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Which space technology collects the light from distant stars and separate that light into bands of different colors; by studying these bands, astronomers identify the elements in a star?
a) Spectroscope
b) Radio telescope
c) Space Probe
d) Satellite
Which of the following moon phases would Earth experience higher high tides and lower low tides?
a) Full moon and new moon phases
b) 1st quarter and last quarter moon phases
c) waxing and waning crescent moon phases
d) waxing and waning gibbous moon phases
Which of the following BEST explains why ocean tidal ranges on Earth are more moderate during neap tides?
a) The gravitational pull from the Sun and Moon are pulling on Earth in different directions
b) The gravitational pull from the Sun and Moon are pulling on Earth in the same direction
c) The gravitation pull from the Earth and Moon are pulling in opposite direcitons
d) The gravitational pull from the Earth and Moon are pulling on Earth in the same direction
Which of the following could Earth experience when the Moon revolves directly between the Earth and Sun?
a) Full moon
b) Solar eclipse
c) Lunar eclipse
d) Waxing gibbous
During which of the following Moon phases is lunar eclipse possible on Earth?
a) New Moon
b) Full Moon
c) 1st quarter moon
d) Waning gibbous
Which of the following moon phases describes the appearance of the Moon when it is directly between the Sun and Earth?
a) First quarter moon
b) Last quarter moon
c) Full moon
d) New moon
Which of the following BEST summarizes why the Earth experiences different phases of the Moon?
a) Parts of the Moon reflect light depending on the position of Earth in relation to the Sun and Moon as it orbits the Earth.
b) The Earth casts a shadow that causes a monthly pattern in how much of the Moon we can see.
c) The Moon grows a little bigger each day until it is full then gets smaller. This cycle repeats each month.
d) The shadow of the Earth blocks part of the Moon as it revolves around Earth.
Which of the following causes day and night on Earth?
a) Earth's rotation
b) Earth's revolution
c) Earth's orbit
d) Moon's revolution
Which of the following is the cause of a year on Earth?
a) Earth's rotation on a titled axis
b) Earth's revolution around the Sun
c) The Moon's orbit around the Earth
d) The Moon's rotation around the Earth
Which of the following BEST describes why temperatures are warmer during summer seasons?
a) More direct rays from the Sun and longer daylight hours
b) More direct rays from the Sun and shorter daylight hours
c) More indirect rays from the Sun and longer daylight hours
d) More indirect rays from the Sun and shorter daylight hours
Which of the following BEST describes why the Earth' has seasons?
a) The Earth's axis is tilted as it revolves around the Sun
b) The Earth's axis is tilted as it rotates around the Sun
c) The Earth's elliptical orbit causes the Earth to get closer or father away from the Sun.
d) The reflection of light from the Sun reflecting off the Moon to Earth.
Which celestial object(s) gravity influences Earth's ocean tides?
a) Sun and Moon
b) Earth and Sun
c) Earth and Moon
d) Earth's Moon
Which two factors influence the gravitational attraction of two objects?
a) The mass and distance of two objects.
b) The mass and density of two objects.
c) The matter and energy of two objects.
d) The size and distance of two objects.
Which of the following correctly describes the difference between a moon and a planet?
a) A moon directly orbits the Sun while planets orbit Moon's
b) A planet directly orbits the Sun while Moon's orbit planets?
c) Both moon's and planets directly orbit the Sun
d) A planet directly orbits Moons and Moon's directly orbit the Sun
Which of the following are relatively smaller space rocks moving about within the solar system?
a) Meteors
b) Meteorites
c) Meteoroids
d) Asteroids
Which of the following IS evidence that the Universe began with a Big Bang?
a) Measuring the red-shift of distant stars and galaxies from Earth.
b) By studying the life cycle of stars
c) Analyzing the amount of hydrogen in stars
d) All o the answer choices
Which of the following is NOT a way scientists can determine the age of the Universe?
a) Measuring the red-shift of most celestial objects
b) Looking at the oldest stars (nebula's)
c) Measuring the rate of expansion of galaxies and stars
d) Measuring the blue-shift of most celestial objects
Which of the following would our Milky Way galaxy be classified as?
a) Elliptical galaxy
b) Spiral galaxy
c) Irregular galaxy
d) Peculiar galaxy
Which of the following does a light year measure?
a) Time
b) Years
c) Distance
d) Seconds
The energy released by which of the following can cause damage to the International Space Station, disrupt radio and electrical transmissions on Earth, and cause displays of bright lights, called auroras?
a) Photosphere
b) Solar flares
c) Sunspots
d) Corona
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