Chapter 26 Studying Space

What do we call stars that are organized in a pattern

• perihelions

• satellites

• constellations

• telescopes

Days are caused by Earth's

• perihelion

• aphelion

• revelation

• rotation

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The season's are caused by

• Earth's distance from the sun

• the tilt of Earth's axis

• the sun's temperature

• the calendar

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Which of the following is a tool that is used by astronomers to study radiation?

• computer model

• a ground-based telescope

• a Foucault pendulum

• a calendar

Which of the following is evidence of Earth's revolution?

• a Foucault pendulum

• the Coriolis effect

• night and day

• constellation movement

Which of the following forms of radiation can be shielded by Earth's atmosphere?

• gamma rays

• radio waves

• visible light

• all of the above

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Which of the following names is not associated with a spce telescope?

• Hubble

• Chandra

• Cassini

• Spitzer

which of the following marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere?

• vernal equinox

• autumnal equinox

• summer solstice

• winter solstice

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Which of the following is evidence of Earth's rotation?

• a Foucault pendulum

• day and night

• the Coriolis Effect

• All of the above

Why do we study space?

• to find the origin of the planets

• look for other life forms

• New and reusable resources

• All of the above

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