Download Chapter 6 Solar System Chapter Test Lesson 1 Sun Aurora borealis

Chapter 6 Solar System
Chapter Test
Lesson 1 Sun
A. Aurora borealis
B. Chromospheres
C. Convection layer
D. Core
E. Corona
V. Einstein
F. Energy
G. Fusion
H. Helium
I Hydrogen
J. Mass
R. Star
K. Mass
S. Speed of light
M. Photosphere
T. Sunspot
N. Radiation layer
P. Solar flare
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1. _____ It is an object that produces its own energy.
2. _____ Most of the energy that the Sun produces is formed in this center
layer.
3. _____ Layer of the Sun that moves energy produced in the core in every
direction.
4. _____ Layer of the Sun containing gases with different energies which move
in a circles similar to air with different densities.
5. _____ Layer of the Sun that is visible. It is not solid, but rather a layer of
gases.
6. _____ Inner most layer of the Sun’s atmosphere that looks like a red circle
around the sun.
7. _____ Outer most layer of the Sun’s atmosphere. It takes on different
shapes around the Sun depending on changes in the temperature of the
photosphere.
8. _____ Bursts of heat and energy that stretch out from the corona and
chromospheres into space. This energy can disrupt satellites resulting with
interference of TV, radio, and cell phone communications.
9. _____ Solar flares cause displays of different colored lights called this in the
northern sections of Canada and the US.
10._____ Dark spots on the Sun that are regions on the photosphere that have
a lower temperature than the surrounding regions.
11._____He discovered as relationship between energy and mass.
12. Einstein expressed his discovery in the equation: _____ = _____ _____.
13. _____ This is the smashing together of particles.
14. _____ Particles of this smash together in the sun to make helium.
15.______ Particles of hydrogen smash together in the sun to make this
16.Which one of the following processes produces the sun’s energy?
a. Solar power
b. Fusion
c. Fission
d. Winds
17. Outer most layer of the Sun’s atmosphere. It takes on different shapes around the Sun
depending on changes in the temperature of the photosphere.
a. Corona
b. Chromospheres
c. Core
d. Convection sphere
18. In Einstein’s famous formula for energy (e=mc2), c stands for:
a. Energy
b. Mass
c. Speed of Light
d. None of the above
19. The sun produces helium for smashing together atoms of:
a. Oxygen
b. Hydrogen and oxygen
c. Carbon and oxygen
d. Hydrogen
e. Carbon
Lesson 2 Solar System
A. Asteroid
F. Gas
B. Comet
G. Jupiter
C. Crater
H. Mars
D. Earth
I. Mercury
E. Galileo
J. Meteors
K.
L.
M.
N.
O.
Meteoroids
Moon
Neptune
Pluto
Rocky
P. Satellite
Q. Saturn
R. Solar system
S. Uranus
T. Venus
1. The four planets closest to the sun are called the _____ planets.
2. These 4 planets (in order from closest to the Sun) are _____, _____, _____,
and _____.
3. The four planets farthest from the sun are called the _____ planets.
4. These 4 planets (in order from closest to the sun) are _____. _____, _____,
and _____.
5. The _____ is a system of objects of, or around, the Sun.
6. ______ used a telescope to observe the planets and saw the moons
revolving around Jupiter. He proved Copernicus’ theory that the planets,
including Earth, revolved around the sun.
7. ______ used to be considered a planet, but is now considered a dwarf
planet.
8. A _____ is an object in space that circles around another object. The
planets and moons are examples of this.
9. A _____ is a satellite that orbits around a planet.
10. When objects in space collide, the impact forms a ____, or a hole.
11. An ______ is an rock that revolves around the sun.
12. A _____ is a mixture of frozen gases, ice, dust, and rock that moves in an
irregular circle around the sun. The coma is a glowing ball of gases and
dust that forms around it.
13. ______ are small objects in space. If they cross path with Earth and enter
Earth’s atmosphere they are called _____.
