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Earth Science Chapter 22
Earth Science Chapter 22
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Early Astronomy
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1
Earth's axis slowly points in a different direction, a movement known as
procession
precession
shimmy
twerking
2
The Earth has seasons because
of Moon's gravity
the Earth is round
the Earth has a solid core
the Earth is tilted
3
The Earth is how old?
4.5 trillion years old
45 years old
4,500,000,000 years old
4,500,000 years old
4
Terrestrial planets are
mostly found in the outer solar system
mostly found in the inner solar system
bigger than earth
Gas giants
5
Which was NOT discovered by Galileo?
the two moons of Mars
sunspots
mountains on the moon
Jupiter's moons
6
The Moon's period of rotation takes
27 1/3 days
1 day
12 hours
2 weeks
7
Aphelion means
Farthest from sun
Closest to moon
Farthest from moon
Closest to sun
8
The upper row of moon phases is called
waning
waxing
weirding
whining
9
Our solar system formed from a nebular cloud.
True
False
10
The first astronomer to propose a sun centered solar system was
Copernicus
Kepler
Ptolemy
Galileo
11
Which statement supports the giant-impact hypothesis of the Moon's formation?
The Moon is covered with craters
The Moon has no mantle
The Moon lacks a sizable iron core
The Moon's surface changes over time
12
This picture shows a
solar eclipse
precession
waning moon
lunar eclipse
13
The Moon's period of revolution equals
1 month
2 weeks
24 hours
27 1/3 days
14
The Moon and Earth
hate each other
are about the same age
are the same size
love each other
15
Who was the first to accurately measure the circumference of the earth?
Copernicus
Aristotle
Eratosthenes
Ptolemy
16
Lunar maria formed from
rays
ancient water erosion
basaltic lava
lunar regolith
17
Perigee means
farthest from Moon
closest to Sun
farthest from Sun
closest to Moon
18
Your teacher's name is spelled
Methany
MatheneDawg
Matheny
Matheney
19
The sun's source of energy is
fusion
fission
friction
function
20
Which ancient astronomer developed the geocentric model of the universe?
Ptolemy
Einstein
Newton
Galelio
