Astronomy SLO Prep

What part of the sun is viewable  during a solar eclipse?

• Photosphere
• Corona
• Prominences
• Solar flares

Which of the following would NOT be considered a terrestrial planet? 

• Mercury
• Earth
• Mars
• Neptune

The asteroid belt is found between_____

• Mercury and Mars
• Mars and Earth
• Jupiter and Saturn
• Mars and Jupiter

Which of the following burns up in  a planet's atmosphere? 

• Meteorite
• Meteor
• Comet
• Asteroid

If the Northern hemisphere is neither tilted toward or away from the sun, what season would it be experiencing? 

• Summer
• Winter
• Spring
• Paprika

If you are at the beach, and there is not much difference between high and low tides, then what type of tide would MOST likely be occurring? 

• Spring
• Neap
• High
• Low

Identify the moon phase

• Waxing crescent
• Waning gibbous
• Waning crescent
• New

Identify the moon phase

• Full
• New
• Waning gibbous
• Waxing gibbous

Earth ___ around the sun as it ___ on its' axis. 

• Rotates, revolves
• Revolves, revolves
• Revolves, rotates
• Rotates, rotates

How long does it take for the Earth to rotate? 

• A year
• A month
• A week
• A day