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1
Which planet is considered Earth's sister planet?
Jupiter
Venus
Mercury
Mars
2
What is being shown in the diagram below?
Solstice
Solar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse
Equinox
3
During which of these phases of the moon will tides be the highest?
crescent moon
full moon
quarter moon
gibbous moon
4
Which planets are the "Gas Giants" because they are large, made of gas, and no solid surface?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus
5
What invention in the 1600's proved the Heliocentric Theory to be correct?
telescope
rocket
satalite
computer
6
Which of the following best describes the correct phases of the moon?
waning gibbous, waxing crescent, full moon, new moon
waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon
first quarter, waxing gibbous, waxing crescent, new moon
new moon, waxing crescent, waning gibbous, full moon
7
What shape is the Milky Way?
Circular
Disk
Eliptical
Spiral
8
Who used a telescope to prove the Heliocentric theory by observing moons around Jupiter?
Newton
Copernicus
Galileo
Ptolemy
9
What to does Heliocentric mean?
Helium centered
Earth centered
Heat centered
Sun centered
10
Where is the asteroid belt located?
Between Earth and Mars
Between Mars and Jupiter
Between Jupiter and Saturn
Between Neptune and Pluto
11
Which phases occur when the size of the sunlit side of the moon seen from Earth is shrinking?
Crescent
Gibbous
Waxing
Wanning
12
When we are having summer, people in the Southern Hemisphere are having
fall
summer
winter
spring
13
Which part of Earth has little or no change in temperature from season to season?
the Southern hemisphere
the part near the equator
the part near the poles
the Northern hemisphere
14
What causes seasons on Earth?
solar flares
distance from Sun
speed of rotation
tilt of its axis
15
Which planet is the smallest?
Earth
Mercury
Mars
Neptune
16
Which galaxy do we live in?
Milky Way
Solar System
Orion
Andromeda
17
What season is it when Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun in June, July, & August?
fall
summer
spring
winter
18
What is being shown in the diagram below?
Lunar Elipse
Full Moon
Equinox
Solar Eclipse
19
What are large chunks of ice and dust that exist deep in space?
dwarf planets
asteroids
meteors
comets
20
What is the shortest day of the year?
Autumnal Equinox
Spring Equinox
Summer Solstice
Winter Solstice
21
In the image below which is phase of the moon is number three?
Third Quarter
Waxing crescent
Full Moon
First Quarter
22
What is the main cause of ocean tides?
temperature
Earth's revolution
gravity
wind
23
What causes the Sun to apear to rise and set?
The Sun's revolution
The Sun's rotation
Earth's revolution
Earth's rotation
24
As comets move near the sun what begins to form as their frozen gases begin to melt?
meteors
a nucleus
a tail
explosions
25
Which planet has the most spectacular rings or any planet?
Uranus
Saturn
Jupiter
Neptune
26
Solstices occur in
spring and summer.
spring and fall.
fall and winter.
winter and summer.
27
In the image below which phase is number 5?
Third Quarter
First Quarter
Full Moon
New Moon
28
What are large chunks of rock and metal, generally smaller than our moon?
dwarf planets
asteroids
meteors
comets
29
What is the only planet that we know is capable of supporting life?
Mars
Venus
Pluto
Earth
30
Which phases occur when the size of the sunlit portion of the moon seen from earth is growing?
Waxing
Crescent
Wanning
Gibbous
31
What theory states that a nebula exploded, its particles began to spin, forming the Universe.
Singularity Theory
Geocentric Theory
Heliocentric Theory
Big Bang Theory
32
Which lists the planets in the correct order starting with the planet closest to the Sun?
Mercury,Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury,Venus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mars,Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury,Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Urnaus
33
Which planet is considered the "red" planet?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
34
What is caused when the moon comes between the Sun & Earth casting a shadow on Earth?
Lunar Eclipse
Full Moon
Summer Solstice
Solar Eclipse
35
What theory stated that Earth is in the center of the solar system?
Heliocentric Theory
Big Bang Theory
Geocentric Theory
Universe Theory
