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Astronomy Essay Questions

The document contains a series of astronomy questions for students, including multiple choice and extended response questions. Topics covered include the formation of the Moon, meteorites, asteroid impacts, and the differences between theories and hypotheses. The total marks for the questions amount to 21.

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Astronomy Essay Questions

The document contains a series of astronomy questions for students, including multiple choice and extended response questions. Topics covered include the formation of the Moon, meteorites, asteroid impacts, and the differences between theories and hypotheses. The total marks for the questions amount to 21.

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European

International
Department of
School
of Barcelona Science

Astronomy questions

Answer the following questions in this file.

Questions 1 to 4 are multiple choice. Highlight the right answer in bold. Each correct
answer is worth 1 mark.

1. Name the theory that is the most likely explanation for the formation of the
Moon.

a) Capture
b) Collision
c) Co-formation
d) Combustion

2. Name the type of force that causes most of the rock in a meteor to burn away
before it collides with Earth.l

a) Gravity
b) Magnesium
c) Combustion
d) Friction

3. Which of the following can be caused by an asteroid colliding with Earth?

a) Tsunami
b) Climate change
c) High winds
d) All of the above

4. Name the process that takes place within a star to produce light and infra-red
radiation.

a) Ionisation
b) Nuclear fission
c) Nuclear fusion
d) Radioactivity
European
International
Department of
School
of Barcelona Science

Following questions are extended questions. Write your answers under the right
heading. Their marks are written to the right of the questions.

5. Suggest why we may never know for certain how the Moon formed.

(2 marks)
6. In the future, it is expected that humans will build places to live on the Moon.
Suggest three problems that humans will have to overcome to do this.

(3 marks)
7. Explain why a meteorite is much smaller than the meteor it came from.

(1 mark)
8. The Chicxulub crater is likely to have been formed by the impact of an
asteroid. Describe three other effects of such an impact.

(3 marks)
9. Describe the difference between a theory and a hypothesis.

(1 mark)
10. Use the words in the word bank to complete the following sentences. Some
words may not be used.
meteor asteroid gravity crater rock
a) Asteroids are objects in space which are made out of ____________.
b) Some asteroids can be pulled towards the Earth by the force of
__________.
c) Once an asteroid enters the Earth’s atmosphere it becomes a
__________, which may collide with the Earth’s surface to make a hole
in the ground known as a _____________.
(4 marks)
11. Explain how a new star forms.

(1 mark)
12. List two pieces of evidence that support the Alvarez hypothesis.

(2 marks)
TOTAL MARKS: 21

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