Astronomy Review

One complete revolution of the Earth around the sun takes about

• one rotation
• half a year
• one year
• one season

The Earth takes about __________________ hours to complete one rotation of its axis.  

• 12
• 24
• 14
• 28

The spinning of an object on its axis is called______

• orbit
• rotation
• revolution
• tide

Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation

As the Earth travels around the sun, this tilt causes different areas of the Earth’s surface to get different amounts of daylight at different times of the year. The angle of the Sun’s rays to the surface also causes areas to have more or less of the Sun’s energy. This causes the ________.

• months

• day and night

• seasons

• years

A ______ eclipse occurs when the moon passes between Earth and the sun, blocking the sunlight from reaching Earth. The moon's shadow then hits Earth.

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• vernal equinox

• autumnal equinox

Only the side of Earth that is facing the Sun is lit, so that side has ______.

• Day

• Noon

• Night

• Midnight

Which is the correct order from SMALLEST TO LARGEST?

• universe, solar system, galaxy, sun

• galaxy, solar system, sun, universe

• sun, solar system, galaxy, universe

• sun, solar system, universe, galaxy

It takes about a ___________ for the Moon to orbit around the Earth

• Year

• Month

• Day

• Week

Name the phase of the moon for letter f

• Waning Gibbous
• Waxing Gibbous
• Waning Crescent
• Waxing Crescent