Space Science Practice Quiz

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Choose the best definition for a nebula: *

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A cloud of gas and dust in space

A collection of billions of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity in space.

Phase in a star's life cycle where it greatly increases in size as it burns fuel through nuclear fusion

The giant explosion of a supermassive star at the end of its life cycle

If you are in Iowa, what will happen to the length of your shadow as we approach the Spring Equinox? *

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Impossible to tell

It will get longer

It will stay the same length

It will get shorter

Today was a full moon. Which phase of the Moon comes next? *

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Gibbous moon

New moon

Quarter moon

Crescent moon

What are black holes? *

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Scientists are not certain what a black hole is

Dark areas in space where a supermassive star has burned out

Massive objects in the universe with limited gravity

Spheres of matter with an immense amount of mass and gravity

It is the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and you are standing on the Tropic of Cancer. It is noon, so the Sun is directly above you. Which direction does your shadow point? *

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South

Not enough information to answer

North

You have no shadow

If it is the Winter Solstice in Iowa, how much sunlight does the South Pole receive? *

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No sunlight

Not enough information

12 hours

24 hours

Which event occurred first? *

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The Big Bang

The creation of Earth

Earth was created in the Big Bang so these events happened at the same time

How long does it take for the Moon to orbit Earth? *

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Twenty eight days

Two weeks

One day

One year

When was the Earth formed? *

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13.7 billion years ago

Impossible to tell

8.6 billion years ago

4.5 billion years ago

Which answer is in the correct order from earliest to latest? *

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Big Bang ---> Milky Way formation --> Sun, Moon, and Earth formation --> Mass star formation

Big Bang---> Mass star formation --> Milky Way formation -->Sun, Moon and Earth formation

Big Bang --> Milky Way formation --> Mass star formation ---> Sun, Moon and Earth formation

If the Sun is about to set and the Moon is on the eastern horizon, what phase is the Moon in? *

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Gibbous

Full

New

Quarter

What happens to an average size star once it turns to red giant? *

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Becomes a sun

Stays as a red giant

Becomes a white dwarf

Becomes a supernova

Why is the Moon's surface covered with craters? *

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The Moon's craters were formed when it cooled from a molten state to its current rocky surface

The Moon has no wind to erode craters after they occur

The Moon's gravity is very strong so it pulls in nearby asteroids

The Moon has no atmosphere to protect it from the impact of objects in space

Which idea was popularized by Copernicus and Galileo? *

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Geocentrism: the theory that Earth is at the center of the solar system

Geocentrism: the theory that the Sun is at the center of the solar system

Heliocentrism: the theory that the Sun is at the center of the solar system

Heliocentrism: the theory that Earth is at the center of the solar system

If it is the Winter Solstice in Iowa, how many hours of sunlight does the South Pole receive? The North Pole? *

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South pole receives 24 hours and the North pole gets 0 hours

They both receive 24 hours

They both receive 0 hours

South pole receives 0 hours and the North pole gets 24 hours

Why is it important to know who Jerrie Cobb was? *

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We need to know about different people and provide representation for ALL of our students.

She was unfairly judged as a potential astronaut based on her gender.

She was an accomplished aviator who passed all of the same tests as male astronauts.

She was an accomplished mathematician at NASA during the Space Race.

Which best describes a lunar eclipse? *

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The Moon passes between the Sun and Earth

The Moon passes through the Earth's shadow

The Moon is at its furthest point away from the Sun

The Sun passes between the Moon and Earth

Once an asteroid passes through Earth's atmosphere and hits the surface, it is considered a: *

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Comet

Meteoroid

Meteor

Meteorite

In January, it is summer in Australia. *

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True

False

Not enough information to answer

If it is the Spring Equinox in Iowa City, how many hours of daylight does Pondicherry, India receive? *

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More than 12 hours

Less than 12 hours

12 hours

Not enough information

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