Science Bowl Practice Questions Astronomy（天文科学碗实践问题）.pdf

Science Bowl Practice Questions Astronomy - 1 Science Bowl Practice Questions - Astronomy 1. Multiple Choice: The largest circular storm in our solar system is on the surface of which of the following planets? w) Jupiter x) Venus y) Uranus z) Earth ANSWER: W – JUPITER 2. Short Answer: The rapidly moving stream of charged particles that is being driven away from the sun is known as what? ANSWER: SOLAR WIND 3. Multiple Choice: The biggest asteroid known is: w) Vesta x) Icarus y) Ceres z) Eros ANSWER: Y – CERES 4. Multiple Choice: Rounded to the nearest day, the Mercurian year is equal to: w) 111 days x) 88 days y) 50 days z) 25 days ANSWER: X -- 88 DAYS 5. Multiple Choice: One of the largest volcanos in our solar system-if not the largest-is named Olympus Mons. This volcano is located on: w) Jupiters moon Callisto x) Venus y) Saturns moon Titan z) Mars ANSWER: Z – MARS 6. Short Answer: One of the largest volcanos in our solar system, if not the largest, is named Olympus Mons. Name the planet which has the volcano. ANSWER: MARS Science Bowl Practice Questions Astronomy - 2 7. Multiple Choice: One Jupiter day is equal to which of the following? w) 30 hrs 40 min x) 9 hrs 50 min y) 3 hrs 20 min z) 52 hrs 10 min ANSWER: X -- 9 HRS 50 MIN 8. Multiple Choice: The time interval between two successive occurrences of a specific type of alignment of a planet (or the moon) with the sun and the earth is referred to as: w) a conjunction x) an opposition y) a sidereal period z) a synodic period. ANSWER: Z -- A SYNODIC PERIOD (conjunction and opposition are names of specific configurations) 9. Short Answer: During the period between 1979 and 1998, what is the farthest planet from the sun? ANSWER: NEPTUNE 10. Multiple Choice: Of the following four times, which one best repre