Astronomy Unit Review

What determines the measurement of a full year on Earth? 

• Hemisphere
• Axis
• Rotation
• Revolution

What determines the measurement of a day on Earth? 

• Hemisphere
• Axis
• Rotation
• Revolution

Which best describes the seasons experienced in the Northern Hemisphere compared to the Southern Hemisphere?

• They experience opposite seasons
• They experience the same seasons at the same time
• They do not ever experience similar seasons
• None of these

Which is a frozen mass with a tail of trailing gases?

• A meteor
• A comet
• An asteroid
• A planet

If you observe a shooting star in space, what are you observing?

• An asteroid
• A coment
• A meteor
• A planet

The Earth's axis is tilted

• 45 degrees
• 13.5 degrees
• 90 degrees
• 23.5 degrees

About how long does it take a new moon to become a full moon?

• 2 weeks
• 2 days
• 1 month
• 2 months

What is the circular motion around the Sun?

• Rotation
• Orbit
• Axis
• Hemisphere

What protects the Earth from the Sun's radiation?

• Other planets
• The moon
• The atmosphere
• Space

Which best describes the order of the phases of the Moon?

• New, waxing, full, waning
• New, full, waxing, waning
• New, waning, full, waxing
• Waxing, waning, full, new