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7th Grade Earth Science Intro to Astronomy review
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1
According to _________, the Earth is the center of the universe.
None of the above
Galileo's theory
Copernicus's theory
Ptolomaic theory
2
The star located at 23 h and -30
o
is circled in
purple
green
blue
red
3
An eclipse occurs
on the summer solstice
when the sun, Earth and moon are in a line
when the planets are all in a line
on the longest day of the year
4
Which of the following civilizations directly affected the development of our modern calendar?
Polynesians
Romans
Mayans
Chinese
5
The _________ is the apparent path of the sun across the celestial sphere.
zenith
celestial equator
vernal equinox
ecliptic
6
Telescopes that work grounded on the Earth include all of the following except
reflecting telescopes
refracting telescopes
radio telescopes
X-ray telescopes
7
Right ascension is a measure of how far east an object in the sky is from
Venus
the moon
the vernal equinox
the observer
8
Copernicus's theory was unpopular when he first proposed it because he stated that the sun was
a source of energy
the center of the solar system
an average star
about 93 million miles away
9
The stars that you see in the sky depend on
your latitude
the time of year
the time of night
All of the above
10
Ursa Minor and Ursa Major are examples of
galaxies
constellations
radiation detectors
small and big telescopes
11
_________ is the measure how far north or south an object is from the celestial equator.
altitude
right ascension
declination
elevation
12
Which of these would be shorter if Earth rotated faster?
weeks
years
days
months
13
The names of constellations do not vary from culture to culture.
WRONG!
Yepers!
14
The human eye can detect all forms of radiation.
No way!
Yes it can!
15
Which of these is not evidence that ancient civilizations studied astronomy?
Mayan Buildings
Greek sea maps
Stones at Nabta
Stonehenge
16
An advantage of reflecting telescopes over refracting telescopes is that
flaws in the glass do not affect the incoming light
mirrors only reflect some colors of light for better focus
they use lenses to focus light
mirror sizes are all the same for ease of use
17
Circumpolar stars can be seen all night long during the entire year because they are
circular in appearance
the brightest stars
magnetically polar
above the Earth's axes
18
A gamma ray telescope is not used on Earth because gamma rays are
distorted by the Earth's winds
very dangerous to humans
destroyed by the Earth's magnetic field
blocked by the Earth's atmosphere.
19
Kepler found that the sun
is not the exact center of a planet's orbit
eclipses with the moon
has sunspots
is the exact center of the universe
20
What makes it hard to view stars from Earth?
All of the above
Water Vapor
Light pollution
The atmosphere
21
It takes 34 years for light from a star to reach us, how far away is the star?
34 star years
34 light years
34 miles
34 km
22
The altitude of an object in the sky is its angular distance
from the zenith
from the north celestial pole
above the horizon
from the prime meridian
23
What are most calendars based on?
When it gets hot and cold
Ancient myths.
The positions of the sun and the moon.
The spin of the earth.
24
What was Copernicus's Theory about the structure of the universe?
The sun is the center and everything revolves around it.
The moon is the center and everything revolves around it.
The earth is the center and everything revolves around it.
Earth is the center. But the planets revolve around the sun.
25
In ancient civilizations, studying the sky was mainly used to
keep track of the seasons
predict the end of the universe
understand the universe
understand the gods
26
A reflecting telescope collects and focuses ___________ using _____________.
visible light, mirrors
all radiation, mirrors
visible light, lenses
all radiation, lenses
27
The length of the day is based on
the rotation of the moon on its axis
the Earth orbiting the sun
the moon orbiting the Earth
the rotation of the Earth on its axis
28
Which of the following is true about X ray and radio radiation from objects in space?
Separate space based telescopes are needed to observe each.
Both can be observed with the same telescope
Separate Earth based telescopes are needed to observe each.
Separate telescopes are needed, but one must be in space.
29
The first person to explain why planets orbit the sun was
Kepler
Galileo
Copernicus
Newton
30
Astronomers divide the sky into
zeniths
galaxies
phases
constellations
31
Each time Earth orbits the sun, another _________ has passed.
day
month
hour
year
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The first scientist to successfully use a telescope to observe the night sky was
Galileo
Herschel
Kepler
Tycho
