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SPACE EXPLORATION REVIEW QUESTIONS
***There is a planetary data table attached to the back if you need it.**
Use this diagram to answer the next question.
1. This triangulation diagram was drawn to determine the distance from one end of
a school yard to the next. The baseline was measured outside as 50 m. The
distance of the school yard would be
A.
B.
C.
D.
150 m
300 m
900 m
9000 m
2. In the debate over whether to explore space and utilize the resources found
there, ethical questions arise. Which of the following best illustrates an ethical
issue?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Who gets the money from space materials?
Is it morally right or wrong to explore space?
Which country should get to claim space as their property?
Who should clean up any space junk left in space?
3. High (geosynchronous) orbit satellites are used for ____________ while low
orbit satellites move over different regions and are used for _____________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
observing other galaxies, GPS
geological surveys, repairing the Hubble
monitoring weather, environmental surveys
retrieving other satellites, communications
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4. You observe a bright star in the night sky and want to tell a friend where to look
for it. You tell them to look due west and up at a 35° angle from the horizon.
The directions you gave were, respectively,
A.
B.
C.
D.
longitude and latitude
altitude and azimuth
azimuth and altitude
latitude and longitude
Use this diagram to answer the following question.
Luminosity
5. Referring to the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, which of the following best
describes a blue coloured star?
A.
B.
C.
D.
W
X
Y
Z
Numerical Response
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Both reflecting and refracting telescopes have different ways of focusing light,
but share some common components. The list below shows the main components
of telescopes. Write a “1” beside the component if it is used in a refracting
telescope, a “2” beside a component used in a reflecting telescope, and a “3” if
the component is used in both types.
_____
_____
_____
_____
secondary mirror
primary light-gathering lens
primary light-gathering mirror
eyepiece lens
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Use this diagram to answer the following question.
6. By observing the spectra, you can infer that
A.
B.
C.
D.
the star is moving toward earth
the star is staying stationary
the star is moving away from earth
the star is moving toward the east
7. According to the planetary data table, the planet with the longest day would be
A.
B.
C.
D.
Mars
Venus
Earth
Jupiter
Use this diagram to answer the following question.
8. When calculating triangulation with a scale drawing, what is the name for line X?
A.
B.
C.
D.
home line
baseline
reference line
scale line
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9. Students around the country have participated in an experiment where
they planted tomato seeds that have traveled to space and compared their
growth rate to seeds that have not been in space. In this experiment, the
responding and controlled variables would be, respectively,
A.
B.
C.
D.
exposure to space, amount of water used
rate of growth, amount of light used
type of tomato, amount of fertilizer used
time spent in space, size of pot
Numerical Response
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The following words relate to objects from space that sometimes come into the
Earth’s gravitational field. Order them from nearest to Earth (1) to furthest
from Earth (4).
__________ __________ __________ __________
meteor
comet
meteorite
meteoroid
Use this diagram to answer the following question.
10. If you were observing star “X” instead of the Parallax star that is being
illustrated, you would expect the view between June and December to be
A.
B.
C.
D.
about the same
reversed
less shifted
more shifted
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11. Global positioning systems (GPS) are now commonly used by people on Earth.
For this system to operate properly, there must be __________ orbiting
satellites with _________ above the horizon at any given time.
A. 24, 7
B. 24, 3
C. 12, 6
D. 12, 3
12. According to the planetary data table, the planet with the longest year is
A. Mars
B. Saturn
C. Jupiter
D. Mercury
13. This diagram represents pins in a Styrofoam
board. By placing a string loop around the pins
and extending it to its full length with a pencil,
an orbit can be drawn. The most elliptical
orbit would be created in diagram
A.
B.
C.
D.
1
2
3
4
14. The azimuth of this star would be at _______ and the altitude would be at
________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
40°, 35°
200°, 90°
290°, 45°
340°, 25°
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Numerical Response
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The following statements relate to solar and lunar eclipses. Write a “1” in the
space if the statement relates to a solar eclipse. Write a “2” if it relates to a
lunar eclipse.
_____
_____
_____
_____
Moon passes between the earth and the sun
Only occurs during a new moon
Earth passes between the moon and the sun
Only seen from a small region on Earth
15. As you observe a constellation for several hours one night, you notice that its
position changes. What causes this apparent change in position?
A.
B.
C.
D.
rotation of the earth
revolution of the earth
shift in the celestial sphere
Earth’s axis pointing to the North Star
16. What is the only other body in the solar system to have been physically
explored by humans?
A. Mars
B. Venus
C. Moon
D. Saturn
17. Which of the following graphs represents the relationship between the
distance of a planet from the sun and its period of revolution?
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18. According to the planetary data table, the planet approximately five times as
far from the sun as Earth would be
A. Venus
B. Mars
C. Jupiter
D. Saturn
19. A star’s visible light spectrum can be used to determine all of the following
except
A. its temperature
B. its relative motion
C. its composition
D. its diameter
Use this diagram to answer the next question.
20. In these diagrams, X would represent ____ and Y would represent _____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Solar eclipse positions, lunar eclipse positions
lunar eclipse positions, solar eclipse positions
summer, winter
winter, summer
Numerical Response
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A star’s life cycle contains a series of very specific stages. Four of these
stages are shown below. From its beginning (1) to its end (4), place each stage in
its correct order.
__________ __________ __________ __________
protostar
white dwarf
red giant
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stable star
Use this diagram to answer the next question.
21. This triangle was drawn as a triangulation to determine the distance to a tree
across a river. The baseline was measured as 800 m and then angles carefully
determined from each end to the tree. The scale drawing was made based on
these measurements. The actual distance to the tree would be
A. 7 m
B. 70 m
C. 700 m
D. 7000 m
22. Which of the following would best describe a white dwarf star?
A. hot and bright
B. cool and bright
C. hot and dim
D. cool and dim
Use this diagram to answer the next question.
