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