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Astronomy Unit Review
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1
What is the main
cause of the seasons
?
The revolution of the Earth
The distance from the Sun
The tilt of the Earth
The rotation of the Earth
2
When
planets are farther
from the sun their
orbital velocity (speed)
is...
higher
lower
3
What is
wrong with this model
of the solar system?
The planets are not the right size
Earth is not that color
Saturn does not have rings
The Sun is not a yellow star
4
True or False
: The
sunlight
on the
equator is direct
.
False
True
5
The Earth's
revolution
takes:
29.5 days
1 day
52 days
365.25 days
6
This
planet
has the
fastest orbital velocity (speed)
Earth
Neptune
Jupiter
Mercury
7
Where does the
light of the moon
come from?
Moon
Sun
Other Galaxies
Earth
8
What causes a
solar eclipse
?
Earth's shadow on Moon
Moon's shadow on Earth
Moon's shadow on Sun
Sun's shadow on Earth
9
Which of the following answers is
evidence of the Big Bang Theory?
Hubble Teloscope
Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation (CMBR)
CERN Particles
The show on CBS
10
What are
2 forces
that keep
planets in orbit
?
gravity of moon
air resistance and inertia
heat of sun
Speed (acceleration) and gravity
11
In the
Gizmo Gravity Pitch Lab,
what is one factor that
affects the gravity of a planet
?
color
height of pitcher
velocity of ball
mass
12
Using the
picture
, what
season
is happening in the
Northern Hemisphere
?
Spring
Fall
Summer
Winter
13
The Earth spins
counterclockwise for 24 hours
. This equals =
1 orbit
1 revolution
1 rotation
1 leap year
14
What
unit of measurement
would you use to
measure distance in space?
AU
meter
kilometer
centimeter
15
Why do we
NOT
have
lunar or solar eclipses all the time
?
Diameter of the moon is greatest at new moon
Night side of the moon faces toward Earth
Moon's orbit is tilted relative to the Earth
New moon phase is only at night
