Astronomy this and that

The sun reaches its highest point in the Northern sky ( North of the equator) on the 

• Summer solstice 
• Winter Solstice
• Vernal equinox
• Autumnal equino

A light year is the_______light travels in a year.

• time
• fastest
• slowest
• distance

Seasons are caused by

• inertia and gravity
• rotation and revolution
• gravity and revolution
• Earth's tilt and revolution

Why don't we see a full moon every night?

• The Earth gets farther from the moon each night.
• The moon revolves around the Earth.
• The moon revolves around faster than it rotates.
• The moon comes closer to the Earth once a month.

The H-R diagram tells us

• stars distances from Earth
• how many stars are in the universe
• temperature and brightness
• age of the stars

A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon is in 

• new moon
• full moon
• first quarter
• quasar

Why is there not an eclipse every full or new moon?

• Because the rotation of the moon
• The earth is tilted at 23.5 degrees
• The moon orbits the earth at 5 degrees
• There is one

What type of eclipse is this?

• Solar
• Lunar

What type of Tide is this?

• Spring Tide
• Neap Tide

What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer.
• It is spring.
• It is winter.
• It is fall.