14.What planet is closest to the sun?
a. Uranus
b. Mercury
c. Venus
d. Mars
15.Which of the following lists give the names of the planets in order of their
distance from the sun?
a. Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth
b. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
c. Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Earth]
d. Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn
16.What object’s name changes based on its location?
a. Planet
b. Moon
c. Meteoroid
d. The Sun
17. Your science teacher suggests that you do an experiment to study how
comets form. What is the next step you will likely take?
a. Make a hypothesis
b. Collect data
c. Draw conclusions
d. Write a report
18. A _____ is a mixture of frozen gases, ice, dust, and rock that moves in an irregular circle
around the sun. The coma is a glowing ball of gases and dust that forms around it.
a. Meteoroid
b. Asteroid
c. Comet
d. moon
19. He is given credit as the first person to write that the Earth revolved around the sun.
a. Galileo
b. Newton
c. Copernicus
d. Einstein
Lesson 3 Gravity and Orbits
A. Distance
E. Inertia
B. Ellipse
F. Low
C. Gravity
G. Neap
D. High
H. Spring
1.
2.
3.
4.
_____
_____
_____
_____
I.
J.
K.
L.
Spring
Orbit
Tides
Weight
is a force of attraction between any two objects.
is the product of mass and gravity.
impacts the strength of gravity.
is a path one object takes around another object.
5. _____ is the tendency of a moving object to keep moving in a straight line.
6. _____ describes the shape of the near circular orbit of the Earth and other
planets around the sun.
7. _____ are the rippling effect on the surface of the oceans caused by the
gravitational pull of the sun and the moon.
8. _____ tides occur when the moon is on the opposite side of the planet from
where the tides are occurring. The moon’s gravity is weaker, enabling the water
to get closer to the land.
9. _____ tides occur when the moon is above the area. The moons gravity causes
the water to go away from the land.
10. ____ tides occur during the first and third quarter moon. The moon and the
Sun pull in different direction, canceling each other out. The waves are more
moderate during this time.
11._____ tides occur during full and new moons. The sun and the moon line up
and pull in the same direction. This causes higher high tides and lower low
tides.
12.Which of the following best describes the effect of the Sun’s gravity on the
planets?
a. Each planet is drawn towards the sun.
b. Each planet is drawn away from the sun.
c. Each planet is drawn closer to each other.
d. Each planet is drawn away from each other.
13. What happens to the force of gravity when the distance between two object
decreases?
a. No attraction
b. Stays the same
c. Decreases
d. Increases
14. If the sun increased in size, what would happen to the planets?
a. They would be released from their orbits.
b. They will move farther away from the sun.
c. They will reverse their orbits.
d. They will be drawn closer to the sun.
15. Jupiter has greater gravity than Earth. Would your mass be:
a. Greater on Jupiter than Earth
b. Greater on Earth than Jupiter
c. Less on Earth than Jupiter
d. Less on Jupiter than Earth
e. None of the above
16. The Earth is farthest from the sun on the summer solstice (June 21st) and winter solstice
(June 21st).
True False
17. Spring tides occur during the first and third quarter moon. The moon and the Sun pull in
different direction, canceling each other out. The waves are more moderate during this
time
True
False
Extra Questions
Six of the following questions will be on the test. Each will be worth 2 points. You
need to answer most of the six questions to earn a score for a 3+ or a 4.
The average distance between the Sun and Earth is 149,591,000 kilometers. This
number is known as
.
To calculate the mass of the Sun, one must know ______________________ and
_______________________________.
How many planets have rings? _________
Why do most objects that enter the Earth’s atmosphere do not hit the surface of
the Earth?
How are Mars and Mercury different?
How are Venus and Saturn different? ( 2 major differences)
Would you be heavier on the Earth, moon, or Jupiter? Why?
Is the pull of gravity greater between Earth and the Sun or between Pluto and the
Sun? Why?
What would happen if we had gravity, but no inertia?
What would happen if we had inertia, but no gravity?
In which months is the Earth the farthest distance from the sun?