Science 9: Solar Exploration Quiz

Name: ________________________ Date: _____________________

Stem 1- Stem 2- Stem 3- Stem 4-

Stem 3 is being evaluated throughout this whole quiz.

1. The Doppler effect can be applied to sound or light. What is the Doppler
effect and what does it tell us about a star? (Stem 1)

2. Describe two challenges astronauts in space face and how these

challenges have been combatted. (Stem 4)

3. Research is underway to allow rockets to travel to further planets and

galaxies. What are two of the scientific advances of rockets being
explored by astronauts? Explain. (Stem 1)
4. What are the differences and similarities between an artificial satellite
and a natural satellite? (Stem 1)

5. List the five most common types of satellites. For two of them give an
example of how we use the satellite. (Stem 4)

6. At any point in time how many satellites are used to find a GPS users
exact location _____. (Stem 1)

7. List the planets from closest to furthest from the Sun: (Stem 1)

a. Choose a planet and explain if life could exist on that planet.

(Stem 2)
8. Explain the advantages and disadvantages radio telescopes have over
optical telescopes. (Stem 1)

9. Explain interferometry. (Stem 1)

10. Explain altitude and azimuth. (Stem 1)

11. The Electromagnetic Spectrum is a spectrum of visible and non-visible

energy. What are two types of non-visible energy? Give an example of
how theyre used. (Stem 1)

12. Give the stages in the lifecycle of our star. (Stem 1)

 13. Mary is visiting her friend in Vancouver. Her friend took her to the pier and
she noticed a lighthouse in the distance. She decided to find the distance
using triangulation. What was Marys baseline and how far was the
lighthouse from her? (Stem 2)

14.
a. Why did early cultures believe in the geocentric model? (Stem 1)

b. What made scientists believe that the geocentric model was

incorrect? (Stem 1)