Astronomy Review Quiz

A perfect circle has an eccentricity of ______.

• 0
• .99
• 1
• 2

An ellipse is drawn around two points called

• aphelion
• perihelion
• foci
• axis

During which month is the earth moving the slowest? 

• July 
• March
• January
• September

What shape are the orbits of all planets in our solar system? 

• circular
• cylindrical 
• elliptical
• none of these

Which diagram shows a planet with the least eccentric orbit?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

The spinning of an object on its axis is called______

• orbit
• rotation
• revolution
• tide

The order of the planets is:

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

Gas giants

• Inner planets
• Outer planets
• Both
• Venus

All the inner planets are

• Jovian planets because they are made up of gases.
• Terrestrial planets because they are rocky.
• Columbus Planets.
• Vesterial Planets that have a lot of HCL

The outer Gas Giant Planets are called.....

• Terrestrial Planets
• Jovian Planets
• Columbus Planets
• Vesterial Planets