23. This diagram shows how you would use ________________ to determine the
relative ___________ of stars.
A. spectral analysis, size
B. doppler analysis, motion
C. parallax, distance
D. triangulation, scale
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10µ
24. The spectral pattern of several stars
are shown to the right. By comparing,
you can tell that the star contains
A.
B.
C.
D.
40µ
Helium
10µ
carbon and helium
carbon and hydrogen
hydrogen and helium
all three elements
40µ
Carbon
10µ
40µ
Hydrogen
10µ
40µ
Unknown
25. Which of the following statements is false?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Milky Way is larger than the solar system.
The solar system is larger than the asteroid belt.
Jupiter is smaller than Saturn.
A nebula is larger than a star.
Use this diagram to answer the next numerical response question.
Numerical Response
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Match the number with the corresponding name.
____________
magnifying lens
____________
______________
secondary mirror
primary mirror
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____________
aperature
26. Bryce tells his brother Paul that a comet is supposed to be visible this evening.
He directs Paul to look 20° above the horizon, toward the southwest. Paul
should look at an azimuth of _________ and an altitude of __________.
A. 20, 220
B. 120, 20
C. 20, 120
D. 220, 20
27. The primary reason for placing the Hubble telescope in orbit was to
A.
B.
C.
D.
minimize the distortion caused by atmospheric interference
have it closer to the sun in order to make the solar cells more efficient
get it as close as possible to celestial objects
use microgravity to reduce friction to the parts
28. This diagram shows how relative distances of
stars can be determined using the apparent shift
called parallax. If you look at a star in September
and you wanted to find the distance to a star
using parallax, when would you take the next
measurement?
A.
B.
C.
D.
the following September
the following January
the following March
the following July
29. Which of the following statements about Saturn is correct according to the
planetary data table?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Saturn spins more slowly than Earth
Saturn has less natural satellites than Jupiter
Saturn has a longer year than Mars
Saturn’s density is about the same as Neptune
Numerical Response
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List the following celestial objects in order from smallest (1) to largest (4).
___________ ____________ ___________ ____________
Earth’s moon
Milky Way
Saturn
Solar System
Galaxy
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30. If an object showing shift due to parallax is moved closer to the observer, the
amount of shift will
A.
B.
C.
D.
increase
decrease
remain the same
depends on the size of the object
Use this spectrum to answer the next question.
STAR A
40µ(blue)
10µ (red)
STAR B
40µ(blue)
10µ (red)
YEAR
2002
2012
31. These spectral patterns were observed for two different stars, tens year
apart. Star “A” is
A.
B.
C.
D.
moving slower than star B and moving toward Earth
moving slower than star B and moving away from Earth
moving faster than star B and moving toward Earth
moving faster than star B and moving away from Earth
32. Microgravity is one of the major concerns when spending long periods of time
in space, as residents of the International Space Station must do. All of the
following could be done to compensate for microgravity except
A.
B.
C.
D.
regular cardio workouts
spending time behind a protective lead shield
eating less
taking extra calcium
33. All of the following would be examples of spin-off technology except
A.
B.
C.
D.
polarizing sun glasses
GPS
Radio
MRIs
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34. Medicine circles in southern Alberta were built by ancient indigenous people in
order to
A.
B.
C.
D.
ward off evil spirits from the sky
explain the nightly procession of constellations in the sky
predict occurrences of solar and lunar eclipses for times of worship
predict the time of solstices and equinoxes for planting crops
Use this diagram to answer the next question.
Hydrogen
Helium
Calcium
Sodium
Unknown
35. The above diagram represents the spectral patterns of several known elements
and an unknown star. This star would have which of the following elements?
A.
B.
C.
D.
hydrogen and sodium
helium and calcium
calcium and sodium
hydrogen and calcium
Numerical Response
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For the following planets, write a “1” in the space if it is gaseous and a “2” if it is
terrestrial.
_________ ________ _________ _________
Mercury
Saturn
Uranus
Earth
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Use this diagam to answer the next question.
36. According to this diagram, our Sun would belong to what spectral class?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Spectral class B
Spectral class F
Spectral class K
Spectral class M
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PLANETARY DATA TABLE
Planet
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Mean
Distance
from
Sun(A.U.)
.087
0.723
1.000
1.524
5.203
9.539
19.182
30.058
Orbital
Period or
Revolution
0.24
0.62
1
1.88
11.86
29.46
84.01
164.79
Mass in
terms
of the Earth
0.055
0.814
1
0.11
317.9
95.2
14.6
17.2
Equatorial
Radius (km)
2439
6056
6378
3394
71,400
60,000
25,900
24,550
Density
(g/cm3)
5.4
5.26
5.52
3.89
1.31
0.71
1.19
1.66
Surface
gravity
0.39
0.86
1
0.40
2.33
0.92
0.85
1.12
Rotation*
Period
CCW
59
CW
243
CCW
1
CCW
1.03
CCW
0.4
CCW
0.44
CW
.85–
1.1
CCW
.63 .83?
Inclination
of Rotation
Axis
0
17.9
23.5
25
3.1
26.7
97.9
28.8
Avg.
surface
temp (C)
180
460
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-50
-150
-180
-210
-220
Rings
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
# of Moons
0
0
1
2
9+
18+
21+
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Most
Abundant
Atmospheric
Gases
None
CO2
N2,O2
CO2
H2, He
H2, He
(?) H2,
He
(?) H2,
He
CCW –
counterclockwise
CW - clockwise
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