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Earth Science Chapter 22 Origin of Modern Astronomy
Earth Science Chapter 22 Origin of Modern Astronomy
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About how many different ways is the Earth moving right now
2
3
1
6
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The sidereal day is based on _______
Stars
Moon
Sun
Equinox
3
Which lunar phase is this?
First Quarter
Waning Gibbous
Last Quarter
Waning Crescent
4
One of the major contributions of this astronomer are his three laws of planetary motion
Kepler
Brahe
Galileo
Newton
5
The "Golden Age" of early astronomy (600 BC -150 AD) was centered in
France
Spain
America
Greece
6
The apparent westward drift of planets outside our orbit is called ____________.
Retromass Motion
Reconsealed Motion
Rastro Motion
Retrograde Motion
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How did maria originate?
Lava
Martians
Ejecta
Asteroid Impacts
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The lighter portions of the moon:
rilles
regolith
mare
highlands
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An astronomical unit is ________.
Earth-Sun Distance
Earth-Mars distance
Earth-Moon Distance
Sun to next closest star distance
10
The age of the Moon compared to the age of the Earth...?
Moon Younger
About the Same
Moon Older
11
The Greeks had a geocentric view of the universe, with the _____ in the center of it all
Sun
Earth
Celestial Sphere
Moon
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Which moon phase is this?
Waning Crescent
Waxing Cresent
Waxing Gibbous
Waning Gibbous
13
Type of eclipse?
Solar
Lunar
14
The motion that has the Earth's axis sweep out a cone in space is called
Perigee
Perihelion
Prescopic
Precession
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The astronomer that turned a telescope to the sky to see the moons of Jupiter and Sunspots
Ptolemy
Galileo
Kepler
Newton
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The point where the Earth is closest to the Sun is called
Aphelion
Perihelion
Perigee
Apogee
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The relationship between mass of bodies in the universe, their distance and the force between
Ptolemy
Brahe
Galileo
Newton
18
The astronomer credited with the idea of a heliocentric solar system is
Ptolemy
Copernicus
Newton
Brahe
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The darker portions of the moon
mare
ejecta
highlands
regolith
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The month that is associated with a phase to phase relationship is the
Sidereal Month
Synodic Month