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UNIT 2 The Exosphere. Basketball Review. QUESTION 1. What is at the center of a heliocentric universe? stars Sun Earth moon. QUESTION 2. The main direction of motion in our solar system is __________ . retrograde clockwise straight c ounter-clockwise. QUESTION 3.
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UNIT 2The Exosphere Basketball Review
QUESTION 1 • What is at the center of a heliocentric universe? • stars • Sun • Earth • moon
QUESTION 2 • The main direction of motion in our solar system is __________. • retrograde • clockwise • straight • counter-clockwise
QUESTION 3 • The tilt of Earth’s axis averages • 33° • 29.5° • 17° • 23.5°
QUESTION 4 • The first manned mission to land man on the moon was • Apollo 1 • Apollo 8 • Apollo 11 • Apollo 13
QUESTION 5 • The largest volcano in our solar system, Olympus Mons, exists on which Terrestrial planet? • Mercury • Venus • Earth • Mars
QUESTION 6 • Which of the following has the highest frequency, shortest wavelength, and most energy? • Radio waves • Ultraviolet radiation • Microwaves • Blue light
QUESTION 7 • Which of the following astronomers did not support a heliocentric view of the universe? • Brahe • Galileo • Aristarchus • Kepler
QUESTION 8 • A spinning top most closely resembles which motion of Earth? • rotation • revolution • precession • acceleration
QUESTION 9 • How much of the moon is always illuminated (lit) by the Sun? • 25% • 50% • 75% • 100%
QUESTION 10 • Which of the following men were not aboard the Apollo 11 mission? • Michael Collins • Alan Shepard • Buzz Aldrin • Neil Armstrong
QUESTION 11 • The Asteroid Belt is located between which two planets? • Earth and Mars • Jupiter and Saturn • Mars and Jupiter • Uranus and Neptune
QUESTION 12 • The seven spectral classes of stars are based primarily on the star’s • size • temperature • distance from Earth • density
QUESTION 13 • The next stage in our Sun’s life is • white dwarf • supernova • black hole • red giant
QUESTION 14 • The smaller, darker zone of full shadow is known as the • ecliptic • umbra • penumbra • reflection
QUESTION 15 • __________ is a Galilean moon of Jupiter believed to have a liquid ocean underneath of its icy surface. • Callisto • Ganymede • Io • Europa
QUESTION 16 • A star’s death is determined by its • temperature • location • mass • color
QUESTION 17 • What is the shell of gases, often emitted by a red giant star as it continues its death? • supernova • planetary nebula • black hole • solar flare
QUESTION 18 • Which of the following is not a type of galaxy? • elliptical • spherical • irregular • spiral