Astronomy Quiz #1

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

• 12
• 24
• 14
• 28

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The spinning of an object on its axis is called______

• orbit
• rotation
• revolution
• tide

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

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation

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As the Earth travels around the sun, the tilt of the Earth 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

Seasonal changes are caused by Earth's ........... around the sun.

• Orbit

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Tilt of axis

Movement of Earth around the sun.

• Rotation
• Revolution

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Our weight on Earth is the measure of the force gravity on us. Each planet has a different amount of gravity. On which of the planets listed here would you weigh the least?

• Jupiter
• Mercury
• Uranus
• Neptune

It takes one year for the Earth to orbit the Sun. based on the data in the table, which planet has the longest year?

• Jupiter
• Mars
• Mercury
• Neptune

The greater an object's mass, the greater its gravity. The mass of Venus is close to Earth's mass. What conclusion can you draw about the gravity on Venus?

• The gravity on Venus is much lower than Earth's.
• The gravity on Venus is close to the gravity on Earth.
• The gravity is a little greater than the gravity on Earth.
• The gravity on Venus is much greater than the gravity on Earth.

If the time for Earth to ROTATE once on its axis increased, what would happen?

• A day would be longer.
• A day would be shorter.
• A year would be longer.
• A year would be shorter.