. | 1 day | b. | 5 days | c. | 25
days | d. | 365 days |
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Slow, low-energy gas eruptions from the Sun’s surface that extend
thousands of kilometres into space are called
a. | sunspots | b. | solar flares | c. | solar
prominences | d. | aurora borealis |
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One astronomical unit is equivalent to
a. | 15 km | b. | 150 km | c. | 15 thousand
km | d. | 150 million km |
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Which of the following is an example of a dwarf planet?
a. | Mercury | b. | Mars | c. | Neptune | d. | Pluto |
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Large chunks of ice, dust, and rock that travel in very long orbits around the
Sun are called
a. | comets | b. | stars | c. | asteroids | d. | meteoroids |
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Earth makes one complete rotation on its axis in
a. | an east to west direction, once each year | b. | a west to east
direction, once each year | c. | an east to west direction, once each
day | d. | a west to east direction, once each day |
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The times of year when the hours of daylight equal the hours of darkness are
called the
a. | solstices | b. | equinoxes | c. | lunar
cycles | d. | eclipses |
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What is the final phase of the moon before a new lunar cycle begins?
a. | waxing crescent | b. | waning crescent | c. | waxing
gibbous | d. | waning gibbous |
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The average distance between an object in the Solar System and the Sun is called
a(n)
a. | orbital period | b. | orbital radius | c. | azimuth | d. | altitude |
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Seasons are caused by
a. | the moon’s rotation around the Earth | b. | the tilt of
Earth’s axis | c. | Earth’s distance from the
Sun | d. | Earth’s rotation on its axis |
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The changing direction of Earth’s axis is called
a. | gravitational force | b. | retrograde motion | c. | precession | d. | tide |
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20.
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The sky is divided into how many regions associated with patterns of stars, or
constellations?
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