Astronomy Chapter 1 Test Review

What is the study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space?

• Science

• Astronomy

• Physics

• Lunar Studies

Around March 21 & September 23, the earth experiences a/an...

• Equinox

• Solstice

The spinning of the earth on its axis is called...

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Orbit

What is another word for "shapes of the moon?"

• Waxing

• Waning

• Phases

• Full Moon

Around December 21 and June 21, the earth experiences a...

• Solstice

• Equinox

What is it called when one object is moving around another?

• Rotation

• Orbit

• Revolution

What are the round pits on the moon called?

• Craters

• Holes

• Mountains

What are the three features on the moon Galileo Galilei discovered using his telescope? (Select all that apply.)

• Highlands

• Marias

• Meteoroids

• Craters

What is the imaginary line that passes through North & South poles?

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Axis

• Equator

A shadow on another object that normally gets the sun's light is called an...

• Eclipse

• Umbra

• Equinox

• Orbit