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