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Astronomy Test Review 6th grade Earth Science
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1
The time it takes for earth to REVOLVE around the sun.
One Month
24 hours
One year
One season
2
What is inertia?
Tendency of an object to resist change in motion
Tendency of an object to revolve in an oval
Tendency of an object to attract to another object
Tendency of an object to revolve in a circle
3
If the earth's gravity was stronger what would happen to the moon over time?
The moon would fall into earth
the moon would escape into space
The earth would escape into space
The earth would fall into the moon
4
What amount of time does it take for the earth to make one full ROTATION on it's axis?
One day
One week
One season
One year
5
The idea that the solar system revolved around the earth is called?
Astrocentric Theory
Geocentric Theory
Heliocentric Theory
Suncentric Theory
6
What is the difference between a meteor and a meteorite?
Meteors hit the earth
Meteorites are bigger
Meteorites hit the earth
Meteors are bigger
7
Why do the sun and the moon appear to be the same size in our sky?
Because they are the same size
The moon is further away than the sun
Because the sun is on fire and looks smaller
the sun is further away than the moon
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Edwin Hubble discovered that the universe is expanding, what theory does this fact support?
Big Bang Theory
Gravitational pull theory
Geocentric Theory
Heleocentric Theory
9
What part of the lunar cycle do you see the light of the moon decreasing?
new moon
Waning
Waxing
full moon
10
What keeps the earth in orbit around the sun?
Sun gravity and earth inertia
sun mass and earth gravity
earth gravity and sun inertia
earth mass and sun gravity
11
Eclipses do not happen every month, why not?
Sometimes the earth is in the way
Sometimes the moon is not shining
Sometimes the sun is not shining
Sometimes the earth moon and sun don't line up perfectly.
12
What part of the lunar cycle do you see the light of the moon increasing?
New Moon
Waxing
Full Moon
Waning
13
What affects the gravity between objects?
distance and mass of the larger object only
mass and distance
weight and distance
weight and velocity
14
Solar Eclipses only happen during which moon phase?
Full Moon
Waxing Gibbous
New Moon
Waning Gibbous
15
What answer has the objects in order from LARGEST to smallest?
Universe, galaxy, solar system, sun planet
Solar System, galaxy, sun, universe, planet
galaxy, universe, solar system, sun, planet
planet, galaxy, universe, solar system, sun
16
What is the current theory that all planets revolve around the sun?
Astrocentric Theory
Heleocentric Theory
Suncentric Theory
Geocentric Theory
17
What is the waxing moon phase when 1/2 of the moon light can be seen?
3rd quarter
waxing cresent
1st quarter
waxing gibbous
18
The tilt of 23.5° of the earth on it's axis causes what to happen throughout the year?
Day and Night
Leap year
Global warming
Seasons to change
19
What has gravity?
rocks
anything in middle school
everything in the universe
all of the above
20
Which of the following is a characteristic of a comet?
It burns in our atmoshphere
its a space rock
Its a shooting star
Its made of ice and dust
