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Earth’s tilt relates to seasonal changes in the length of daylight & height of sun in the sky
True
False
2
What is the surface gravitiy of the sun (if earth = 1)?
3
28
100
15
3
Lunar eclipse - When the Earth is directly between Moon and the sun casting a shadow on Moon.
False
True
4
Diameter of the sun is?
865,000 Miles
2 Billion Miles
865 Miles
5,280 Feet
5
The new moon viewed from Earth rises and sets with the sun...none of the moon is illuminated.
False
True
6
Complete blindness can result from looking at the sun through binoculars or a telescope.
False
True
7
The 1st quarter moon occurs ~seven days after a new moon, and is directly overhead at sunset.
True
False
8
Solar eclipse - When the moon is directly between Earth and the sun casting a shadow on Earth.
True
False
9
"A New Moon" is when the moon is closest to the sun in its monthly orbit around Earth.
True
False
10
What is the range of surface temperature of the moon in Fahrenheit?
243 to -243 Degrees
1000 to -500 Degrees
50 to -50 Degrees
0 to 160 Degrees
11
Summer solstice - Is when the North Pole tilts most directly toward the sun on about 06/21.
False
True
12
"A Full Moon" is when the moon is the farthest from the sun in its monthly orbit around Earth.
True
False
13
How far is the sun away from the earth?
25,000 Miles
93 Billion Miles
93 Million Miles
3 Million Miles
14
The synodic month is measured in relation to the sun instead of a star.
False
True
15
For a sidereal month, it takes 27.5 days for the moon to orbit the Earth.
True
False
16
The Earth's equator divides the earth into Northern and Southern Hemisphere.
True
False
17
The synodic month is 29.5 days, and is the time it takes the moon to complete all of its phases
False
True
18
The 29.5 synodic days for the moon to orbit earth is the basis for the month in our calendar
False
True
19
Although the moon has no light of its own, it is the brightest object in the night sky.
False
True
20
What is the surface gravity of the moon (if earth = 1)?
0.17
.5
2
10
21
What is the range of surface temperature of the sun in Fahrenheit?
400 to 5,000 Degrees
9,900 to 27,900,000 Degrees
900 to 27,900 Degrees
300 to 800 Degrees
22
500 years ago, this man discovered that the earth was not flat or the center of the universe.
Nicholas Copernicus
<p>Johannes Kepler</p>
Albert Einstein
<p>Michel Nostradamus</p>
23
The following is actually the radius of the circle.
False
True
24
How far is the moon away from the earth?
238,856 Feet
23,000 Feet
23,000 Miles
238,856 Miles
25
A sidereal month is measured in relation to a fixed star.
True
False
26
The moon moves across the sky in the shape of a?
Ellipse
Arc
Straight Line
Circle
27
The sun moves across the sky in the shape of a?
Ellipse
Arc
Circle
Line
28
One reason why the seasons change is because Earth’s axis is tilted by 23.5 degrees.
False
True
29
Earth’s tilt relates to seasonal changes in the length of daylight & height of sun in the sky
True
False
30
Winter solstice - Is when the North Pole tilts most directly away from the sun on about 12/21.
False
True
31
Diameter of the moon is?
2,160 Miles
1 Million Miles
3 Miles
800 Miles
32
The radius of the Earth (distance to the center) is about?
24,901 Miles
3,959 Miles
2,159
7,918 Miles
33
Equinox - Is when day & night are equally long in both northern and southern hemisphere.
True
False
34
The Circumference (Distance around) of the Earth's equator is?
24,901 Miles
2,403 Miles
22,236 Miles
4,233 Miles
