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Astronomy Pre-Test

  1. Name the 9 planets in order from the sun?

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  2. Draw, Label and Explain the seasons of the year in the space below:

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  3. Draw, Label and explain direct high tides, indirect high tides, low tides and how these occur?

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  4. Draw and label a Solar eclipse and a Lunar eclipse?

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  5. Draw and label all of the phases of the moon?

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  6. Name the 3 types of galaxies? Give one (1) characteristic of each.

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  7. What is the difference between a Nova and a Supernova?

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  8. Draw and Label, and explain in detail the Sun and all of its basic parts?

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  9. Make a chart and draw, label and explain the the life and death of a star? Include everything in DETAIL.

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  10. Draw, label and explain the seasons of the year. Make sure you use a lot of detail to back up your drawings.

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  11. What is the Earth's Magnetosphere? Draw this and explain this phenomenon?

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  12. The speed of light is____________________________.
  13. The distance light travels in one Earth year is called a __________________.
  14. Light travels approximately ___trillion miles in one Earth year.
  15. Groups of stars that make patterns in the night sky are called_______________.
  16. The coming together of gas and dust in space is called __________________.
  17. A huge gas and dust cloud in space is called a __________________.
  18. Large objects that contain billions of stars are called______________.
  19. The spectrum acts like ________________ and helps astronomers understand the composition of the stars.
  20. Almost all matter in the universe is thought to be contained in _______________.
  21. Explain the difference between the RED shift and the BLUE shift?

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  22. Explain the 3 scientific theories of the formation of the universe:

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  23. Name the United States space program spaceship names from 1960 to present?

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  24. Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?__________________.
  25. Who was the first American in space?________________________.
  26. What was the names of the astronauts that died in Apollo I?____________________________________________________________.
  27. Who were the three astronauts that were on Apollo 11?______________________________________________________________________
  28. Who was the second man on the moon?________________The first?_______________.
  29. Name 3 characteristics of EACH planet (except the Earth).

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  30. Explain how you would find the North Star (Polaris) and the constellations you would use?

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  31. Explain as simply as you can what gravity is?

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  32. What are the Aurora Borealis and the Aurora Australis? How do these phenomenon occur?

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  33. Compare and contrast the 2 different optical telescopes. You can draw them to help you in your explanation.