Astronomy 2019

We can see the Moon go through phases because the Moon

• is smaller than Earth

• rotates on its axis

• is tilted on its axis

• revolves around Earth

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The passage of the Moon into Earth's shadow causes a

• lunar eclipse

• solar eclipse

• new Moon

• full Moon

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A high tide occurs at a beach at 9 am, when will the next high tide occur?

• 9:30 pm on the same day

• 3:15 pm the same day

• 9 am the next day

• 9 pm the next day

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The same side of the Moon ALWAYS faces the Earth because

• The Moon's period of rotation and revolution are equal

• It takes longer for the Moon to rotate than revolve

• The Moon doesn't revolve or rotate

• The Moon's period of revolution is longer that its rotation

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During which season is Earth closest to the Sun?

• summer

• winter

• spring

• fall

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Stars produce their own light by which process

• fusion

• fission

• gravity

• inertia

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The gravitational attraction between a star and its planet is greatest when

• they are furthest apart

• closest to each other

• perpendicular to each other

• there is no attraction between the two

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Why is the constellation Orion only seen at certain times of the year?

• Earth rotates on its axis

• Earth revolves around the Sun

• Earth revolves around the Moon

• The Moon revolves around the Earth

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The phases of the Moon and tides are best described as

• cyclic and predictable

• cyclic and nonpredictable

• noncyclic and predictable

• noncyclic and unpredictable

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Sunrise, Sunset, Moonrise and Moonset are caused by

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• Earth's revolution around the Sun

• The Moon's gravity on the Earth

• The Sun's gravity acting on Earth

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