Astronomy Exam Review

What does the Big Bang theory suggest?

• The universe was just there
• The Milky Way is the only solar system
• The universe is continually expanding
• The universe started as a point and is moving towards each other

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The spinning of the Earth on its axis is

• rotation
• revolution
• precession
• nutation

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A[n] ______________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon. 

• high
• neap
• low
• spring

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Helium is the result of ______ atoms combining in nuclear fusion.

• oxygen
• neon
• hydrogen
• iron

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What is a result of and approximate 23.5 degree tilt and revolution of Earth? 

• Moons orbit around the Earth
• Tides
• Seasons
• The Earth's rotation around the Sun

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Fill in the blanks:
The _________ is made of________.

• Earth;Ocean
• Universe;Galaxies
• World;Criminals
• Solar System;Galaxies

The movement of one object around another is

• rotation.
• revolution.
• orbit.
• inertia.

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The spinning of Earth on its axis is called

• rotation.
• revolution.
• orbit.
• inertia.

Planets orbit the Sun in a shape called a(n)

• circle
• ellipse
• focus
• perihelion

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The Earth's axis will change it's direction due to 

• nutation
• barycenter
• precession