Quiz about Astronomy Test Practice

Question 1

Tides are caused by...

Accepted Answer

The gravitational pull of the moon

Answer

The wind blowing over the water

Answer

the tilt of the Earth on its axis

Answer

No one knows what causes the tides

Question 2

How many spring tides are there each month?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

1

Answer

4

Answer

8

Question 3

What line of latitude is in the NORTHERN hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

Tropic of Cancer

Answer

Tropic of Capricorn

Answer

Equator

Question 4

How long does it take for the Earth to rotate once on its axis?

Accepted Answer

1 day

Answer

1 hour

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1 month

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1 year

Question 5

The Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours. As it spins, different parts of the Earth face the sun. This is the main reason that we have...

Accepted Answer

Day and night

Answer

Seasons

Answer

Moon phases

Answer

Clouds

Question 6

Rays from the sun that are indirect (slanting) cause what season?

Accepted Answer

Winter

Answer

Summer

Question 7

During neap tides...

Accepted Answer

There is a small difference between high and low tides.

Answer

Tides stop altogether.

Answer

There is a large difference between high and low tides.

Answer

The moon is full.

Question 8

When the moon and sun are at right angles...

Accepted Answer

Their pulls work against each other, causing a neap tide.

Answer

Their pulls work together, causing a spring tide.

Answer

The number of tides each day increases to five.

Answer

An eclipse occurs.

Question 9

Which position of the Earth is WINTER for us in the Northern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

C

Answer

A

Answer

B

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D

Question 10

From which position would a person on Earth see a FULL moon?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

1

Answer

3

Answer

7

Question 11

What is this moon doing?

Accepted Answer

Waxing

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Waning

Answer

Freakin' me out, man.

Question 12

What is this shape called?

Accepted Answer

quarter

Answer

crescent

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gibbous

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full

Question 13

What's TRUE about the planets in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

The inner planets are close together.

Answer

They are all evenly spaced.

Answer

The outer planets are close together.

Answer

Jupiter is the planet that is half-way between the Sun and Pluto.

Question 14

Seasons on Earth are caused by...

Accepted Answer

The tilt of the Earth on its axis as it orbits the sun

Answer

The gravitational pull of the moon

Answer

The rotation of the Earth every 24 hours

Answer

No one knows what causes the seasons

Question 15

Which line of latitude receives the most direct light on BOTH the spring and fall equinox?

Accepted Answer

Equator

Answer

Tropic of Cancer

Answer

Tropic of Capricorn

Question 16

On the Summer Solstice...

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Answer

The Earth is tilted toward the Sun

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The rays of sunlight are most direct

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The Sun shines directly over the Tropic of Cancer

Question 17

How long does it take for tides to change from high to low?

Accepted Answer

6 hours, 12 minutes

Answer

1 hour

Answer

24 hours

Answer

No one knows

Question 18

Did you memorize the order of the planets from the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Yes

Answer

No

Question 19

What does "waning" mean?

Accepted Answer

Getting smaller

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Getting bigger

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Staying the same

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Changing color

Question 20

Which two seasons have solstices?

Accepted Answer

Winter and summer

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Summer and fall

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Spring and summer

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Spring and fall

Question 21

A representation of something that is a different size, but maintains the same proportions as the original, is called a...

Accepted Answer

Scale model

Answer

Miniature

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Replica

Answer

Diagram

Question 22

What two moon phases cause spring tides?

Accepted Answer

New and full

Answer

1st quarter and 3rd quarter

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Waxing gibbous and waning gibbous

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Waxing crescent and waning crescent

Question 23

Which day is a neap tide?

Accepted Answer

January 11

Answer

January 1

Answer

January 19

Answer

January 30

Question 24

What planet comes after Mars in the Solar System?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Mercury

Answer

Earth

Answer

Venus

Question 25

What does "ellipse" mean?

Accepted Answer

Oval

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Circle

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When one thing blocks another thing

Answer

Darkness

Question 26

A misconception is a wrong understanding. Which of the following is a misconception about the moon?

