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Astronomy Review 1- Sturrup
Test Description: Astronomy Review 1 - Sturrup
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The moon completes a cycle of its phases in...
A
365 days
B
29.5 days
C
35 days
D
24 hours
2) The different phases of the moon refer to...
A
Changes in how much we see of the moon
B
Changes in seasons on the moon
C
Changes to the moon's physical shape
D
Changes in moon's rotation
3) Earth's axis is tilted...
A
74 degrees
B
60 degrees
C
90 degrees
D
23.5 degrees
4) The complete dark shadow is called...
A
penumbra
B
gravity
C
eclipse
D
umbra
5) The partial shadow is...
A
penumbra
B
umbra
C
eclipse
D
gravity
6) If you are located within the penumbra shadow during a solar eclipse, you would see a
A
partial solar eclipse
B
total solar eclipse
7) The ______________ and ______________ hemispheres experience opposite seasons.
A
Northern, Southern
B
Western,Northern
C
Eastern, Western
D
Southern, Eastern
8) What causes warmer temperatures in the summer time?
A
direct sunlight
B
greenhouse effect
C
indirect sunlight
D
volcanic activity
9) What is the visible part of the sun during an eclipse?
A
corona
B
tides
C
penumbra
D
umbra
10) Which region on Earth receives direct sunlight all year?
A
equator
B
north pole
C
south pole
D
southern hemisphere
11) Due to the tilt of Earth axis...
A
All parts of Earth have the same seaons
B
None of these
C
We have day and night
D
Northern and southern hemispheres have opposite seasons
12) What is the season in the Southern hemisphere, when it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere?
A
Fall
B
Summer
C
Spring
D
Winter
13) During a lunar eclipse, which takes place?
A
Earth casts a shadow on moon
B
Sun casts a shadow on moon
C
Moon casts a shadow on sun
D
Moon casts a shadow on Earth
14) What moon phase occurs during a solar eclipse?
A
First Quarter
B
Last quarter
C
Full moon
D
New moon
15) If Earth's speed of rotation increased, which MIGHT result?
A
A day would be shorter
B
There would be no night time
C
There would be no day time
D
A day would be longer
16) How much of the moon can be seen during a new moon phase?
A
all of it
B
none
C
one half
D
one-quarter
17) The positions of what objects are responsible for the moon phases?
A
the moon, earth and sun
B
only earth
C
only moon and the sun
D
only moon and earth
18) Where are most asteroids found?
A
in orbit between mars and jupiter
B
all over solar system
C
outside solar system
D
near earth
19) A space rock in Earth's atmosphere is called?
A
meteor
B
meteorite
C
meteroid
D
asteroid
20) What is a comet's coma?
A
stony and icey center
B
stream of gases at its back
C
chunk of iron
D
atmosphere around its nucleus
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