Astronomy Review

When talking about the orbit of a planet, moon or spacecraft, what is one referring to?

• The distance the object is from the sun

• The path that that object takes

• The distance the object is from its moon(s)

• The gases that make it up

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

A light-year is a measurement of_______________.

_____________ are rocky objects that can come together to form planets.

• Stars

• Comets

• Planetesimals

• Moons

Which type of planet is Ceres?

• Jovian

• Gas giant

• Terrestrial

• Dwarf

Mercury is considered which type of planet?

• Jovian

• Terrestrial

• Gas giant

• Dwarf

These two features are the outermost features of our solar system. (select two)

• Kuiper belt

• All five Dwarf planets

• Oort cloud

• Jupiter's moons

• Proxima Centauri

Which device is used to help keep a spacecraft on course?

• Microwave radiometer

• Star tracker

• Magnetic field

• Magnetometer

The magnetic field around Jupiter is how much stronger thatn Earth's?

• 20 times

• 20,000 times

• 200 times

• 200,000 times

Which of the following can affect the size of an impact crater?

• Mass of the meteorite

• Composition of the meteorite

• Velocity of the meteorite

• All of the above

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What is shown in the diagram?

• Seasons

• Meteor shower

• Solar eclipse

• Lunar eclipse

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