Astronomy Review 1 Socastee

Revolution refers to:

• the number of times Earth spins on its axis
• the path of Earth revolving around the sun
• the Earth revolving around the moon
• the orbit of the moon around the Earth

Earth's rotation is:

• a 24 hour period
• a 365 day period
• takes a month
• can change directions

A solar eclipse is:

• When the shadow of the sun is on the Earth
• When the shadow of the moon is on the Earth
• When the Earth's shadow is on the moon
• When the sun revolves around the moon

This moon is:

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

This moon is:

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

This moon is:

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

This moon is:

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

Tides occur because:

• The Earth travels around the sun
• The pull of the moon on the Earth
• The ocean is deep
• The tides rise and fall

The proper set up of the planets:

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
• Mars, Venus, Mercury, Earth, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
• Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Pluto

An asteroid is best described as:

• a star
• a burning ball of gas
• a small rocky body orbiting the sun
• a large rocky ball surrounded by gas