astronomy semester 1 exam review

Which of the following is best shown in the picture?

• Earth's revolution
• A month on Earth
• A year on Earth
• Earth's rotation

Which of the following do the blue arrows represent in the picture?

• A day on Earth
• Earth's rotation around the Sun
• Earth's revolution around the Sun
• A month on Earth

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What type of orbit does the Earth have?  This was proven by astronomer Johannes Kepler.

• An elliptical orbit around the moon.
• An elliptical orbit around the Sun.
• A circular orbit around the moon.
• A circular orbit around the Sun.

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Day and night are caused by _______________.

• Earth's rotation
• Earth's revolution
• Moon's revolution
• Moon's rotation

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Earth revolves around ________, because it has the __________ in the solar system.

• the moon; most gravitational force
• the sun; least gravitational force
• Jupiter; most gravitational
• the sun; most gravitational force

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The astronomer ____________ theorized a _______________ that said everything revolved around the Earth.

• Galileo; heliocentric universe
• Ptolemy; geocentric universe
• Ptolemy; heliocentric universe
• Galileo; geocentric universe

_______________ Law of Universal Gravitation says that all objects in the universe have a gravitational force.  This force of gravity depends on __________________. 

• Copernicus; size and distance
• Newton; weight and distance
• Newton; mass and distance
• Galileo; size and distance

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List the following items from smallest to largest.

• universe, solar system, galaxy
• galaxy, solar system, universe
• solar system, galaxy, universe
• solar system, universe, galaxy

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______________ improved on earlier models of the telescope to identify 4 moons of Jupiter, rings of Saturn, phases of Venus, and more to become known as the "Father of Modern Observational Astronomy."

• Copernicus
• Newton
• Galileo
• Ptolemy

Name the moon phase

• First Quarter
• Last Quarter
• New Moon
• Full Moon

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