Astronomy Checkpoint 5 Review

What is the study of celestial objects, such as stars, planets, and galaxies, called?

• astronomy

• cosmology

• biology

• astrology

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The sun provides Earth with light and heat. Which of the following is true?

• Almost all of the Sun's light energy reaches the Earth.

• .About a quarter of the Sun's light energy reaches the Earth.

• About half of the Sun's light energy reaches the Earth.

• Only a tiny fraction of the Sun's light energy reaches the Earth.

Where are auroras most clearly visible?

• along the equator

• in the tropics

• near the North and South Poles

• in the Pacific Ocean

Where are sunspots observed?

• on the Sun's photosphere

• in the solar winds

• in the core of the Sun

• between the Sun and Earth

The Sun's fuel is

• nuclear fusion

• helium

• gravity

• hydrogen

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What is the name of the phenomenon where light bends as it passes through a medium with a different density?

• reflection

• dispersion

• diffraction

• refraction

What is the term for the path that a planet follows as it orbits around the Sun?

• course

• trajectory

• orbit

• route

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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Because incoming ____________ are absorbed by Earth's atmosphere and never reach the ground, telescopes that process this type of radiation are placed in space.

• x-rays

• radio waves

• visible light

• ultraviolet

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