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Planets, stars, and moon test review
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1
Which phase of the moon occurs approximately two weeks after a new moon?
half moon
full moon
waxing crescent
waning crescent
2
Which phase of the moon is the following?
new moon
blue moon
waxing gibbeous
waning crescent
3
Which planet comes first, after the sun in the order of the planets?
Venus
Mercury
Earth
Mars
4
Which of the following statements about planets and stars is correct?
Planets and stars orbit moons.
A star is an object that orbits a planet.
The Milky Way is a star
A planet is an object that orbits a star.
5
An imaginary line that extends through both poles of a planet is called a(n) _____.
revolve
planet
orbit
axis
6
Why do the positions of the stars seem to change as seasons change?
As Earth rotates on its axis, different stars are visible.
As the moon orbits Earth, we see different areas of space.
As Earth orbits the sun, we see different parts of space.
As time passes, new stars are created and old ones destroyed
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To orbit around an object is called ___.
orbit
revolve
axis
planet
8
What large object floats in space above Earth to take pictures of stars and planets?
Doppler Radar
Hubble Telescope
Ursa Minor
Weather balloons
9
What is a blue moon?
Two full moons in the same month
two new moons in the same month
A moon with a blue tint
a moon that's actually blue
10
A huge system of gases, dust, and stars
solar system
star
planet
galaxy
11
The group of stars known as Ursa Major is a ___.
asteroid
solar system
constellation
galaxy
12
Which of the following is a true statement about the sun?
It's a hot ball of oxygen and nitrogen.
It is a star made mostly of hydrogen and helium.
It's a superheated liquid that glows red.
It's a dying planet made mostly of magnesium & phosphorus.
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What do we call a huge ball of superheated gases?
solar system
planet
star
galaxy
14
What does a star's color tell us about the star?
How far away it is
how hot it is
Whether its in the Milky Way Galaxy
whether it has a planet orbiting it.
15
What phase of the moon is the following?
full moon
waning gibbeous
waxing gibbeous
waxing crescen
16
What causes the sun to appear to rise and set in the sky?
The revolution of Earth around the sun.
The shape of the moon.
The rotation of Earth on its axis.
The revolution of the moon around Earth.
17
A group of objects that orbit a star in the center and that star is called a ___.
Solar System
star
galaxy
planet
18
You turn a model of Earth around on its axis. What does this motion explain?
The phases of the moon.
Why constellations don't move.
Why Earth has night and day.
Why Earth has seasons.
