Earth and Space Assessment Units 1-3
Name: ________________________________
Date: ______________
Celebrate what you know! Answer each of the following questions. There are 25 questions,
and each question is worth 4 points. Then fill in the bubble on the first page.
Vocabulary
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
____ Red shift
____ Frequency
____ Gravity
____ Electromagnetic Spectrum
____ Fusion
A. Two hydrogen atoms forming a helium atom
B. A range of frequencies from radio waves to gamma rays
C. Two objects that are attracted to each other due to mass of
the objects
D. The number of waves that pass a particular point in one
second
AD. Low frequency waves that explain the celestial objects are
moving away from us
Multiple Choice
X
6. Using the image to the right, what is represented by “X”
a. Frequency
b. Luminosity
c. The Doppler Effect
d. Wavelength
7. The HR diagram shows a star’s relationship between _____________ and ____________
a. Size and Shape
b. Luminosity and Size
c. Luminosity and Temperature
d. Shape and Temperature
8. What elements make up most stars? ____________ and ______________ (Select two
answers, 2 points each)
a. Iron
b. Helium
c. Uranium
d. Hydrogen
9. Theia was a planet have the size of Earth and orbit near Earth during the formation of
the solar system. Due to Earth’s gravity, it pulled Theia in, and the two planets collided
together. The pieces of Theia that remain today is our moon. What is the name of this
theory?
a. The Impact Theory
b. The Capture Theory
c. The Co-Formation Theory
d. The Gravity Theory
10. What important information did we gain from the HR diagram?
a. It showed how far the star was from us
b. It showed when the star was formed
c. It showed how different life stages of a star could go through
d. It shows what the star is made of
Complete the table by selecting the letter and matching it to the planet that best
fits the characteristics.
A
Average 50oF
B
Liquid on Surface
No surface liquid
Ancient small oceans
Has one moon
Contains mostly N2 in
atmosphere
C
Essentially no
atmosphere
Gray and Bare
Smallest of the planets
11. ____ Earth
13. ____ Venus
12. ____ Mercury
14. ____ Mars
A
B
Contains methane in its Has a “Great Red Spot”
atmosphere
Most distant from the
Highest surface gravity
Sun
Has a “Great Dark Spot” Has 10-hour days
D
Extremely high
temperatures
Slowest axis rotation
No magnetic field
C
D
Axis of rotation is 98o
Turbulent flow patterns
For 21 years, the north
pole faces the Sun
Contains methane in its
atmosphere
Ring System that circles
the planet’s equator
Oval storm system
15. ____ Neptune
17. ____ Uranus
16. ____ Saturn
18. ____ Jupiter
Match
A. Edwin Hubble
B. Isaac Newton
19. ____________ is a physicist that developed the theory of gravity. Famous for his “Law of
Universal Gravitation”
20. ___________ Astronomer who observed galaxies, stars, and other celestial objects were
moving away from us. Famous for his “Expanding Universe Theory”
Match the letter with the correct stage in the Life Cycle of the Star
B
A
C
21. ____ Average Star
22. ____ Massive Star
23. ____ Stellar Nebula
True(a) / False(b)
24. _____ A cataclysmic blast from the past was a “small” ball of matter that exploded and
became to be the known universe is called the Nebular Theory
25. _____ Fission is when two hydrogen atoms come together to create a helium atom