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Fifth Year Exam
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Section I. Multiple Choice 2 points each

1.) Johannes Kepler derived the term satellite from the Latin word satelles, meaning:
A. attendant
B. companion
C. guard
D. all the above

2.) Which is not a type of lunar eclipse?
A. Partial Lunar Eclipse
B. Umbra Lunar Eclipse
C. Penumbra Lunar Eclipse
D. Total Lunar Eclipse

3.) Meteors with a visible burn in the atmosphere can be as small as:
A. 10cm
B. 15cm
C. 20cm
D. 50cm

4.) Titan has rivers and lake of what elements:
A. ethane
B. methane
C. nitrogen
D. A and B

5.) Enceladus is one of the brightest objects in the Solar System due to its:
A. Sandy Surface
B. Icy Surface
C. Water Surface
D. White cloudy Atmosphere

Section II. Full Sentence Answers 2 points each

6.) A comet is basically a giant _____.

7.) Jupiter alone has at least __ visible with our telescopes and Saturn __ moons.

8.) During the Waxing Gibbous the moon appears to be ____.

9.) A Solar Eclipse is when the ___ shadow blocks the ___.

10.) A Lunar Eclipse is when the __ shadow blocks the ___.

Section III. Question from previous years 2 points each

11.) Asteroids are rocky objects and their makeups include variations of:[/JUSTIFY]
A. carbon, dirt, and frozen metals.
B. metal, aster, frozen water.
C. carbon, hydrogen, oxygen.
D. carbon, metals and frozen water .

12.) What is a Neutron Star?
A. A brand new just forming star.
B. A star left over from a massive star’s death.
C. A black hole.
D. A very large star.

13.) Asteroid literally means __-__.

14.) The Keel used to be a part of a larger constellation called: __.

15.) The North Star is in the constellation the Little Dipper, technically called __ ___.

Section IV. Essay: Answer the following question in essay format. 15 points (Five sentences is sufficient.)
Write an essay about any of Jupiter’s moons. Include: the main materials present on the moon, how far it is from Jupiter and other additional information from your studies. (Please include your source.)
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Answers:
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3.) ___
4.) ___
5.) ___
6.) ___
7.) ___
8.) ___
9.) ___
10.) ___
11.) ___
12.) ___
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14.) __
15.) ___
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Section I. Multiple Choice 2 points each

1.) Light is emitted from this layer in the Sun/on Stars:
A. Corona
B. Photosphere
C. Convection Zone
D. The Core

2.) A GRB stands for:
A. Great-Ray Burst
B. Gamma-Ray Burst
C. Gamma-Ray Beam
D. Gemma-Ray Beam

3.) A Solar Flare is:
A. a sudden increase in the light near the Sun’s surface.
B. an outburst of core materials on the Sun.
C. the Sun’s atmosphere expands
D. a new Star breaking off from the Sun.

4.) The short GRB’s are the power of a ____ combined into twin rays.
A. Hyperstar
B. White Dwarf
C. Mininova
D. Supernova

5.) The Planet with the most moons is:
A. Jupiter
B. Saturn
C. Neptune
D. Pluto

6.) What is a Neutron Star?
A. A brand new just forming star.
B. A star left over from a massive star’s death.
C. A black hole.
D. A very large star.

7.) Asteroids are rocky objects and their makeups include variations of:
A. carbon, dirt, and frozen metals.
B. metal, aster, frozen water.
C. carbon, hydrogen, oxygen.
D. carbon, metals and frozen water .

Section II. Full Sentence Answers 2 points each

8.) The first distant Gamma-ray bursts were discovered by _ scientists in the year _.

9.) A Pulsar and a GRB are similar because:___.

10.) Enceladus is one of the brightest objects in the Solar System due to its __.

11.) During the Sun’s death the __ will collapse and the ___ with expand.

12.) The Zodiac constellations are important because they are along the path of the sun which is1 called the ___.

13.) A Solar Eclipse is when the _ shadow blocks the _.

14.) Pluto is the most distant planet from the Earth and is __AUs from the Sun.

15.) The Celestial sphere is an imaginary sphere of which the _ is the _ and on which all celestial objects are considered to sit.

Section III. Essay: Answer the following question in essay format. 15 points (Five sentences is sufficient.)

Write an essay about a topic from the following list (include source material):
GRB’s/Blackhole birth
Star’s composition
Solar Flares/Sunspots

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Seventh Year Exam
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