Astronomy Review

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Which of the following is NOT a galaxy shape used for classification? irregular, spiral, squiggle, elliptical

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squiggle

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What is our galaxy?

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The Milky Way

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Millions of stars, several of them in space, and very far apart are all describing what?

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galaxies

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Which of the following is Kepler's 1st law? Options: orbital period squared = semi major axis distance cubed, orbits are elliptical, law of equal areas, law of pie

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orbits are elliptical

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The change in seasons is a result of what?

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Earth's tilt on its axis as it revolves around the sun

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Which causes day and night? Options: revolution, ravioli, rotation, Earth's tilt on its axis as it revolves around the sun

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rotation

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Which is responsible for our Earth year being 365 days? Options: revolution, ravioli, rotation, Earth's tilt on its axis as it revolves around the sun

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revolution

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These are the daily rise and fall of Earth's waters.

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tides

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Which is most responsible for Earth's tides? Options: the sun, the moon, mars, humans

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the moon

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In Earth science EMS stands for....

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Electromagnetic Spectrum