Earth's Place in the Universe

When the Earth is in between the moon and the Sun so that it's shadow falls on the moon, we call this a __________________________

• Lunar Eclipse

• Solar Eclipse

• Full Moon

• New Moon

When the moon's shadow falls on the Earth and the sun is blocked so that only the Corona is visilbe, we call this a _________ ________

• lunar eclipse

• solar eclipse

• moon phase

• full moon

Which best describes Earth's position during summer in Manton?

• In summer the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun

• In summer the southern hemisphere is tilted a from the Sun

• In the summer neither hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun

• none of these

Why is it nearly always the same temperature at the Equator?

• They recieve angular sun rays in witner

• They nearly always have direct sunlight overhead

• The sun's path is across the southern sky

• They recieve angular sun rays in summer

Dark spots on the sun, which are cooler in temperature are known as ______________.

• granules

• solar flares

• solar prominences

• sun spots

The sun will turn into a _______ before it becomes a planetary nebula

• white dwarf

• black dwarf

• red giant

• protostar

The beginning stage of a star such as the sun is a _________

• white dwarf

• red giant

• protostar

• supergiant

The reaction which powers the sun

• hydrogen fusion

• helium fusion

• Carbon fusion

• nucleosynthesis

The event that forms heavy elements in the universe

• hydrogen fusion

• planetary nebula

• protostar

• supernova

A massive star which explodes as a supernova can turn into one of these two objects, what are they?

• protostar and a black hole

• white dwarf and planetary nebula

• supergiant and supernova

• black hole and a neutron star