6th Grade Science Test 7

Question 1

the study of outer space and all that it contains

Answer 1

astronomy

Question 2

dark patches on the sun’s photosphere

Answer 2

sunspots

Question 3

part of the sun visible only during a solar eclipse

Answer 3

chromosphere or corona

Question 4

a high-speed stream of particles that travels outward from holes in the sun’s corona and beats upon the earth’s upper atmosphere

Answer 4

solar wind

Question 5

the three basic types of galaxy shapes

Answer 5

spiral
elliptical
irregular

Question 6

stars that outline a picture in the sky

Answer 6

constellation

Question 7

familiar shape within the constellation Ursa Major which contains the pointer stars

Answer 7

Big Dipper

Question 8

the hottest region of the sun

Answer 8

core

Question 9

streams of gas erupting from the chromosphere and returning in loop like fashion

Answer 9

solar prominence

Question 10

spiral arms attached to a straight “bar” that runs through a galaxy

Answer 10

barred spirals

Question 11

the force that resists motion

Answer 11

friction

Question 12

an area that contains no air

Answer 12

vacuum

Question 13

large clouds of gas and dust floating around in space

Answer 13

nebulae

Question 14

the brightest star in the night sky

Answer 14

Sirius

Question 15

the pole star is known as

Answer 15

Polaris

Question 16

the closest star to the earth

Answer 16

the sun

Question 17

the brightest star in the constellation Leo

Answer 17

Regulus

Question 18

the brightest star in the installation Perseus

Answer 18

Algol

Question 19

the imaginary line that stretches from pole to pole

Answer 19

axis of rotation

Question 20

a star system containing millions to billions of stars

Answer 20

galaxy

Question 21

the cluster with about 40 galaxies in which we find Earth

Answer 21

Local Group

Question 22

distance of the sun from the earth

Answer 22

93 million miles

Question 23

the part of the sun’s atmosphere closest to its surface

Answer 23

chromosphere

Question 24

the hottest region of the sun’s atmosphere

Answer 24

corona

Question 25

a pair of stars that travel together and rotate around each other as the moon does the earth

Answer 25

binary star

Question 26

the actual explosion of a star

Answer 26

supernova

Question 27

Be able to identify the following constellations.

Answer 27

Southern cross
Andromeda
Cassiopeia
Cygnus
Draco

Question 28

Describe what space is like. Include at least 3 things that make space different from Earth and its atmosphere

Answer 28

You will need to make complete sentences.

no air (a vacuum)
no air friction
mostly black
unusual activities (weightlessness)
extremes of temperature

Question 29

What is the difference between apparent magnitude and absolute magnitude?

Answer 29

Apparent magnitude is the measurement used to describe the brightness of a star as it appears from Earth. The actual brightness of a star is called its absolute magnitude.