Astronomy Lessons Review

Multiple Choice

At what angle is the earth tilted?

• 22.3 degrees

• 32.5 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

•  25.3 degrees

Multiple Choice

What causes tides?

• gravity of the Moon

• Solar Wind

• gravity of the Sun

• gravity of the Moon and Sun

Multiple Choice

A[n] ___________ tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and the moon are nearly in a line. 

• spring
• high
• low
• neap

Multiple Choice

A[n] ______________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon. 

• high
• neap
• low
• spring

Multiple Choice

Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?

• Sun
• Saturn
• Moon 
• Venus

Multiple Choice

If tides alternate from high to low and there are two of each type of tide a day, about how many hours will generally be between each different tide?

• 2 hours
• 6 hours
• 12 hours
• 24 hours

Multiple Choice

The diagram below shows the alignment of the sun, the moon, and Earth. In which locations are neap tides taking place?

• 1 and 2

• 1 and 3

• 2 and 4

• 3 and 4

Multiple Choice

As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.

• swelling
• waxing
• waning
• disappearing

Multiple Choice

Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.

• waxing
• waning
• new
• eclipse

Multiple Choice

Name the moon phase

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

Multiple Choice

Name the moon phase

• First Quarter
• Last Quarter
• New Moon
• Full Moon

Multiple Choice

Which of the following causes the Earth’s four seasons?

• The amount of energy released by the sun. 

• Earth's axial tilt rotation relative to earth's revolution around the sun.

• Earth's orbit around the sun.

• Earth's 24-hour rotation

Multiple Choice

Why does the northern hemisphere experience the coldest temperature during winter?

• Because it points away from the sun and the days are shorter.

• Because it is pointing towards the sun.

• Because it is facing towards the sun and the days are longer.

• Because it is tilting towards the equator.

Multiple Choice

If the Southern Hemisphere experiences summer, what will be the season in the Northern Hemisphere?

• Autumn

• Fall

• Spring

• Winter

Multiple Choice

 It is an imaginary straight line that runs through the North and South Pole.

• Equator

• Latitude

• Orbit

• Axis

Multiple Select

What causes seasons?

• How close or far away Earth is from the sun.

• The tilt of Earth's axis.

• Earth's revolution around the sun.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is caused by the moon?

• seasons

• sunrise

• tides

• daylight

Multiple Choice

Day and night on Earth occurs due to _____.

• the rotation of the Earth

• the tilt of the Earth's axis as it revolves around the Sun

• the revolution of the moon around Earth

• the rotation of our moon

Multiple Choice

What do the Earth, Moon, and Sun have in common?

• They all produce light.

• They all have a rocky composition.

• They all rotate.

• They all are primarily composed of gases.

Multiple Choice

The sun is made up of____.

• solid rock

• hot gases

• lava

• metal

Fill in the Blank

What is the sun?

It is a ....

Fill in the Blank

The central region of the Sun is called the ....

Multiple Choice

What layer of the sun can be seen in a total solar eclipse?

• corona

• photosphere

• chromosphere

Multiple Choice

What interior layer of the sun has hot gas rising and cool gas falling?

• convection zone

• radiation zone

• core

• corona

Multiple Choice

What layer of the sun do we see from Earth on a normal day?

• corona

• photosphere

• radiation zone

• core

Multiple Choice

What are the dark spots on the sun that are cooler than the area around them?

• sunspots

• prominences

• solar flare

• age spots

Multiple Choice

True or False: The sun's mass is 99.8% of the total mass of our solar system.

• True

• False