Chapters 1-8 Final Review

Question 1

The density of the Jovian planets is less or more than the density of earth.

Answer 1

less

Question 2

Tye type of telescope that uses a glass lens to focus light is a ___.

Answer 2

refractor

Question 3

A large hurricane has been raging on Jupiter for over 400 years. It can be seen through an Earth-based telescope and is known as ___.

Answer 3

The Great Red Spot

Question 4

The time from new moon to new moon is ___.

Answer 4

29.5 days

Question 5

List the letters that make the mnemonic (memory aid) to name the planets in order from the sun. You can write the mnemonic if you prefer.

Answer 5

M,V,E,M,J,S,U,N (or My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos)

Question 6

How does the orbital period of the planets correlate to distance from the sun?

Answer 6

The farther the planet is from the sun, the longer it takes to orbit the sun.

Question 7

What caused the delay in the eclipse of Io by Jupiter observed by Ole Roemer?

Answer 7

the time for light to travel from Jupiter to Earth

Question 8

The brightest object in the sky other than the sun and moon is ___.

Answer 8

Venus

Question 9

The Hubble Space Telescope has a mirror ___ in diameter.

Answer 9

8 feet

Question 10

What is unusual about the tilt of Uranus?

Answer 10

Uranus is tilted almost 90 degrees, as if it were a barrel rolling around the sun.

Question 11

Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto using a device called a ___ comparator.

Answer 11

blink

Question 12

___ discovered the moons of Jupiter.

Answer 12

Galileo

Question 13

The diameter of the moon is about __ the diameter of the earth.

Answer 13

¼

Question 14

List the five planets that can be seen with unaided eyes:

Answer 14

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

Question 15

Astronomy photographs are often printed upside-down to match ___.

Answer 15

the inverted image seen in the telescope

Question 16

An eclipse of the sun can take place only when the moon is ___ the earth and the ___.

Answer 16

between; sun

Question 17

___ gives Mars its red color

Answer 17

Iron oxide

Question 18

List the first four terrestial planets in order from the sun:

Answer 18

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Question 19

The average distance from the earth to the sun is ___ miles.

Answer 19

93,000,000

Question 20

The first moon landing was in what location on the moon?

Answer 20

Sea of Tranquility

Question 21

The average distance from the earth to the moon is ___ miles.

Answer 21

240,000 miles

Question 22

In addition to magnification, another purpose of a telescope is to ___ light.

Answer 22

gather

Question 23

Which is larger, Earth or Mars?

Answer 23

Earth