Astronomy 2017

Question 1

Which planet is the least dense

Accepted Answer

Saturn

Question 2

Does a Solar or Lunar Eclipse occur when the new moon passes directly between the Earth and Sun

Accepted Answer

Solar

Question 3

Why do we see phases of the moon during a month?

Accepted Answer

We see only the part that is reflecting sunlight

Question 4

What causes the apparent movement of object across the sky during a day or night on Earth

Accepted Answer

Rotation of Earth on its axis

Question 5

When the moon casts a shadow on Earth would it be considered a Solar or Lunar Eclipse?

Accepted Answer

Solar

Question 6

Which moon phases would occur after a Full Moon?

Accepted Answer

Waning Gibbious

Question 7

What is a Revolution?

Accepted Answer

The way the Earth moves around the Sun

Question 8

This object orbits the Sun. has a nucleus of ice and dust and and a "tail" of gas and dust

Accepted Answer

Comet

Question 9

What word describes the apparent size of the moon decreasing?

Accepted Answer

Waning

Question 10

Is a Solar or Lunar Eclipse hazardous to the eyes?

Accepted Answer

Solar

Question 11

Which Moon phase would occur after 3rd Quarter?

Accepted Answer

Waning Crescent

Question 12

How would the Earth-Sun system be affected if Earth started going faster around the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Earth would travel away from the sun

Question 13

Which moon phase would occur after a New Moon?

Accepted Answer

Waxing Crescent

Question 14

The ____ is the shortest day of the year.

Accepted Answer

Winter Solstice

Question 15

Seasons are caused by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

The tilt of the Earth on its Axis

Question 16

Which dwarf planet is found near the asteroid belt.

Accepted Answer

Ceres

Question 17

This small, irregular shaped object is usually larger than 1 km and orbits the Sun

Accepted Answer

Asteroid

Question 18

Do a Solar or Lunar Eclipse last for hours?

Accepted Answer

Lunar

Question 19

During _______ in the northern hemisphere the North Pole is tilted toward the Sun

Accepted Answer

Summer

Question 20

Which planet should we be most thankful for?

Accepted Answer

Earth

Question 21

In June in the Northern Hemisphere the sun would be ______ in the sky

Accepted Answer

High

Question 22

Which planet has no natural moons?

Accepted Answer

Venus

Question 23

What do objects that have more mass also have more of?

Accepted Answer

Gravity

Question 24

How many days would pass between a New Moon and a Full Moon

Accepted Answer

14

Question 25

How would the Earth-Sun system be affected if Earth started going slower around the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Earth would fall into the Sun

Question 26

What word describes the apparent size of the moon increasing?

Accepted Answer

Waxing

Question 27

If the moon is lit up on the right side is it waxing or waning?

Accepted Answer

Waxing

Question 28

In December in the Northern Hemisphere the sun would be ______ in the sky

Accepted Answer

Low

Question 29

The earth experiences seasons because _______

Accepted Answer

Earth's Tilt on its axis

Question 30

This object is smaller than an Asteroid but made of the same stuff

Accepted Answer

Meteroid

Question 31

When a full moon moves through Earth's shadow would it be considered a Solar or Lunar Eclipse?

Accepted Answer

Lunar

Question 32

What holds the planets in their obits around the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Gravity

Question 33

Why does the moon appear to move across the sky during the night?

Accepted Answer

Earth rotates on its axis

Question 34

The ____ is the longest day of the year.

Accepted Answer

Summer Solstice

Question 35

Which two things are the amount of gravitational pull of a planet affected by?

Accepted Answer

Mass and Distance

Question 36

Which Moon phase would occur after 1st Quarter?

Accepted Answer

Waxing Gibbious

Question 37

Does a Solar or Lunar Eclipse last for only a few minutes?

Accepted Answer

Solar

Question 38

During _______ in the northern hemisphere the North Pole is tilted away from the Sun

Accepted Answer

Winter

Question 39

The ____ is the day when there are equal hours of daylight and darkness on Earth

Accepted Answer

Equinox

Question 40

This is the reason pluto in no longer considered a planet.

Accepted Answer

It has not cleared its orbit

Astronomy 2017

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Astronomy 2017

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