Astronomy Quiz 1 Review

Which statement describes the motion of the Earth as related to the Sun?

• The Sun rotates around the Earth.

• The Sun revolves around the Earth.

• The Earth rotates around the Sun.

• The Earth revolves around the Sun

Why is it necessary to add a day to the calendar every four years?

• The rotation of the Earth is actually 24 hours and 6 seconds.

• The revolution of the Earth is actually 365.25 days not 365 days.

• The Earth's orbit is elliptical and not circular.

• The Earth's axis is tilted and slows its rotation.

What causes the apparent rising and setting of the Sun as seen from Earth?

• rotation of the Sun

• revolution of the Sun

• rotation of the Earth

• revolution of the Earth

Study the diagram. What type of tide would be experienced by people living in the area marked with the X?

• high tide

• low tide

• neap tide

• spring tide

If the Moon were directly between the Sun and the Earth, what type of phenomenon would occur?

• low tide

• lunar eclipse

• neap tide

• solar eclipse

A student creates an image positioning the Sun, Earth, and Moon as shown. What type of phenomenon is represented by the student’s image?

• crescent Moon

• lunar eclipse

• new Moon

• solar eclipse

The image shows a diagram of the Moon orbiting around Earth. An observer on Earth currently sees the phase of the Moon at X. What phase of the Moon is visible following phase X?

• waning crescent

• waning gibbous

• waxing crescent

• waxing gibbous

The phases of the Moon shown in the diagram are not in their correct order. What is the correct sequence of the phases of the Moon, beginning with a new Moon?

• X, Z, V, W, Y

• Y, W, V, Z, X

• V, Z, W, Y, X

• X, W, V, Z, Y

Differences in the moon's and sun's pull on different sides of the Earth cause _________.

• gravity
• lunar phases
• tides
• dabbing

Tags

NGSS.1-ESS1-1

A[n] ___________ tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and the moon are nearly in a line. 

• spring
• high
• low
• neap

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1