Abeka Science 6, chapter 11 test
How many countries use and maintain the ISS?
16
How many degrees is earth tilted?
23 and 1/2
One day on earth is how many hours?
24
How many people can fit into a space shuttle?
8
How many minutes does it take for light from the sun to reach Earths surface?
8 and 1/2
How far away from us is the sun?(in miles )
93 million miles
What happens when the moon passes through the shadow of earth?
A lunar eclipse
What is an unmanned research spacecraft sent beyond our orbit ?
A probe
What is each orbit a planet makes around the sun called ?
A revolution
What is an object that orbits a larger object called?
A satellite
What happens when the moon passes between the sun and the earth and casts its shadow on the earth?
A solar eclipse
What is a solar storm that explodes and becomes 20 to 30 times brighter called?
A solar flare
What is a huge stream of gas that extends out past the sons chromosphere called?
A solar prominence
What is an expandable, sun powered spacecraft called?
A solar sail
What is energy from the sun that is admitted in the form of beautiful colors called?
An Aurora
What is an imaginary line that a planet rotates around called?
An axis
Which Apollo mission was the first to send man to the moon
Apollo 11
Why are the outer planets sometimes called gas giants?
Because they are made of gas
Why are the four inner planets also called the terrestrial planets?
Because they are solid
Who were the first people to invent rockets?
Chinese
What did the early rockets look like
Cones
Which planet is the only planet with liquid water and human life on it ?
Earth
What are bright clouds of gas that accompany the sunspots on the photosphere of the sun called?
Faculae
What is another name for the outer planets?
Gas giants
Where is Pluto located?
In the Kuiper belt
What does ISS stand for?
International Space Station
Which planet has the great red Spot which could swallow three earths and is the largest planet?
Jupiter
Which planet is most like earth and has an atmosphere made of mainly carbon dioxide?
Mars
Which planet is most like earth?
Mars
Which planet is the closest to the sun and the smallest planet?
Mercury
Name the eight planets in order
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Who said "one small step for man one giant leap for mankind"
Neil Armstrong
Who are the three men that went to the moon?
Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Colin's
Which planet is home to the great dark spot and has the most violent weather?
Neptune
Which probe was launched with the goal of reaching Pluto?
New Horizons
Does the moon give off its own light? Yes or no
No
Is the sun a planet?
No
What are caused as different areas of the moons surface are lighted?
Phases
Who launched the first liquid fueled rocket?
Robert Goddard
What country launched Sputnik 1?
Russia
What is the planet was the largest rings on the second largest planet?
Saturn
What are electrically charged particles from the sun called?
Solar winds
What is a reusable spacecraft than can transport people?
Space shuttle
What was the first artificial satellite called?
Sputnik 1
What are dark spots on the photosphere of the sun called?
Sunspots
What is the facility that orbits Earth and contains astronauts studying the effects of space on a human body over a long period of time?(use the abbreviation)
The ISS
What is beyond Neptune?
The Kuiper belt
What is between Mars and Jupiter?
The asteroid belt
What is the atmosphere of the sun called?
The chromosphere
What is the outermost part of the sun called?
The corona
Be sure to know all the dwarf planets (say ok to get this one right )
ok
What is a probe that lands on the surface of a planet and uses robotic arms to collect samples called?
a lander
What is a probe that lands and moves around on the surface of a planet called?
a rover
What is the longest day of the year called?
The summer solstice
What is the shortest day of the year called?
The winter solstice
True or false : it is different to live in space than on Earth because there is no gravity there so that effects things
True
True or false: NASA is trying to make space travel less expensive by inventing cheaper equipment
True
True or false: The launch of Sputnik 1 unofficially began the space race
True
True or false: this is the definition of a planet: it orbits the sun is spherical, and doesn't share its orbit with other objects of similar size
True
Which planet has a poisonous methane atmosphere and rotates sideways?
Uranus
What German helped the US make rockets for space travel?
Wernher Von Braun
Are the four inner planets also called the terrestrial planets?(yes or no)
Yes
Are the planets orbits elliptical? Answer yes or no
Yes
Are the vernal and autumnal equinox is the days at the beginning of spring and fall with equal day and night?(yes or no )
Yes
Do dwarf planets orbit the sun?(yes or no)
Yes
Do satellites help us to predict the weather and get good internet /cell reception?
Yes
What determines the seasons?
The tilt
What is the earths one natural satellite?
The moon
What is a totality?
The part of an eclipse when the moon seems to cover the sun
What is the surface of the sun called?
The photosphere
