Test 11 - Chapter 1-6

Question 1

What planet was discovered by the Herschels

Answer 1

Uranus

Question 2

Which planet is the speediest?

Answer 2

Mercury

Question 3

Which planet is best known for its rings?

Answer 3

Saturn

Question 4

Which planet is often called the morning star?

Answer 4

Venus

Question 5

Which planet’s largest moon is Ganymede?

Answer 5

Jupiter

Question 6

A tiny group of two or more atoms that are bonded tightly together

Answer 6

molecule

Question 7

The amount of matter in one unit of volume

Answer 7

density

Question 8

A substance composed of only one atom

Answer 8

element

Question 9

Anything that takes up space and has mass

Answer 9

matter

Question 10

Substances that are composed of more than one type of atom bonded together

Answer 10

compounds

Question 11

A measure of the put of gravity on an object

Answer 11

weight

Question 12

the chemical reaction that occurs when a substance reacts rapidly with oxygen

Answer 12

combustion

Question 13

the amount of matter that makes up an object

Answer 13

mass

Question 14

formed by electrons that are in orbit at about the same distance from the nucleus

Answer 14

shell

Question 15

the metric unit used to measure an object’s mass

Answer 15

gram

Question 16

lacking an electrical charge

Answer 16

neutral

Question 17

the tiny particles that all matter is composed of

Answer 17

atoms

Question 18

negative particles found in an atom

Answer 18

electrons

Question 19

the name given to the number of protons in an element

Answer 19

atomic number

Question 20

positive particles found in the nucleus

Answer 20

protons

Question 21

The man known as the “Father of Modern Rocketry”

Answer 21

Robert Goddard

Question 22

The first man to set foot on the moon

Answer 22

Neil Armstrong

Question 23

The first American to orbit the earth

Answer 23

John Glenn

Question 24

The man who discovered that white light is a combination of many colors

Answer 24

Sir Isaac Newton

Question 25

The first man to travel in space

Answer 25

Yuri Gagarin

Question 26

Found in the constellation Ursa Minor, the North Star is also known as

Answer 26

Polaris

Question 27

Large clouds of gas and dust floating in space

Answer 27

nebulae

Question 28

The hottest region of the sun’s atmosphere

Answer 28

Corona

Question 29

The hot center of the sun

Answer 29

core

Question 30

A star system containing from millions to billions of stars

Answer 30

galaxy

Question 31

The brightest star in the night sky

Answer 31

Sirius

Question 32

Be able to identify each type of volcano

Answer 32

know composite, shield and cinder cone

Question 33

Be able to label each flower part

Answer 33

Know ovule, petal, sepal, stamen, pistil

Question 34

Spiders belong to a different class than insects and are known as what?

Answer 34

arachnids

Question 35

The process of arranging animals or other things into groups according to their similarities

Answer 35

classification

Question 36

Animals that have jointed appendages, segmented bodies, and external skeletons

Answer 36

crustaceans

Question 37

All insects have how many distinct body regions

Answer 37

three

Question 38

the ability of a crustacean to grow back lost body parts

Answer 38

regeneration

Question 39

Rock that has been changed by hear or pressure into a new kind of rock

Answer 39

metamorphic

Question 40

A scientist who studies the structure of the earth

Answer 40

geologist

Question 41

Rock that is formed by sand and mineral particles pressed together

Answer 41

sedimentary

Question 42

Any trembling or shaking of the earth’s crust

Answer 42

earthquake

Question 43

Magma that has reached the earth’s surface

Answer 43

lava