II. Directions: In the blank before each number, write the letter of your answer. ____1.

What distance does a light-year approximately represent? a. 10 thousand kilometers d. 10 trillion kilometers ____2. b. 10 million kilometers c. 10 billion kilometers

Which of the following supports the big bang theory? a. The existence of stars b. The discovery of pulsars c. The birth and death of stars d. The moving away of galaxies from one another

For items 3 to 4, use the following choices: a. Spiral galaxy b. Elliptical galaxy c. Irregular galaxy d. barred spiral galaxy

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Which type of galaxy is the most common? In which type of galaxy does the Milky Way belong? What can be found in the arms of the Milky Way galaxy? a. Old stars b. Large stars c. small stars d. young stars

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Which of the soil analyzed the soil in Mars? I. II. III. Viking I Mariner I Viking II

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a. I and II b. II and III c. I and III d. I, II, and III Which explorer successfully toured the outer planets? a. Viking I b. Mariner X c. Voyager I d. Voyager II

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Why is it harder for people to go to Mars than to the moon? a. Mars is much farther. c. Mars is hard to locate b. Mars has strong gravity d. Mars has a very thick atmosphere.

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What is more feasible way for man to reach Mars? a. Building a space station b. Using a multi-range rocket c. Using more powerful rockets d. Building a large space vehicle good for a five-crew member

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Why would it be easier to lift off a space vehicle from space station than from Earth? a. Less heat from the sun b. Less gravity to overcome c. Very little need for navigation equipment d. The earths atmosphere will make the vehicle too hot

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Why do stars seem to twinkle? a. They are too hot b. They are too away from us c. They have varying color and sizes. d. Starlight bends when it passes through dust clouds and layers of the atmosphere.

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Which is a star of the Little Dipper? a. Orion b. Polaris c. Sirius d. Sun

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Which statement is true about a star? a. A star actually twinkles b. A star has its own orbit c. The temperature of a star is related to its color. d. The absolute magnitude of a star depends on its distance from the observer.

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What term is used to indicate the brightness of stars? a. Fahrenheit b. intensity c. magnitude d. signal

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Which star color is the hottest? a. Blue b. orange c. red d. yellow

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Which refers to a group of stars that form patterns in the sky? a. Galaxy b. black hole c. constellation I. helium c. I and III d. asteroid belt

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What is a star made of? a. I and II b. II and III

II. Hydrogen III. Nitrogen d. I, II and III

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A star of the first magnitude is how many times brighter than a third magnitude star? a. 3 times b.4 times c. 5 times d. 6.25 times

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Which of the following is a supergiant star? a. Betelguese b. Pulsars c. the Sun d. Omicron Centri

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In which of the following is interferometry used? a. Radio telescope b. optical telescopec. refracting telescope d. reflecting telescope

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Which of the following is true about the star? a. It is a ball of rocks and minerals b. It is a heavenly body with no light of its own c. It is a body in space which orbits like a satellite. d. It is a ball of hot burning gases

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A group of stars forms a/an _________ a. Asteroid belt b. constellation c. solar system d. universe

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How do you determine the age of a star?

a. By its color both a and b ____24.

b. by its shape

c. by its surface temperature

d.

Which star had a brightness of first magnitude? a. Betelguese b. Rigel c. Sun d. Vega

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Which is not a color of a star? a. Blue b. Green c. Yellow d. Orange

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What is the other name for Polaris? a. Betelguese b. Pisces c. North Star d. Sun

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Which is the star nearest to the Earth? a. Polaris b. Proxima Centauri c. Rigel d. Sun

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A scientist who studies stars and other heavenly bodies is a/an____ a. Astronautb. astronomer c. chemist d. space scientist

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Which is a medium-sized star? a. Antares b. Rigel c. Sun d. Virgo

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What is the other name for Sirius star? a. Dog star b. binary star c. North star d. exploding star

III. Directions: Enumerate what is asked. 1. What are the three layers of the Earth? a. b. c. 2. What are the four types of galaxy? a. b. c. d. 3. Give three modern astronomical instruments a. b. c. IV. Directions: Essay. Write your answer on the space provided. 1. Discuss the theory on the origin of the universe.