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Name _____________________
302 Final Review
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
T
1. The Sun is almost entirely composed of hydrogen and helium.
T
2. The shaded area of the graph correctly represents the percentage of stars that are in the main sequence of an
HR diagram.
F
3. Stars more massive than the Sun use up their fuel at a slower rate.
T
4. When hydrogen nuclei fuse, they produce helium.
F
5. Scientists gather evidence about the Sun’s composition by directly sampling material from the Sun.
F
6. The Sun is classified as a Red Giant star.
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7. Sun spots a black spots on the sun that are cooler than the rest of the Sun’s surface.
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
B
8. Which point on the timeline most correctly identifies the Sun’s current point in its lifecycle?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
Name _____________________
B
9. At the time indicated in this diagram, what season is it in the Northern hemisphere?
a. spring
b. summer
A
10. In the northern hemisphere, what day is represented by the shortest day of the year?
a. winter solstice
b. summer solstice
C
c. fall
d. winter
c. autumnal equinox
d. vernal equinox
11. Which phase is the Moon in and what type of eclipse would occur when the Earth, Sun, and Moon are in the
positions shown in the diagram?
a. new moon, lunar eclipse
b. full moon, lunar eclipse
c. new moon, solar eclipse
d. full moon, solar eclipse
C
12. Earth's tilt in combination with its orbit around the Sun cause the ____.
a. tides
c. seasons
b. full moon
d. Coriolis effect
C
13. What type of tide occurs at a lunar and solar eclipse ____.
a. Neap tides
c. Spring tides
b. Full tides
d. Waxing Tides
A
14. Which of the following has the biggest Tidal Range?
a. Spring tide
c. Roll Tide
b. Neap Tide
d. Tide Detergent
C
15. Wind moves from areas of _____________ pressure to areas of _____________ pressure.
a. high, high
c. high, low
b. low, low
d. low, high
Name _____________________
C
16. What occurs when the Moon is at positions A and C?
a. lunar eclipse
b. spring tide
c. neap tide
d. solar eclipse
A
17. The Moon blocks the Sun’s light from earth during what?
a. Solar Eclipse
c. Full Moon
b. Lunar Eclipse
d. New Moon
B
18. What object has the greatest effect on Earth’s ocean tides ____.
a. Mars
c. Satellites
b. Moon
d. Sun
D
19. What takes one month to occur ____.
a. Moons Revolution around the sun
b. Moons rotation around earth
c. Moons rotation around the sun
d. Moons revolution around earth
20. Direct sun rays are_____________
a. Stronger and spread out
b. Stronger and concentrated
c. Weaker and spread out
d. Weaker and concentrated
21. What takes one year to occur?
a. The Earth’s rotation around the sun
b. The Earth’s revolution around the sun
c. The moon’s revolution around the Earth
d. The Sun’s revolution around the Earth
B
B
A
22. What occurs on September 23rd in the Northern Hemisphere ____.
a. Autumnal Equinox
c. Spring Equinox
b. Summer Solstice
d. Winter Solstice
C
23. If the moon is directly over head or directly on the other side of the Earth we will have______
a. Low Tide.
c. High Tide
b. Spring Solstice
d. Summer Equinox
A
24. Which of the following has the biggest Tidal Range?
a. Spring tide
c. Roll Tide
b. Neap Tide
d. Tide Detergent
C
25. Wind moves from areas of _____________ pressure to areas of _____________ pressure.
a. high, high
c. high, low
b. low, low
d. low, high
Name _____________________
B
26. Wind blowing from the west to the east would be called a ___________________
a. East Wind
c. North Wind
b. West Wind
d. South Wind
D
27. When water vapor is at 100% in the atmosphere, it is said to be at ______________
a. Anemometer
c. Climate
b. Coriolis effect
d. Saturation
C
28.
What type of front is represented on the map above?
a. Warm
c. Stationary
b. Cold
d. Occluded
A
29.
What cloud is represented by cloud picture a ?
a. Cumulonimbus
c. Stratus
b. Cumulus
d. Cirrus
B
30. What cloud is represented by picture d?
a. Cumulonimbus
b. Cumulus
c. Stratus
d. Cirrus
Name _____________________
C
31.
Figure 16-1
Using the figure above how fast is the wind blowing?
a. 20 mph
c. 15 mph
b. 10 mph
d. 147 mph
A
32. Referring to the figure above (figure 16.1) what direction is the wind blowing?
a. Northwest
c. Southwest
b. Northeast
d. Southeast
A
33. What type of air hold more water vapor?
a. warm
b. cold
c. continental polar
d. Arctic
C
34. Dew point is the temperature the air must reach for ______________ to occur
a. Wind
c. rain
b. Evaporation
d. Hurricanes
B
35. Rain, Sleet, Snow and Hail are all forms of what?
a. Condensation
c. Saturation
b. Precipitation
d. Evaporation
B
36.
