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Duplicate of Planets
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Review of the planets unit
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Known as the father of observable astronomy for his work with advanced telescope.
Johannes Kepler
Tycho Brahe
Nicolaus Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
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This is why the sun rises in the East and sets in the West.
Axial tilt
Elliptical
23.5° angle
Spin of the Earth
3
Copernicus realized that
Planets orbit in an elliptical (oval)
All answers are correct
Proposed a Heliocentric (sun centered) solar system
Each planet is tilted on its axis
4
Composed of dust and rock particles mixed with ice
Moon
Asteroid
Comet
Satellite
5
The spin of the Earth explains why the sun rises in the _____ and sets in the _____.
West, East
East, West
North, South
South, West
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The time it takes for a planet to spin one full
rotation
on its axis.
elliptical
Period
Revolution
Day
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The Waxing moon means the moon is getting _____, the waning moon means the moon is getting ____
Smaller, Bigger
Bigger, Smaller
8
While the northern hemisphere is having summer, the southern hemisphere is experiencing winter
False
True
9
One Astronomical Unit (AU) is...
All answers are correct
150 Million Kilometers
The distance from the Earth to the Sun
93 Million Miles
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Time when there is exactly 12 hours of the day in sunlight and night.
Spring equinox
Summer solstice
Winter solstice
Autumn equinox
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Large piece of rock that forms from materials similar to what formed the planets
Satellite
Asteroid
Comet
Planet
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Developed further ties between physics and astronomy with his laws of universal gravitation.
Tycho Brahe
Galileo Galilei
Johannes Kepler
Isaac Newton
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The time it takes for a planet to orbit the sun one time.
Elliptical
Rotation
Revolution
Day
14
The same side of the moon is always facing us.
False
True
15
The shortest day of the year is called ...
Summer solstice
Spring equinox
Winter solstice
Autumn equinox
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The gibbous moon is when ________ quarter is visible
Only one
More than one
Less than one
no
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Habitable Zone is ....
Just right
not to hot
None of the above
not too cold
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Who believed that our solar system was Geocentric
Nicolaus Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
Ancient Philosophers
Tycho Brahe
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Any object that orbits a planet
Satellite
Comet
Asteroid
Moon
20
Summer is when the Northern Hemisphere is oriented away from the sun.
False
True
21
Distance
inside
our solar system is measured by _________.
Astronomical Units
Light years
Kilometers
Miles
22
Our solar system is made up of 8 planets and other objects all orbiting the sun.
False
True
23
Astronomy is the oldest of the natural sciences
True
False
24
Any large object that orbits a
planet
and is large enough to be rounded by its own gravity
Satellite
Asteroid
Moon
Planet
25
Seasonal change is caused by _____
Difference in our distance from the sun
Axial tilt
23.5° angle
Spin of the Earth
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The study of
celestial objects
(stars, planets, moons, asteroids, and galaxies).
Geology
Renaissance
Heliocentric
Astronomy
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The distance
outside
our solar system is measured in __________.
Astronomical Units
Miles
Light Years
Kilometers
28
The longest day of the year is called
Winter solstice
Summer solstice
Spring equinox
Autumn equinox
29
During the summer we have _____ than and in winter we have ____ than 12 hours of sunlight
More, Less
Less, More
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Object that orbits the
sun
and is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity
Satellite
Planet
Comet
Asteroid
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The moon orbits our planet every ____ days
7
12
365
28
32
The Earth rotates on its axis, which is at a ___° angle.
90°
23.5°
180°
45°
33
What is the correct order of the planets?
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptun
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptun
Mercury, Venus, Neptun, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Neptun
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The crescent moon is when _____ quarter is visible
no
less than one
more than one
only one
35
Summer is when the Northern Hemisphere is oriented toward the sun
False
True
36
In winter the sun is higher in the sky, than in summer
True
False
37
Heliocentric solar system means...
The sun at its center and all of the planets orbiting around
All of the planets and the sun orbit the Earth at the center
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The suns position in the sky changes from season to season, along with the hours of sunlight
False
True
