SNC1P Unit 4 - Space

Introductory Quiz and Preview of the Unit

1. Where have we traveled in space?

2. Where have robots and space probes been?

3. Where have our telescopes taken us?

1. Where have we been in space?

We have been to the Moon and the lower orbit of Earth.

2. Where have robots been?

• Robots have set down on the Moon, Venus and Mars.

• Robots have penetrated Jupiter’s clouds, flown by Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Mercury, Pluto, and the Sun

Mars Pathfinder rover

Voyager 1

3. Where have our telescopes taken us?

• to the stars

• to the edge of the universe

• to the beginning of time

4. Does the sun go around the Earth or does the Earth go around the sun?

The Earth goes around the sun – this is called a Heliocentric (sun centred) model.

5. How long does it take for the Earth-Sun system to orbit each other?

a) one day b) one month c) one year

c)

It takes one year for the Earth to orbit the sun.

6. Which travels faster? Light or Sound?

Light travels faster than sound.

3.0 x 108 m/s compared to 332 m/s

7. What is a light year? How would you calculate it?

A light-year is the distance light travels in a vacuum in one year.

3.0x108m/s x 365days x 24 hours x 60minutes x 60seconds

= 9.86x1015 km

8. List the planets in order starting closest to the sun.

8. The planets in order from the sun.

SUN – Mercury-Venus-Earth-Mars-Jupiter-Saturn-Uranus-Neptune

9. Could we live on any of the other planets?

• NO

• gases in atmosphere

• temperature

• liquid water

10. Which of the following dates would have the Sun above the horizon for the most hours here in Lindsay?

a) March 21b) June 22c) September 22d) December 23

11. In which direction is the Sun at noon in the winter?

a) East

b) Southeast

c) South

d) Southwest

e) West

13. Approximately how many hours of daylight do you get in the summer here

in Ontario?

a) Less than 12 hours

b) Exactly 12 hours

c) 12 to 16 hours

d) Over 16 hours

14. In which season can you see the Big Dipper?

a) Winter

b) Spring

c) Summer

d) Fall

e) All year

15. How much time is there between full Moons?

a) A day

b)A month

c) Three months

d) A year

Can you name any of

these astronauts?

Back Row – left to right

Col. Chris Hadfield (Mechanical Engineer, Test Pilot)

Dr. Dave Williams (Physician)

Dr. Steve MacLean (Physicist)

Front Row – left to right

Dr. Robert Thirsk (Mechanical Engineer, Physician)

Julie Payette (Electrical and Computer Engineer)

Mr. Bjarni Tryggvason (Airline Transport rated Pilot)