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