Fall 2020 astronomy test review

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

• circle
• ellipse
• focus
• perihelion

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Why do we see different constellations during different seasons?

• Because of Earth's rotation on it's axis

• Because of Earth's revolution around the sun

• Because Earth is an inner planet

• Because the stars move across the sky

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the name of our galaxy?

• Milk Bone

• Milky Way

• The Solar System

• The Universe

Stars are formed in a large cloud of gas and dust called a

• cumulonimbus cloud
• nebula
• neutron star
• black hole

What is true about the area between points A, B and the Sun, and the area between points H, I and the Sun?

• The area between A, B and the Sun is the largest.
• The area between H, I and the Sun is the largest
• Both areas are equal in size
• There is not enough information to determine the areas

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

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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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

For a solar eclipse to occur, what has to happen?

• The sun must be directly between Earth and the moon.
• The moon must be directly between Earth and the Sun.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

• full moon tide
• new moon tide
• neap tide
• spring tide

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

• neap tide
• spring tide
• new moon tide
• full moon tide

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The age of the universe is probably close to___________________

• 14 million years

• 4 ½ billion years

• 15 billion years

• 30 billion years

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2