Earth and Space Science

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Test sobre Earth and Space Science, creado por tiannaf_1224 el 13/01/2015.
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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
What are the two main elements that make up the sun?
Respuesta
  • Oxygen and Nitrogen
  • Hydrogen and Helium
  • Boron and Carbon
  • Iron and Neon

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
What is the proper order of the planets?
Respuesta
  • Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Pluto, Venus, Mercury, Neptune, Uranus
  • Venus, Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter, Earth, Mercury, Pluto, Mars. Saturn
  • Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
Mars is the hottest planet in the solar system.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
Galileo is most known for what discoveries?
Respuesta
  • Jupiter's 4 moons
  • Earth
  • Saturn's rings
  • Heliocentric Universe Theory
  • Height of mountains on moon

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
What does perihelion mean?
Respuesta
  • furthest point - earth around sun
  • closest point - earth around sun
  • furthest point - object around earth
  • closest point -object around earth

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
What constellation is our current north star located in and what is the north star called?
Respuesta
  • Orion's belt
  • Ursa Major
  • Ursa Minor
  • None of the above
  • Polaris
  • Vega

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
Mercury has no moons.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 8

Pregunta
What are the 2 moons of Mars called?
Respuesta
  • Phobos
  • Ceres
  • Deimos
  • Andromoda

Pregunta 9

Pregunta
A Spring tide is:
Respuesta
  • A high tide caused by the moon and the sun being at a right angle.
  • A high tide caused by the moon and the sun being aligned.
  • A low tide caused by the moon and the sun being at a right angle.
  • A low tide caused by the moon and the sun being aligned.

Pregunta 10

Pregunta
A Lunar Eclipse happens when the moon is in-between the Earth and the Sun.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 11

Pregunta
During a Lunar Eclipse, the darkest shadow is called the:
Respuesta
  • Penumbra
  • Umbra
  • Perihelion
  • Apogee

Pregunta 12

Pregunta
Which of these have to do with the sun?
Respuesta
  • Corona
  • Photosphere
  • Prominence
  • Sea of Tranquility
  • Chromosphere

Pregunta 13

Pregunta
The wobble of the Earth on it's axis is known as _____________.
Respuesta
  • Rotation
  • Revolution
  • Synodic Period
  • Tides
  • Precession

Pregunta 14

Pregunta
The nearest galaxy to our own is:
Respuesta
  • Phobos
  • Andromeda
  • Diemos
  • The Milky Way

Pregunta 15

Pregunta
Which of the following planets are bigger than Jupiter?
Respuesta
  • Saturn
  • Pluto
  • Mars
  • Neptune
  • No planet in our solar system is bigger than Jupiter.

Pregunta 16

Pregunta
Which of the following is NOT a type of galaxy?
Respuesta
  • Spiral
  • Irregular
  • Reflection
  • Elliptical
  • All of the above are types of galaxies

Pregunta 17

Pregunta
Which of the following were Canadian contributions to space exploration?
Respuesta
  • Anik 1
  • The robotic arm on the International Space station
  • Neil Armstrong
  • Roberta Bondar

Pregunta 18

Pregunta
Which of the following is NOT a constellation you can see from the southern hemisphere?
Respuesta
  • Orion
  • Cassiopeia
  • Southern Cross
  • Ursa Major

Pregunta 19

Pregunta
The point in the northern celestial sphere directly overhead is known as the Zenith.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 20

Pregunta
What is Interstellar Medium?
Respuesta
  • The mass of gas and dust between the stars.
  • The mass of the sun.
  • A measurement.

Pregunta 21

Pregunta
Which of the following are Oxides?
Respuesta
  • Magnetite
  • Kaolin
  • Pyrite
  • Talc
  • Limonite
  • Corundum
  • Halite
  • Hematite

Pregunta 22

Pregunta
The rocks on Manitoulin Island are mostly what type of rocks?
Respuesta
  • Igneous
  • Sedimentary
  • Metamorphic

Pregunta 23

Pregunta
Not counting Pluto, Mercury is the smallest, least massive planet.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 24

Pregunta
What is this, and what type of rocks contain it? (non-silicates or silicates)
Respuesta
  • A pyramid
  • A molecule
  • Silicates
  • Silicon-Oxygen Tetrahedron
  • Non-silicates

Pregunta 25

Pregunta
What are the non-silicate categories?
Respuesta
  • Pure elements
  • Carbonates
  • Oxides
  • Halides
  • Hydroxides
  • All of these
  • None of these
  • Sulfates
  • Sulfides

Pregunta 26

Pregunta
An Epoch is the biggest measurement of geological time.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 27

Pregunta
Rock formed from cooling magma:
Respuesta
  • Metamorphic
  • Igneous
  • Sedimentary

Pregunta 28

Pregunta
The 'P' (primary) wave is the fastest moving wave caused by an earthquake.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 29

Pregunta
A red star is the hottest star.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 30

Pregunta
What is a Supernova?
Respuesta
  • An explosion at the end of a star's life
  • A baby star
  • A dead star
  • None of these
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