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SPACE TEST (WRITE YOUR ANSWERS ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER)
1. How many planets are there in our solar system? Name each planet. (9 pts)
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2. What is the name of our galaxy? (1 pt)
3. What do you call a group of galaxies that orbit a common object? (1 pt)
a. Cluster
c. Fish fry
b. Globule
d. Universe
4. What is the definition of the Universe? (1 pt)
5. Put the life cycle of a star in order (5 pts)
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b.
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Nuclear fusion making the cloud glow
A Supernova (Explosion of the star)
Collapse of star debris into a black hole
Expansion of star into a Red Giant
Spinning Nebula (cloud of gas)
6. What type of star is our sun? (1 pt)
a. Protostar
c. Nebula
b. Main Sequence Star
d. Shooting Star
7. Describe a theory on how our moon was formed. (4 pts)
8. Describe a scientific theory on how our solar system was formed. (2 pts)
9. What is the name of the theory for how the universe was formed? (1 pt)
10. Which explains the idea of red shift. (2 pts)
a. Our sun was spinning while particles of dust and gas were shot off making planets
b. The hydrogen that makes up stars portrays a shift in the red part of its spectrum, showing that the stars
are moving away from us
c. Our planets our shifting to the red side of our galaxy because of gravity
d. Female students in California wear red dresses to prom and do a dance called “The Shift”
11. Why is a black hole black? (1 pt)
12. What is a nebula? (1 pt)
a. A huge explosion
b. A place where fusion is taking place and so it glows
c. A cloud of gas and dust
d. Another name for our moon
13. Approximately, how many stars are in our solar system? (1 pt)
14. Who first discovered and classified galaxies? (1 pt)
a. Neil Armstrong
b. Edwin Hubble
c. Frank Shu
d. Robert Hevener
15. List evidence supporting the Big Bang Theory.(2 pts)
16.What is a meteorite? (1 pt)
17.What is space junk and how did it get into space? (1 pts)
18. Who is Dr. Frank Shu? (1 pt)
a. The first man to step on the moon
b. A scientist who developed a theory on the creation of our solar system
c. The first woman to go into space
d. He developed the theory of Red Shift
19. Write two facts about our moon. (2 pts)
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20. Who is the first person to step on the moon? (1 pt)
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b.
c.
d.
Luis Armstrong
Edwin Hubble
Frank Shu
Robert Hevener
21. Double check your answers and write your name on the top of your paper ( 1 pt)