Celestial Sphere Review 1

The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.

• 23.5
• 25.3
• 30.2
• 24

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What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer.
• It is spring.
• It is winter.
• It is fall.

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What is Earth's annual motion around the sun called?

• Rotation
• Revolution

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How long does Earth take to make a complete rotation?

• 365 days
• 24 hours

This picture shows the orbit of a

• Planet
• Moon
• Comet
• Asteroid

The sun and all the planets and other bodies that revolve around it make up the

• universe
• galaxy
• solar system
• neighborhood

The outer planets are larger than the inner planets.

• true
• false

What are the outer planets made of?

• rock
• ice
• gases
• dirt

In a geocentric system,

• all of the planets revolve around the sun.

• the sun revolves around the Earth.

• Earth is the center of the universe.

• the sun appears to move backward among the planets.

A streak of light made by a chunk of rock or dust entering Earth's atmosphere is called a(n)

• asteroid

• meteor

• meteoroid

• meteorite