Accepted Answer

Moon phases are caused when the moon is blocked by clouds.

Answer

The moon revolves around the Earth in about 29 days.

Answer

The moon's gravity causes tides.

Answer

There are eight moon phases.

Question 27

In which position would a person see a new moon?

Accepted Answer

B

Answer

A

Answer

C

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D

Question 28

Which phrase does NOT describe these planets?

Accepted Answer

gaseous

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small

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rocky

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warm

Question 29

Jupiter is an outer planet.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 30

What line of latitude is in the SOUTHERN hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

Tropic of Capricorn

Answer

Tropic of Cancer

Answer

Equator

Answer

Prime meridian

Question 31

What is true about December 21st

(for us in the Northern Hemisphere)?

Accepted Answer

It has the fewest hours of daylight.

Answer

It is the first day of Fall.

Answer

It is an equinox.

Answer

The sun's rays are the most direct on this day.

Question 32

What hemisphere do you live in?

Accepted Answer

The Northern Hemisphere, son.

Answer

The Southern Hemisphere

Answer

I live on the Equator, so technically neither.

Question 33

What moon phase is this?

Accepted Answer

3rd quarter

Answer

1st quarter

Question 34

What moon phase is this?

Accepted Answer

waning crescent

Answer

waxing crescent

Question 35

What moon phase is this?

Accepted Answer

waning gibbous

Answer

waxing gibbous

Question 36

What moon phase is this?

Accepted Answer

waxing crescent

Answer

waning crescent

Question 37

What moon phase is this?

Accepted Answer

waxing gibbous

Answer

waning gibbous

Question 38

What day is this (for us in the Northern Hemisphere)?

Accepted Answer

Summer solstice

Answer

Winter solstice

Answer

Fall equinox

Answer

Spring equinox

Question 39

T/F: Water vapor is a greenhouse gas

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 40

Earth's rotation is responsible for....

Accepted Answer

day and night

Answer

dizziness

Answer

the tides

Answer

a year

Question 41

The moon is...

Accepted Answer

a satellite that revolves around a planet.

Answer

a satellite that rotates around a planet.

Answer

a figment of my imagination

Answer

the same thing as a star.

Question 42

A day on Mercury is about 58 Earth days. How can this be explained?

Accepted Answer

Mercury rotates slower than Earth.

Answer

Mercury is more dense than Earth

Answer

Mercury rotates faster than Earth.

Answer

Mercury's orbit around the sun is longer than Earth's.

Question 43

As the planets get farther away from the sun...

Accepted Answer

they have a longer revolution time.

Answer

they have fewer moons.

Answer

They are smaller in diameter.

Answer

they are warmer.

Question 44

What is a terrestrial planet?

Accepted Answer

a planet with a solid, rocky surface.

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a planet with a thick, gaseous surface.

Answer

a planet with extraterrestrial life.

Question 45

What are gas planets?

Accepted Answer

planets that are mostly made up of gas.

Answer

planets that toot a lot.

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they eat a lot of fiber.

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planets that have a rocky surface.

Question 46

Which of the following are terrestrial planets?

Accepted Answer

Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.

Answer

Mars, Earth, Jupiter and Saturn

Answer

Earth, Mars, Pluto and Uranus

Question 47

True or False: The farther away a planet is from the sun the longer its orbit.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 48

Which of the following is a feature of a planet that can sustain life?

Accepted Answer

has lots of liquid water

Answer

has a gaseous surface

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is large

Answer

is really close to the sun

Question 49

An area that deflects and traps harmful particles, and results from the interaction between Earth's magnetic field and solar winds is called...

Accepted Answer

magnetosphere

Answer

atmosphere

Answer

ozone layer

Answer

magnetic fields

Question 50

If the Earth were any closer to the Sun, how would conditions for life on Earth change?

Accepted Answer

The conditions would be too hot to support life.

Answer

The conditions would be too cold to support life.

Answer

The conditions would be exactly the same.

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