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Unit 3.1 Test Review
Test Description: Astronomy review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is responsible for a day on Earth?
A
Axial tilt
B
Seasons
C
Revolution
D
Rotation
2) When day and night are equal in length, it is called an
A
equator
B
axis
C
solstice
D
equinox
3) Why do parts of the North and south poles experience months with constant darkness?
A
The position of the moon reduces the amount of sunlight.
B
A change in the earth’s revolution reduces the amount of sunlight.
C
The tilt of the earth prevents direct rays from reaching the poles
D
They flip back and forth
4) The longest and shortest days of the year
A
days
B
seasons
C
equinoxes
D
solstices
5) The North Pole is always tilted towards...
A
Gemini
B
Polaris
C
Moon
D
Equator
6) The most direct rays of the sun fall between 23.5o N latitude and 23.5o S latitude. The imaginary lines marking these degrees are known as
A
Tropic of capricorn and the equator
B
Equatorial zones
C
Tropic of cancer and the equator
D
Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
7) What is the main reason Earth experiences seasons.
A
The shape of Earth's orbit
B
The tilt of Earth's axis
C
Moon phases
D
Rotation of Earth
8) What causes the different phases of the moon?
A
Rotation of the sun around the sun
B
Moon's distance from the sun
C
Revolution of the moon around the sun
D
The relative position of the earth, moon and sun.
9) During a solar eclipse which of the following happens?
A
The moon turns dark red
B
Earth passes through the moon's shadow
C
The Earth is between the moon and the sun
D
The moon passes through Earth's shadow
10) Which term describes the least amount of water level differences between high tide and low tide, during a tidal cycle?
A
Spring tide
B
Neap tide
C
High tide
D
Low tide
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