Physics: Astronomy
Test Quiz
1. What area of science does astronomy study?
a. The human body
b. The Earth's atmosphere
c. Outer space
d. Life on planet Earth
e. The Earth's core
2. What invention helped scientists to get a closer look at the planets and stars?
a. Telegraph
b. Telescope
c. Microscope
d. Telephone
e. Television
3. What scientist explained the physics of the solar system including gravity?
a. Isaac Newton
b. Albert Einstein
c. Galileo Galilei
d. Thomas Edison
e. Johannes Kepler
4. What scientist described how the planets orbited the sun?
a. Isaac Newton
b. Albert Einstein
c. Galileo Galilei
d. Thomas Edison
e. Johannes Kepler
5. What scientist made major improvements to the telescope and discovered the four major satellites of Jupiter?
a. Isaac Newton
b. Albert Einstein
c. Galileo Galilei
d. Thomas Edison
e. Johannes Kepler
6. What area of astronomy studies the planets, moons, asteroids, and comets?
a. Observational astronomy
b. Theoretical astronomy
c. Solar astronomy
d. Planetary astronomy
e. Stellar astronomy
7. What area of astronomy studies the Sun?
a. Observational astronomy
b. Theoretical astronomy
c. Solar astronomy
d. Planetary astronomy
e. Stellar astronomy
8. What area of astronomy makes visual observations of objects in space?
a. Observational astronomy
b. Theoretical astronomy
c. Solar astronomy
d. Planetary astronomy
e. Stellar astronomy
9. What area of astronomy studies the stars and how they were formed?
a. Observational astronomy
b. Theoretical astronomy
c. Solar astronomy
d. Planetary astronomy
e. Stellar astronomy
10. What area of astronomy uses mathematical models to describe objects in space?
a. Observational astronomy
b. Theoretical astronomy
c. Solar astronomy
d. Planetary astronomy
e. Stellar astronomy
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