Test 7

Question 0

The atmosphere of the sun is called the what?

Answer 0

chromosphere

Question 1

The sun is ____ miles from the earth.

Answer 1

93,000,000

Question 2

The surface layer of the sun which is visible only during a total eclipse is called the what?

Answer 2

corona

Question 3

The innermost section of the sun is called the what?

Answer 3

core

Question 4

Darker areas on the outer surface of the sun are called what?

Answer 4

sun spots

Question 5

If the moon is on the same level as the sun, it blocks out the sun’s light and what?

Answer 5

a solar eclipse occurs

Question 6

The vapor blanket surrounding the sun which is visible only during a total eclipse

Answer 6

corona

Question 7

When the moon travels through the earth’s shadow, what occurs?

Answer 7

a lunar eclipse occurs

Question 8

The light of the moon comes from what?

Answer 8

the sun

Question 9

When the moon is gibbous, it is doing what?

Answer 9

bulging

Question 10

Be able to match the phases of the moon with pictures

Answer 10

New Moon, Third Quarter, Crescent, First Quarter, Gibbous, Full Moon

Question 11

Be able to identify the following constellations. Look at the pictures in your book to study.

Answer 11

Herdsman, Scorpion, Orion, Big Dog, Great Bear, Southern Cross

Question 12

the largest planet in the solar system

Answer 12

Jupiter

Question 13

the planet discovered by Sir William Herschel

Answer 13

Uranus

Question 14

the only planet suitable for life

Answer 14

Earth

Question 15

the closest planet to the sun

Answer 15

Mercury

Question 16

the planet surrounded by seven bands of rings and at least sixty moons

Answer 16

Saturn

Question 17

the planet with the Great Red Spot

Answer 17

Jupiter

Question 18

the brightest planet in the sky

Answer 18

Venus

Question 19

the planet that is tipped over on its side

Answer 19

Uranus

Question 20

Earth’s “twin planet”

Answer 20

Venus

Question 21

the “red planet”

Answer 21

Mars

Question 22

the planet that appears royal blue and has a moon named Triton

Answer 22

Neptune

Question 23

Seventy-eight percent of the air is the gas….

Answer 23

nitrogen

Question 24

At sea level, air pressure is about ___ pounds per square inch.

Answer 24

15

Question 25

The layer of atmosphere closest to the earth is the ___.

Answer 25

troposphere

Question 26

The layer of atmosphere where all weather occurs is the ____.

Answer 26

troposphere

Question 27

The layer in the stratosphere that helps protect the earth from ultraviolet rays is the _________.

Answer 27

ozone layer

Question 28

The layer of the atmosphere that helps protect the earth from being bombarded with meteoroids is the _____.

Answer 28

mesosphere

Question 29

The topmost layer of the atmosphere is the ____.

Answer 29

ionosphere

Question 30

The air in the two upper layers of the atmosphere is said to be _____ because there are very few air molecules.

Answer 30

rarefied

Question 31

The entire earth is surrounded by an ____ field that protects the earth from harmful space particles.

Answer 31

magnetic

Question 32

A phenomenon called _____ occurs in the lower regions of the thermosphere.

Answer 32

airglow

Question 33

A light display seen near the poles caused by the collisions of particles from the solar wind with molecules of air is called an _____.

Answer 33

aurora

Question 34

The aurora borealis is seen in the _____ Hemisphere.

Answer 34

Northern