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CSET Astronomy
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A large chunk of rock that revolves around the Sun and is part of a large belt between Mars and Jupiter
vernal equinox
stellar nurseries
asteroid
Milky Way galaxy
2. Planets that are made of gas clouds like Jupiter
Mercury
solar system
elliptical galaxies
gas giants
3. When the moon and the sun are on the opposite sides of the earth
barred spiral
lunar eclipse
Orion arm
redshift
4. Galaxies shaped like round or flattened spheres
protostars
elliptical galaxies
Neptune
Pluto
5. The first day of spring because the earth's axis is perpendicular to the sun's rays
redshift
winter solstice
vernal equinox
solar system
6. Waves that are moving closer to the Earth have shorter wavelengths
spiral galaxies
Venus
barred spiral
blueshift
7. Galaxies that are shaped like discs and contain middle aged stars and a moderate amount of gas and dust
Saturn
spiral galaxies
sunspots
winter solstice
8. Neutron stars that spin rapidly and release radio waves
lunar month
pulsars
Milky Way galaxy
Neptune
9. Strange dark patches found on the sun that are caused by the sun's electromagnetic field
summer solstice
Orion arm
sunspots
solar system
10. A group of planets that includes Earth that started out as a large gas cloud
terrestrial planets
Pluto
asteroid
solar system
11. Form of galaxy that looks like a spiral with a bulge n the middle; like the Milky Way
terrestrial planets
Uranus
Venus
barred spiral
12. Super dense stars that are as massive as the sun but twice as small
gas giants
white dwarf
terrestrial planets
lunar eclipse
13. The period from one full moon to another full moon
neutron stars
lunar month
steady state model
Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud
14. Also known as the dwarf planet and was demoted from being an official planet in 2002
Earth
Pluto
black hole
red giants
15. A star with a heavy mass dies by combining its protons and electrons into neutrons
neutron stars
photosphere
sunspots
Mercury
16. A baby star
protostars
pulsars
solar system
Uranus
17. The way that the earth is split in 24 ways which run north - south because the earth spins at 15 degrees per hour
time zones
prominences
neutron stars
lunar eclipse
18. Areas at the outer edge of the solar system where small bodies of comets are thought to have originated
Big Bang theory
time zones
Jupiter
Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud
19. The sun's atmosphere
comets
vernal equinox
corona
sunspots
20. Result of a collapsed star or collapsed group of stars that light cannot escape
Orion arm
black hole
Saturn
spiral galaxies
21. A region that is so dense that it will trap stuff in it forever. It is started either by the death of a large star or when millions of matter clump together
Orion arm
Mars
black hole
barred spiral
22. Has 200 to 400 billion stars in its galaxy - including the Sun
stellar nurseries
Milky Way galaxy
sunspots
terrestrial planets
23. A star's core dies out by collapsing until it forms a tiny area of infinite density
singularity
core
Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud
time zones
24. Galaxies that have undefined shapes and made up of young stars - gas and dust
Greenwich time zone
irregular galaxies
winter solstice
black hole
25. Stars that are preparing to die when they run out of hydrogen in their core by blowing up bigger than their size as the surface cools down
prominences
red giants
asteroid
Mars
26. The inside of the Sun - which is 14 million degrees Celsius
Orion arm
steady state model
solar eclipse
core
27. The longest day of the season because the northern hemisphere is pointed directly at the sun
photosphere
solar eclipse
neutron stars
summer solstice
28. Red planet that has a lot of iron on it and has the tallest mountain in the solar system: the Olympus Mons
Venus
Pluto
Mars
lunar eclipse
29. Gas giant that is very bluish and named after the Roman God of the sea and has a stormy gray dark spot
redshift
Neptune
summer solstice
spiral galaxies
30. Process in which a star dies by explosion
autumnal equinox
Jupiter
supernova
photosphere
31. The time zone at 0 degrees longitude on the Earth
Greenwich time zone
comets
Orion arm
summer solstice
32. Phenomenon when the moon passes over the sun and the earth
sunspots
Doppler effect
main sequence
solar eclipse
33. The dark spots on the moons
prominences
black hole
seas/maria
Earth
34. Clumps of ice and dust that orbit the sun
solar system
white dwarf
comets
protostars
35. The lifeline of a star
seas/maria
gas giants
Big Bang theory
main sequence
36. Planets that are made from hunks of rock like Earth
summer solstice
terrestrial planets
prominences
time zones
37. The arm that the Earth is a part of
Orion arm
white dwarf
Earth
neutron stars
38. Gigantic gas giant that has large rings and 45 moons orbiting it
Neptune
Saturn
redshift
white dwarf
39. Clouds of gas and dust that form stars
Big Bang theory
stellar nurseries
elliptical galaxies
redshift
40. Enormous jets of gas that shoot out of thes un
white dwarf
Mercury
lunar eclipse
prominences
41. The universe started 14 billion years ago and everything was packed in a dense point called a singularity that exploded
Big Bang theory
time zones
Mercury
comets
42. Planet referred to as Earth's sister because it is the same size as Earth; contains a lot of sulfuric acid
asteroid
black hole
Venus
Big Bang theory
43. The shortest day of the season because the northern hemisphere is pointed farthest away from the sun
neutron stars
irregular galaxies
sunspots
winter solstice
44. Change in frequency of a wave for an observer moving relative to the source of the wave.
Big Bang theory
Doppler effect
Saturn
blueshift
45. The largest planet that is also a gas giant and has a permanent storm on its surface known as the Big Red Spot
Uranus
Jupiter
Earth
Neptune
46. The idea that the universe appeared without a beginning
steady state model
Mercury
spiral galaxies
Orion arm
47. The surface of the Sun - which is close to 6000 degrees Celsius
elliptical galaxies
photosphere
Mercury
Pluto
48. Small gas giant with gray rings and 25 moons on it
winter solstice
singularity
Neptune
Uranus
49. The first day of fall because the earth's axis is perpendicular to the sun's rays
time zones
protostars
autumnal equinox
Neptune
50. The planet that is the closest to the sun. It has a hot side and a cold side
solar system
vernal equinox
Mercury
irregular galaxies