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Which of the following was unknown to ancient Greeks?
a) Earth
b) Mars
c) Venus
d) Uranus
One AU averages about
a) 39 million km
b) 150 million km
c) 93 million km
d) 210 million km
Using Tycho Brahe's data, which scientist proposed three laws of planetary motion?
a) Newton
b) Galileo
c) Kepler
d) Copernicus
What is the shape of a planet's orbit?
a) elliptical
b) irregular
c) circular
d) parabolic
Earth is closest to the sun at a point called
a) apogee
b) precession
c) aphelion
d) perihelion
Which movement of the Earth is responsible for night and day?
a) rotation
b) revolution
c) precession
d) perigee
During the period that the moon's phases are changing from new to full, the moon is
a) waning
b) approaching Earth
c) waxing
d) distancing itself from Earth
Round depressions on the moon's surface are called
a) highlands
b) maria
c) meteorites
d) craters
How old is the moon?
a) much older than Earth
b) much younger than Earth
c) about the same age as Earth
d) older than the Sun
How does crater density relate to the moon's geologic history?
a) High crater density is associated with younger surfaces
b) High crater density is associated with older surfaces
c) Crater density and geologic age are not related
d) Low crater density indicates an active geologic past
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