Astronomy Unit 2 Review

What is an axis?

• Movement of a planet in its orbit

• Imaginary line through the center of a planet on which the planet rotates.

• Causes day and night.

• The north star.

What is an axis?

• Movement of a planet in its orbit

• Imaginary line through the center of a planet on which the planet rotates.

• Causes day and night.

• The north star.

What is a revolution?

• Movement of a planet in its orbit

• Runs from the North Pole to the South Pole

• Sets in the west

• None of the answers listed.

What is a tide?

• Outgoing or falling tide

• Incoming or rising tide

• Daily change in the level of the earth's oceans

When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, what's the season in the Southern Hemisphere?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

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In which direction does the earth revolve? (hint: same as how the sky turns in northern sky)

• clockwise

• counter-clockwise

The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.

• 23.5
• 25.3
• 30.2
• 24

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The term equinox means....

• equal amount of day light and equal amount of night
• Equal amount of winter and summer
• Equal amounts of hot dogs for everyone
• The longest day of the year

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What are the reasons for the seasons?

• Earth's tilt and rotation.
• Earth's rotation and revolution.
• Earth's tilt and revolution.
• Earth's tilt and resolution

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How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?

• 12 hours
• 24 hours
• 365 1/4 days
• 29.5 days

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