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Review for Earth Science Regents astronomy
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1
In which direction are Snoopy and Charlie Brown looking?
East
South
West
North
2
Which planet in the solar system has the most eccentric orbit?
Jupiter
Venus
Mercury
Earth
3
Which location represents the Equator on September 21st?
Location A
Location B
Location C
Location D
4
Which date in New York State is represented by this diagram of the Sun's path across the sky?
March 21st
June 21st
August 21st
December 21st
5
What is the eccentricity of the ellipse shown?
0
.667
.451
1.5
6
Which planet has an eccentricity most similar to the eccentricity of the Moon around Earth?
Venus
Saturn
Earth
Jupiter
7
The time required for one Earth rotation is about
one day
one year
one hour
one month
8
From position A to C, the moon will appear to be
getting larger with light on the left side
getting larger with the light on the right side
getting smaller with light on the left side
getting smaller with light on the right side
9
The gravitational force between Hailey's Comet and the Sun from position C to position D will
increase
increase, then decrease
decrease
remain the same
10
What is the name of the moon phase at position 8?
Third Quarter
Waning Crescent
Waning Gibbous
Waxing Crescent
11
Which position on Earth will have the greatest intensity of insolation on this day?
C
A
B
D
12
Which star has a temperature of 11,000°K, a blue-white color and a luminosity of 100,000?
Sirius
Deneb
Rigel
40 Eridani B
13
Viewed from Earth, light from very distant galaxies show a red shift providing evidence that
galaxies revolve around the Sun
galaxies are moving away from Earth
galaxies revolve around the Milky Way
galaxies are moving toward Earth
14
Light and heat energy emitted from stars comes from what process?
Cosmic background radiation
Radioactive decay
Nuclear fission
Nuclear fusion
15
Compared to terrestrial planets, Jovian planets have
larger diameters with lower densities
smaller diameters with higher densities
smaller diameters with lower densities
larger diameters with higher densities
16
The pendulum appears to change the direction of swing because of
Moon's gravity
Earth's revolution
Earth's gravity
Earth's rotation
17
Which position shows the northern hemisphere experiencing summer?
Position D
Position B
Position C
Position A
18
This system is best classified as
heliocentric, with circular orbits
geocentric, with circular orbits
geocentric, with elliptical orbits
heliocentric, with elliptical orbits
19
As Hailey's Comet moves from position D to position A, its kinetic energy will
decrease
increase
increase, then decrease
remain the same
20
Which position will experience the longest duration of insolation?
B
E
C
D
