Ministry of Higher Education &Scientific Research Stage: MSc.

University of Wasit \ College of Science Subject: - English

Dept. of Physics Time: - 3 Hours

Final Exam 2019-2020, 1st Semester, 1st Attempt

Notice: Answer all questions (10 Marks Each)

Q1- Read the passage then answer the following questions. (Five Only)

The Solar System

The solar system is the Sun and the objects that travel around it. The Earth is
part of the solar system because it also travels around the sun.

The Sun is a star similar to the other stars in the sky but it is much closer to the
Earth. The Sun is mostly a big ball of gases composed mainly of hydrogen and
helium.

There are seven other planets that travel around the sun, too. These planets, in
order, include Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
Earth is located between Venus and Mars. The path the planets use when
traveling around the sun is oval-shaped and is called its orbit. Each of the
planets in the solar system take a different amount of time to orbit or travel
around the Sun.

The planet Earth takes 365 days or one year to orbit the Sun. The other planets
take more or less time to orbit the Sun. It takes Mercury less than two months or
88 days to travel around the Sun. It is the shortest time compared to the other
planets. The planet taking the longest time to go around the Sun is Neptune. It
takes Neptune almost 165 years to travel around the Sun.

The planets of the solar system are also a variety of sizes and are made up of
different substances. The largest planet in the solar system is Jupiter. Over 1,000
Earths could fill the size of Jupiter. The smallest planet is Mercury, which is also
the closest planet to the Sun. Earth and Venus are similar in size to each other.

The four inner planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are made of rock
containing many different minerals. The four outer planets, Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus, and Neptune are mostly made up of different gases. Jupiter is mainly
helium, hydrogen, and water. The four outer planets also have rings that encircle
them with Saturn having the most rings.

Other objects in space include the moons of six planets. A moon is a celestial
object (object in space) that orbits another body in space. There are
approximately 173 moons throughout the solar system. Earth has a single moon,
Ministry of Higher Education &Scientific Research Stage: MSc.

University of Wasit \ College of Science Subject: - English

Dept. of Physics Time: - 3 Hours

Final Exam 2019-2020, 1st Semester, 1st Attempt

Mercury and Venus have none, and the planet with the most moons is Jupiter
with 63. Not far behind Jupiter is Saturn with 62 moons.

The asteroid belt is another object in the solar system. The asteroid belt is
approximately located between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. The
asteroid belt contains irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids which are
believed to be left over from the beginning of the solar system 4.6 billion years
ago. The objects are rocky and irregular in shape, and some may be hundreds of
miles across, but most of the asteroids are very small.

In summary, the solar system is the Sun and the objects that travel around it
including the eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus, and Neptune. Each of the planets follow an oval-shaped path around the
Sun which is called the planet's orbit. Many of the planets also have moons
which are celestial objects that orbit another body in space. Finally, there is also
an asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter containing irregularly shaped
objects called asteroids.

1) The Sun and the objects that travel around it is called

A: planets B: The solar system C: Moons D: The asteroid belt

2) What is the difference between the Sun and the other stars of the universe?

A: The sun is much farther away B: The sun shines brighter

C: The sun is closer to the Earth D: The sun is much larger

3) Which of the following shows the correct order of the inner planets?

A: Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars B: Mars, Mercury, Venus, Earth

C: Venus, Mars, Erath, Mercury D: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

4) Which of the following the correct order of the outer planets?

A: Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus B: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

C: Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune D: Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn

University of Wasit \ College of Science Subject: - English

Dept. of Physics Time: - 3 Hours

Final Exam 2019-2020, 1st Semester, 1st Attempt

5) Which of the following is the definition of an asteroid?

A: Irregularly shaped bodies which are believed to be left over from the
beginning of the solar system

B: Celestial objects that orbits another body in space

C: Similar to stars in the sky but they are much closer to the Earth

D: The name of the rings encircling several planets of the solar system

6) Which of the following shows the smallest and largest planets of the solar
system?

A: Mercury and Saturn B: Venus and Earth

C: Mercury and Jupiter D: Saturn and Jupiter

Q2- Match each word to its synonym.

A B

Big beautiful

Pretty Little

Happy Large

Small Damp

Wet Begin

Start Glad

Q3- Combine the sentences with the words given. (Five Only)
1- I don’t like running. I like swimming. ( but )
2- I got up late. I didn’t miss the bus. ( however )
3- We fed the cat. It wasn’t hungry. ( although )
Ministry of Higher Education &Scientific Research Stage: MSc.

University of Wasit \ College of Science Subject: - English

Dept. of Physics Time: - 3 Hours

Final Exam 2019-2020, 1st Semester, 1st Attempt

4- He bought a new car. It was very expensive. ( although )

Q4- What is the refractive Index?

Q5- Explain the magnetic rigidity briefly.

Q6- Write no less 100 words about one of the following topics.

Principles of condensed matter physics

Examiner All the best of luck

Dr- Khudhair Abbas