Astronomy unit 1 test

What is Rotation?

• The Earth Spinning On An Axis

• The Earth's Path Around The Sun

• Sunlight That Shines Onto A Planet At Full Strength, With Nothing Getting Between The Sunlight And The Planet

• When Light Hits The Earth At An Angle

What is Revolution?

• The Earth Spinning On An Axis

• The Earth's Path Around The Sun

• When Light Hits The Earth At An Angle

• Sunlight That Shines Onto A Planet At Full Strength, With Nothing Getting Between The Sunlight And The Planet

What Season Is It When We Get Direct Sunlight?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

How Long Does Rotation Take For Earth?

• 24 hours

• 24.76 Hours

• 3 Hours

• 3.35 Hours

Which Direction Does The Earth Rotate?

• Counter Clockwise

• Clockwise

Earths path round the sun is called what?

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Season

• Tilt

Which is NOT a terrestrial planet?

• Mercury

• Earth

• Mars

• Neptune

Pluto is classified as what?

• Comet

• Meteoroid

• Dwarf Planet

• Asteroid

Ice, dust and rocky particles that travel in a long orbit are called what?

• Comets

• Space Snowmen

• Asteroids

• Meteorites

Objects too small to be planets are called what?

• Comets

• Asteroids

• Alien Spaceships

• Stars