Download Space quiz 2 ANSWER KEY When: Friday Nov 25 2016

Space quiz 2 ANSWER KEY
When: Friday Nov 25 2016
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Lessons/worksheets you’ll need:
The Moon PowerPoint lesson
Topics covered
 Features of the moon
 How was the moon formed?
 How old is the moon?
 Names of astronauts visited the Moon
 How does the moon cause tides?
 Phases of the Moon (the meaning of: waning, waxing, gibbous, crescent,
first and last quarter, full and new moons)
 Rotation & revolution of the moon
 Solar and lunar eclipses & know their diagrams
a. The Sun ppt
b. The Sun idea web - internet
activity handout
 What do you know about the Sun?
 Know how to label the different layers on the Sun diagram
 Know these terms: core, radiative layer, convective layer, corona, sunspot,
solar flare, solar wind & aurora
 Know examples of the satellites that study the Sun
The Stars PowerPoint lesson (flipped
lesson) & Gizmo
 apparent vs absolute magnitude of star
 what happens to a star brightness when its apparent magnitude is a highly
negative number?
 which color indicates a hot/cool star?
 Know how to read Hertzsprung-Russell (HR) Diagram
Big Bang Theory handout
 What is Big Bang theory about? What does it help explain?
 Describe two discoveries made by Edwin Hubble about the movement of
galaxies
Earth, seasons, asteroids, meteoroids
and comets PowerPoint lesson
 age of the Earth compared to Sun, moon & the universe
 What is the tilt of the Earth? Its direction of rotation
 Compare Earth’s rotation and revolution
 reason for seasons on Earth
 What are asteroids? Comets?
 Differentiate between meteoroids, meteors and meteorites
Practice quiz: ANSWER KEY
1.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Which of the following is FALSE about the Sun?
It is a rocky body
It’s a medium star
It’s older than the moon and the Earth
It’s the only star in our solar system
2.
a.
b.
c.
d.
What is the reason for seasons on Earth?
Moon’s gravitational pull
Earth’s tilt
Earth’s distance to the Sun
Solar winds
3.
a.
b.
c.
d.
The Earth rotates every ___________ on its axis
24 days
365.24 days
23.5 degree
37 days around its poles
4.
a.
b.
c.
d.
5.
a.
b.
c.
d.
6.
a.
b.
The Earth revolves every __________ around the Sun
24 days
365.24 days
23.5 degree
37 days around its poles
The more negative the apparent magnitude,
The brighter the star
The dimmer the star
The older the star
The younger the star
How long does it take the Moon to orbit around the Earth?
29.5 days
c. 180 days
365 days
d. 7 days
7.
Use the stars’ apparent magnitude to determine which of
the following star is the brightest when viewed from
Earth?
a. Sirius
b. Moon
a.
b.
c.
d.
c. Vega
d. Venus
8. Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?
Eugene Cernan
James Irwin
Marc Garneau
Neil Armstrong
9.
Which figure below represents the Moon just before it
begins the waning phases?
a.
c.
b.
d.
10. What colour are the hottest stars?
a. reddish
c. yellowish
b. bluish
d. whitish
SHORT ANSWERS:
1.
Match the right labels of the different layers of the Sun to the correct letters
Sun layers
Correct letter on diagram
Core
E
A
Radiative layer
Corona
Convective layer
Visible zone
(photosphere)
2.
F
A
D
Differentiate the following pairs (i.e. how are the terms within a pair different from each other).
One point form is sufficient
Meteors
Meteorites
Rotation
Revolution
Rocks that are burnt up as they
enter Earth’s atmosphere
The remain of space rocks
that have fallen on Earth
The movement of an object
around its own axis
The movement of an object
around an external axis
3.
Use words, diagram and labels to explain solar eclipse
The order of the 3 above objects for a solar eclipse to occur: Sun Moon Earth (or SME)
The Sun is blocked from the Earth by the Moon.