SCIENCE 5 & 6

4TH
GRADING PERIOD
I. Encircle letter of the correct answer.
1. It is the branch of science that deals 9. The most abundant type of galaxies.
with the study of stars and other bodies a. Spiral galaxies
in space. b. Barred Spiral galaxies
a. Astronomy c. Elliptical galaxies
b. Astrology d. Irregular galaxies
c. Geology 10. Which star is the brightest?
d. Meteorology a. With magnitude 0
2. The first man to use a telescope to b. With magnitude -2
observe heavenly bodies. c. With magnitude 1
a. Galileo Galilei d. With magnitude 2
b. Sir Isaac Newton 11. These are stars that pulsate ( expand
c. Edwin Hubble and contract ) from a day to several
d. Enrico Ferni days.
3. It is an instrument consists of special a. variable stars
mirrors and lenses that make distant b. Dwarf stars
objects appear bigger and closer. c. Giant stars
a. Telescope d. Distant stars
b. Spectrograph 12. It reflects what appears to be the star
c. Space probe brightness compare to another star that
d. Reflector is farther or closer to Earth.
4. Why do stars seem to twinkle? a. Absolute magnitude
a. Because their light passes through b. Apparent magnitude
different layers of air surrounding c. Parallax
the Earth. d. Luminosity
b. Because they move from one place 13. Why are constellations important?
to another. a. They help locate other stars.
c. Because of the great energy in b. They are useful in finding location.
them. c. They definitely affect the lives of
d. Because of their reflected light. people.
5. Which are the coolest stars? d. Both a and b
a. Red stars
b. Blue stars 14. Why are zodiac constellations
c. White stars considered important by ancient people?
d. Yellow stars a. They are found along the path of
6. What is our sun’s classification as a the sun as it travels across the sky.
star? b. They are the only constellations
a. Giant visible to us.
b. Neutron c. They are found at 500 longitude.
c. Supergiant d. They form the background of the
d. Medium-sized moon as it orbits around the sun.
7. In which galaxy is the solar system?
a. Andromeda Galaxy 15. It is made up of clouds of dust, gases
b. Large Magellanic Cloud and billions of stars. They appear as
c. Milky Way Galaxy hazy patches of light from great
d. D.M33 Galaxy distance.
8. The nearest star to Earth is ____ a. Constellation
a. Sun b. Galaxy
b. Antares c. Black hole
c. Betelguese d. Supernova
d. Sirius
16. Which observation is true about stars? c. They are very far from the
a. Stars vary in sizes. earth.
b. Stars are all big. d. All of the above.
c. Some stars are appear big, others 21. Why are stars distances measured in
appear small. light-years?
d. Both a and b a. The distance between stars and
stars from the earth are so great.
17. Which of the following best describes b. The distance are so wide that
the relationship between the brightness kilometers can be used.
of stars and their distance from earth? c. Stars are sometimes far and
a. Stars whether near or far from the earth sometimes near.
have the same brightness. d. Starlight travels in straight line.
b. Nearer stars appear brighter while far 22. Which is star is the brightest?
away stars look dimmer. a. Deneb with a distance of 1 600 light
c. The farther a star from the earth the years.
brighter it becomes. b. Canopus with a distance of 97 light
d. The distance of star from the earth does years.
not reflect is brightness. c. Betelguese with a distance of 520
18. The more _____ gas a star has the light years.
younger it is. d. Alpha Centauri with a distance of
a. Oxygen 4.3 light years.
b. Hydrogen 23. What is the total number of
c. Helium constellations recognized?
d. Nitrogen a. 88
19. One starry night Liza saw two blue b. 89
stars. One star appears brighter that the c. 108
other. Why do you think so? d. 98
a. The less bright star has low 24. A group of stars that forms a pattern in
temperature. the sky.
b. The brighter star is closer to the a. Constellation
earth. b. Organization
c. A dimmer star is very far from c. Association
the earth. d. Corporation
d. Answer b and c 25. A person who study stars and other
20. The sun is a star but it appears very big bodies in space.
and bright. Why are all stars appear as a. Astrologer
points of light in the night? b. Astronomer
a. They are very small. c. Meteorologist
b. They are less hot that the sun. d. Physician