Space Science Test 1 Review

One Astronomical Unit is the distance from the Sun to Earth. So, 1 AU =   ?

Either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the equator.

The region of space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in which most asteroids are located.

At which point are we experiencing summer in the Northern Hemisphere?

The apparent motion of objects in the sky depends on the motions of ___________.

True or false:  Different cultures have identified the same constellations.

True or false:  Stars are made up mostly of Hydrogen and Oxygen.

What is another word for 'revolution'?

Giant balls of hot gas--mainly Hydrogen and Helium. Our sun is an example of this.

What is the correct order of the 8 declared planets in our solar system?

What is the correct order of the seasons, starting with winter?

This causes Earth's seasons.

The "Sun-centered" model of the universe first proposed by Copernicus was/is called..

This causes night and day for Earth.

'Vernal' Equinox means..

You can match the constellations to your location and the season using a _____________.

Each of the two times of the year when the sun’s rays are level to the earth's equator.

At which point are we experiencing winter in the Northern Hemisphere?

Earth revolves..

Saturn is famous for its pretty ______, which are made up of many ice particles, rocks, & dust.

The belief that Earth is the center of the universe. This was called the..

Earth's orbit around the sun. It takes Earth roughly 365 days.

Earth spins from..

We live in the __________________ Hemisphere (the United States).

An object that orbits the sun and is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity.

The imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and poles, tilted at 23.5 degrees.

Earth rotates..

This characteristic of Jupiter is visible from space. It is an on-going storm.

When it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, it is winter...

The moon is Earth's only natural _____________.

At which point are we experiencing fall/autumn in the Northern Hemisphere?

Earth's orbit  is slightly elongated circle, or ________________.

Astronomers use this unit to measure the distance from the sun to a planet.

At which point are we experiencing spring in the Northern Hemisphere?

Objects in the sky appear to move from..

A body that orbits a planet.