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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

NatSci-32 Astronomy Ms. Angelica C. Valenzona

Pre-lim Examination (MWF 6:00-7:00 PM) Instructor

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Direction. Read the questions carefully. Draw a star ( the letter of the correct answer.

1. What is the branch of science that deals with the sky and beyond the universe?
a. Geology
b. Astronomy
c. Botany
d. Physical Science

2. Which of the following is NOT included in the planets?

a. Charon
b. Saturn
c. Venus
d. Uranos

3. How will you describe a Sun?

a. Made up of dust particles
b. Composed of heat and gravity
c. 15 times larger than the planet Jupiter
d. It is made up of light and heat

4. What is another term for the Nebular Hypothesis?

a. Laplace-Kant Hypothesis
b. Chamberlin-Moulton Hypothesis
c. Protoplanetary -Hypothesis
d. Kuiper Belt Theory

5. What is the planet that has the most Earth-like geology?

a. Mercury
 b. Venus
c. Saturn
d. Mars

6. What does AU stands for?

a. Analogy Units
b. Astrunomical Units
c. Astronomical Units
d. Astronomical Unity

7. Who proposed the nebular Hypothesis?

a. Immanuel Kant
b. Forest Ray Moulton
c. Gerard Kuiper
d. Ernest Rutherford

8. When did the first elements formed in the big bang timeline?
a. 10⁻⁶ s
b. 10⁻³⁵ s
c. 3 s
d. 2 s
9. Which of the following is included in the Jovian Planets?
a. Mercury
b. Venus
c. Earth
d. Saturn
10. What year did the messenger craft arrived at Mercury?
a. 12 years
b. 13 years
c. 10 years
d. 9 years

11. What are the goals of Astronomy?

a. Develop scientific awareness mind
b. Explore the origin of the universe , galaxies and the matter
c. Continue the theories of the ancient scientist
d. Develop new technologies ground based and spaced based observations
12. According to the gravitational force, there is attraction between two masses. What could
be my weight on Earth if my weight in mercury is 57 pounds?
a. 100 pounds
b. 115 pounds
 c. 120 pounds
d. 150 pounds
13. How do life exist on Earth?
a. Natural Resources
b. Chemical Reactions
c. Subsystems
d. Physical Reactions

14. How can you compare the sun from the planets?
a. Made up of light gases , rocks
b. both Emits light and heat, does not emits light and heat
c. Both emits light
d. Sphere of hot gases, sphere of hard rock
15. Who is the person proposed the big bang theory?
a. Ernest Rutherford
b. Ernest Hubble
c. Edwin Hubble
d. Mark Hubble
16. How far is the Earth to the Moon?
a. 384,400 km
b. 323, 600 km
c. 300, 230 km
d. 358. 200 km

17. What will happen if the Earth orbits on Venus?

a. Implosion
b. Condensed
c. Erupted
d. Explosion

18. One year on Earth lasts 365 days. Which of these definitions could be used for one year?
a. The time it takes for Earth to go around the Sun once.
b. The time it takes for the Moon to go around Earth 12 times.
c. The time for Earth to spin once on its axis.
d. The time for the Moon to complete all of its phases.

19. Angela watched the Moon from her bedroom window for one week. She noticed that, at
first, it was round and fully lit. At the end of the week, the Moon was lit on the left side
and looked like it had been cut in half. How do scientists describe this stage of the moon
phase cycle?
a. Waning
 b. Wasting
c. Waxing
d. Warming

20. Which of the following statements about Earth is true?

a. It is the only planet in the solar system that rotates on an axis.
b. It is the only planet in the solar system with a moon.
c. It is the only planet in the solar system with an atmosphere.
d. It is the only planet in the solar system known to support life.

21. Earth takes 365.25 days to orbit the Sun. Which of the following is a consequence of this
fact?
a. February has 28 days instead of 30.
b. The calendar has 365 days every year.
c. An extra day is added every four years.
d. An extra week is added every four years.

22. Which is a difference between the outer planets and the inner planets?
a. the outer planets have many moons
b. the outer planets orbit in a different direction
c. the outer planets have a higher density
d. the outer planets have a smaller diameter

23. Why are temperatures so extreme on the Moon?

a. It is far away from the Sun.
b. The wind is always blowing.
c. It has no atmosphere.
d. All of the Above

24. If we compare two stars with different temperatures, the hotter star emits more energy
from each unit area of surface, so it
a. will be larger.
b. will have a brighter absolute magnitude.
c. will appear redder.
d. will have a brighter apparent magnitude.

25. About how much longer do scientists think the Sun will exist as we know it?
a. 500 years
b. 5 billion years
c. 5 million years
d. 5 trillion years

26. What is one of Jupiter's moons and also the largest moon in the solar system.?
a. Callisto
b. Ganymede
c. Io
 d. Europa

27. How far is Jupiter's average distance from the Sun?

a. 6.2 AU
b. 5,000 km
c. 5.2 AU
d. 7.2 AU

28. How much larger is Jupiter than all the other planets combined?
a. 2.5 times larger
b. 6 times larger
c. 3.5 times larger
d. 1 time larger

29. Ancient civilizations used the objects in the sky for many purposes, including all of the
following except which?
a. to predict the weather
b. as a clock
c. as a navigational aid
d. as a calendar

30. What does NASA stand for?

a. Nationals Acrobats and Swimming Association
b. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
c. Neighborhood Awareness and Sharing Alliance
d. News Administration and Satellite Association

31. What is the name of a cloud of dust and gas held together by gravity?
a. Nebula
b. Oort cloud
c. Galaxy
d. Red giant

32. What were the first elements made after the Big Bang?
a. Hydrogen & Helium
b. Hydrogen & Lithium
c. Helium & Oxygen
d. Helium & Argon

33. Which planet in our solar system is known for having a powerful greenhouse effect and a
retrograde rotation?
a. Venus
b. Mercury
c. Mars
d. Uranus
34. Which describes Mercury's position in the solar system?
a. innermost terrestrial planet
b. innermost Jovian planet
c. outermost terrestrial planet
d. outermost Jovian planet

35. What is the leading explanation about how the universe began?
a. Multiverse Theory
b. Big Bang Theory
c. Hubble Theory
d. Interstellar Medium

36. What do changes in Earth's orbit affect most greatly?

a. Earth's shape
b. Earth's temperatures
c. Earth's rotation
d. Earth's tilt

37. The outer planets are composed mostly of which materials?

a. rocks and minerals
b. land and clouds
c. gases and liquid heavy metals
d. Rocks and Clouds

38. These planets are also known as gas giants.

a. Terrestrial planets
b. Jovian planets
c. Inferior planets
d. Superior planets

39. How did the solar system formed?

a. an expanding galaxy
b. cloud of gas and dust pulled together by gravity
c. an enormous explosion
d. a black hole's gravity

40. What is the name of the spacecraft that explore the Venus?
a. Galileo
b. Phoenix Lander
c. Magellan
d. Valles Marineris

41. What is an example of dead stars?

a. Black Holes
b. Dark Matter
c. Supernova Remnants
 d. Star clusters
42. What is the most accepted theories in the origin of the universe?
a. Planetisimal Theory
b. Protoplanets Hypothesis
c. Tidal Theory
d. Big Bang Theory

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