UNIT 2The Exosphere

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QUESTION 1• What is at the center of a

heliocentric universe?A. starsB. SunC. EarthD. moon

QUESTION 2• The main direction of motion in our

solar system is __________.A. retrogradeB. clockwiseC. straightD. counter-clockwise

QUESTION 3• The tilt of Earth’s axis averagesA. 33B. 29.5C. 17D. 23.5

QUESTION 4• The first manned mission to land

man on the moon wasA. Apollo 1B. Apollo 8C. Apollo 11D. Apollo 13

QUESTION 5• The largest volcano is our solar

system, Olympus Mons, exists on which Terrestrial planet?

A. MercuryB. VenusC. EarthD. Mars

QUESTION 6• Which of the following have the

highest frequency, thus shortest wavelength as well?

A. Radio wavesB. Ultraviolet radiationC. MicrowavesD. Blue light

QUESTION 7• Which of the following astronomers

did not believe in a heliocentric universe?

A. BraheB. GalileoC. AristarchusD. Kepler

QUESTION 8• A spinning top most closely

resembles which motion of Earth?A. rotationB. revolutionC. precessionD. acceleration

QUESTION 9• How much of the moon is always

illuminated (lit) by the Sun?A. 25%B. 50%C. 75%D. 100%

QUESTION 10• Which of the following men were not

aboard the Apollo 11 mission?A. Michael CollinsB. Alan ShepardC. Buzz AldrinD. Neil Armstrong

QUESTION 11• The Asteroid Belt is located between

which two planets?A. Earth and MarsB. Jupiter and SaturnC. Mars and JupiterD. Uranus and Neptune

QUESTION 12• The seven spectral classes of stars

are based primarily on the star’sA. sizeB. temperatureC. distance from EarthD. density

QUESTION 13• The next stage in our Sun’s life isA. white dwarfB. supernovaC. black holeD. red giant

QUESTION 14• The smaller, darker zone of full

shadow is known as theA. eclipticB. umbraC. penumbraD. reflection

QUESTION 15• __________ is a Galilean moon of

Jupiter believed to have a liquid ocean underneath of its icy surface.

A. CallistoB. GanymedeC. IoD. Europa