GOOD LUCK!!!
Basic Astronomy students. Here is your final exam. To complete, copy the exam into a new PM. You will find a Written and then a Visual section. Make sure you complete it all to receive full points. Also make sure your answers are visible. I will not hunt for them. If I can't tell what the answer is you will not receive credit for that question.
Student Info
1.) Name:
2.) House:
3.) Year:
4.) Did you attend classes:
5.) Anything you would like to add:
Written Section
Truth or False (2 pts. each)1.) Venus is the largest of all planets
2.) Jupiter is one of the giant planets.
3.) Classical planets have been known since prehistorically times.
4.) Pluto was once a planet.
5.) There are 10 planets that make up the solar system.
Fill In the Blank (5 pts. each)1.) Comets sometimes fizzle out and become indistinguishable from _____.
2.) The giant planets are sometimes also referred to as _____.
3.) The _____ between Mars and Jupiter forms the boundary between the inner solar system and the outer solar system.
Multiple Choice (10 pts each)1.) The Inner Solar System contains:
(A) Mercury, Uranus, Mars, Earth, Sun
- (B) Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn, Sun
- (C) Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
- (D) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
- (E) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
2.) The Outer Solar System contains:
- (A) Mercury, Uranus, Mars, Earth, Sun
- (B) Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn, Sun
- (C) Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
- (D) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
- (E) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
3.) The Main asteroid belt lies between which orbits:
- (A) Sun and Neptune
- (B) Mars and Jupiter
- (C) Jupiter and Pluto
- (D) Earth and Neptune
- (E) Sun and Pluto
4.) Which planet is now classified as a dwarf planet:
- (A) Pluto
- (B) Sun
- (C) Mars
- (D) Earth
- (E) Jupiter
5.) Which of the following planets are NOT visible to the unaided eye:
- (A) Mars
- (B) Saturn
- (C) Venus
- (D) Mercury
- (E) Neptune
Visual Section
Below you will find 5 different constellation. You will need to provide the following for each.
- (A) Name of Constellation
- (B) Abbreviation of the name.
- (C) Genitive name
- (D) Translations:
- (E) When is it best seen?
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by Willow Kavanagh Tue Jun 02, 2009 2:29 pm
