Earth Science Regents Astronomy Test Review

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The modern HELIOCENTRIC model of planetary motion states that the planets travel around

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the Sun in circular orbits

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An observer on Earth sees the phases of the Moon because:

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The moon revolves around Earth

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When the Moon is going from a new moon to a full moon, it is said to be: waxing

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waxing

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How many days is the sun directly overhead in the continental United States?

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0

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Which Statement best explains the causes of the apparent change of the sun's path? Options: The sun's orbital velocity changes, The earth's orbital velocity changes, The earth's axis is tilted 23.5 degrees, The sun's axis is tilted 23.5 degrees

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The earth's axis is tilted 23.5 degrees

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What is the name of the phases the moon is position 7?

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Third/Last quarter

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The deflection of Earth’s planetary winds is

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the coriolis effect

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One cycle of the Moon Phases takes approximately one

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month

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Planets that are closest to the Sun are identified as

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high-density terrestrial planets

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Earth’s rate of revolution is approximately

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1° per day