What type of front is shown above in Figure 54?
a. Warm
c. Stationary
b. Cold
d. Occluded
C
37. What type of weather is usually associated with the type of front in figure 54 above?
a. Fair weather
c. Thunderstorms
b. Warm steady rain
Name _____________________
B
38. Clouds are a result of the
a. Evaporation of water
b. Condensation of water vapor
c. reduction in temperature
d. transpiration of water
D
39. What do we call a person who studies weather?
a. Cloudologist
c. Vulcanologist
b. Atmospherologist
d. Meteorologist
B
40. What is the constant movement of water between the atmosphere and Earth’s surface
a. precipitation cycle
c. cloud type
b. water cycle
d. atmosphere cycle
B
41. What are lines on a map that connect places with the same temperature called?
a. isobars
c. isolation
b. isotherms
d. isocream
A
42. Earths atmosphere is made up of mostly these two gasses
a. Nitrogen and Oxygen
c. Carbon and Nitrogen
b. Helium and Oxygen
d. Hydrogen and Nitrogen
B
43. If the conditions are right for a tornado but no tornadoes have been sighted, the National Weather service will
issue a ________________
a. Tornado Warning
b. Tornado Watch
D
44. Which of the following pieces of information was NOT recorded in our weather journals?
a. Dew point
c. Humidity
b. Moon Phase
d. UV-Index
Use the diagram above to answer questions 45- 48 . Match each description below with the corresponding position
of Earth in the diagram. Write the matching letters in the space provided.
B
D
45. The position of earth on September 23rd
a. a
b. b
c. c
d. d
46. The position of earth during the Spring equinox (Northern Hemisphere)
a. a
c. c
b. b
d. d
Name _____________________
A
47. The position of earth on Jun 21st (Southern Hemisphere)
a. a
c. c
b. b
d. d
B
48. The position of earth that represents Fall in the Northern Hemisphere
a. a
c. c
b. b
d. d
Completion
Complete each statement.
49. The source of the Sun’s energy is combing hydrogen atoms to form helium atoms, this process is called
nuclear fusion
50. The temperature/heat inside a star determines the star’s color or brightness
51. After a super giant star goes supernova it can turn into one of two things, a neutron star or a black hole.
Matching
Match each item with the correct definition below.
a. black hole
e.
b. Reflecting
f.
c. fusion
g.
d. Refracting
h.
main sequence
nebula
Spiral
spectrum
C
52. Combining of lightweight nuclei into heavier nuclei, such as four hydrogen nuclei combining to form a
helium nucleus
F
53. Cloud of interstellar gas and dust that collapses on itself to form a new star
H
54. Visible light arranged according to wavelengths
D
55. The kind of telescope we used in class
G
56. The type of galaxy that we live in
B
57. Type of telescope that uses mirrors
E
58. Section of the H-R diagram into which about 90 percent of stars fall
A
59. Small, massive, dense object that has a gravity so immense that nothing—not even light—can escape
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
T
60. The electromagnetic waves associated with different colors of light can be distinguished by their wavelengths.
F
61. Telescopes are a technology that was first developed in the 1950’s.
T
62. This diagram below shows the path of light in a refracting telescope.
Name _____________________
A
63. Which sentence explains how the frequency and the wavelength of electromagnetic waves are related?
a. As wavelength decreases, frequency increases.
b. As wavelength decreases, frequency remains unchanged.
c. As wavelength increases, frequency increases.
d. As wavelength decreases, frequency decreases.
C
64. A scientist looking for an optimal location for a new observatory should choose a location________.
a. in a large city
b. in an area with an elevation below sea level
c. on a remote hilltop
d. in a low-lying river valley
C
65. A refracting telescope is described as 10 x 40. What is the power of the telescope?
a. 4
c. 10
b. 400
d. 40
D
66. A refracting telescope is described as 10 x 40. What does the 40 stand for?
a. Power
b. Focal length of the objective lens
c. Focal length of the eyepiece lens
d. Diameter of the objective lens
Use the following wave diagrams to answer the next three questions. Write either “A” or “B” as your
answer.
A.
67. Which of the waves above has the greater wavelength?
B
68. Which of the waves has a greater frequency?
A
B.
Name _____________________
69. Draw where the moon would be located for each of the descriptions below
Neap Tide
SUN
Earth
Lunar Eclipse
SUN
Earth
Solar Eclipse
SUN
Earth
Spring Tide
SUN
Earth
Name _____________________