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Earth Science Topic #3 Review Game
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One factor responsible for the strength of
gravitational attraction between a planet and the Sun is the
a. degree of tilt of the planet’s axis
b. distance between the planet and the Sun
c. planet’s period of rotation
d. amount of insolation given off by the Sun
Compared to the luminosity and surface temperature of
red main sequence stars, blue supergiants are
a. less luminous and have a lower surface temperature
b. less luminous and have a higher surface temperature
c. more luminous and have a lower surface temperature
d. more luminous and have a higher surface temperature
The terrestrial planets differ from the Jovian planets
because the terrestrial planets are
a. less dense and larger
b. less dense and smaller
c. more dense and larger
d. more dense and smaller
A Red giant star would most likely have a
temperature of
a. 5,000 K
b. 10,000 K
c. 20,000 K
d. 30,000 K
Approximately how many times larger is
the diameter of the sun compared to the earth?
a. 10 times
b. 100 times
c. 1000 times
d. 10,000 times
Which planet has the least distance
between the two foci of its elliptical orbit?
a. Venus
b. Earth
c. Mars
d. Jupiter
If we observe a Doppler blue shift from a star, the star
must be
a. relatively cool in temperature
b. moving away from us
c. moving toward us
d. a blue star
Which graph best represents the relationship between a
planet's average distance from the Sun and the time the
planet takes to revolve around the Sun?
A
C
B
D
The diagram below shows the spectral lines for an element.
Which diagram best represents the spectral lines of this element when its light is
observed coming from a star that is moving away from Earth?
A
C
B
D
Which object in our solar system has the greatest
density?
a. Jupiter
b. Earth
c. the Moon
d. the Sun
Which event takes the most time?
a. one revolution of Earth around the Sun
b. one revolution of Venus around the Sun
c. one rotation of the Moon on its axis
d. one rotation of Venus on its axis
The diagram below shows four positions of a planet
in its orbit around the Sun.
At which position is the planet's orbital speed greatest?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
Which graph best represents the relationship between the
gravitational attraction of two objects and their distance
from each other?
A
B
C
D
The diagram below represents possible stages in the life cycle of stars.
Which star has the greatest probability of producing
a supernova explosion?
a. Barnard's Star
b. Betelgeuse
c. Procyon B
d. Sun
If we plot many stars on an H-R diagram, all with the
same luminosity but different temperatures, they
a. would all lie on the main sequence
b. would be all over the diagram
c. would form a horizontal line
d. would form a vertical line
Great amounts of energy are released in the core
of a star as lighter elements combine and form heavier
elements during the process of
a. compaction
b. condensation
c. radioactive decay
d. nuclear fusion
Which graph best represents the changes in this satellite's orbital velocity as it
revolves around the planet?
A
B
C
D
Compared with our Sun, the star Betelgeuse is
a. smaller, hotter, and less luminous
b. smaller, cooler, and more luminous
c. larger, hotter, and less luminous
d. larger, cooler, and more luminous
Red giant stars have greater luminosity than our sun
mainly because they are
a. hotter
b. farther away
c. larger
d. older
Which star has a higher luminosity and a lower
temperature than the Sun?
a. Rigel
b. Barnard’s Star
c. Alpha Centauri
d. Aldebaran
The elliptical shape of the Earth's orbit results in
a. changes in the orbital velocity of the Earth
b. tilting of the Earth's axis
c. the oblate spheroid shape of the Earth
d. the phases of the Moon
The diagram below shows the orbits of planets A and B in
a star-planet system.
The period of revolution for
planet B is 40 days. The
period of revolution for
planet A most likely is
a. less than 40 days
b. greater than 40 days
c. 40 days
Compared to the surface temperature and luminosity of
massive stars in the Main Sequence, the smaller stars in
the Main Sequence are
a. hotter and less luminous
b. hotter and more luminous
c. cooler and less luminous
d. cooler and more luminous
Which object is located at one foci of the elliptical
orbit of Mars?
a. the Sun
b. Betelgeuse
c. Earth
d. Jupiter
The
diagram
below
shows the elliptical orbit of a
planet revolving around a star.
The star and F2are the foci of
this ellipse.
What
is
the
eccentricity of this
ellipse?
a. 0.22
b. 0.47
c. 0.68
d. 1.47
approximate
The most abundant element on the sun is
a. hydrogen
b. helium
c. carbon
d. oxygen
The Big Bang Theory, describing the creation of the
universe, is most directly supported by the
a. redshift of light from distant galaxies
b. presence of volcanoes on Earth
c. apparent shape of star constellations
d. presence of craters on Earth's Moon
Which diagram most accurately represents the relative
diameters of Earth and Mercury?
A
C
B
D
Two stars of the same color are plotted on an H-R
diagram. Star A is more luminous than star B. Which
one of the following statements could explain this?
a. Star A is hotter than star B.
b. Star A is more distant than star B.
c. Star A appears brighter in the sky than star B.
d. Star A is larger than star B.
Which diagram shows a planet with the least eccentric
orbit?
( Key: • = planet * = star )
A
B
C
D