6th grade astronomy quiz

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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Movement of Earth around the sun.

• Rotation

• Revolution

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Spinning of Earth on its axis.

• Rotation

• Revolution

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Which moon phase is shown in this diagram?

• new moon
• first quarter
• full moon
• last quarter/3rd quarter

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Terrestrial planets are ____.

• inner planets, rocky, and small
• inner planets, gaseous, and large
• outer planets, rocky, and small
• outer planets, gaseous, and large

The diagram below shows the moon in one of its crescent phases. Which statement best explains the cause of the phases of the moon?

• The Sun hides part of the surface of the moon.

• The Sun, the moon, and Earth are in a straight line in space.

• Only part of the illuminated moon is visible from Earth.

• Only the light from the back side of the Sun is reflected by the

  moon.

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Which of these shows the position of the Sun, Moon, and Earth when a new moon phase occurs?

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What is the name of the theory that Ptolemy supported and which object was in the center?

• Geocentric, Sun

• Geocentric, Earth

• Heliocentric, Sun

• Heliocentric, Earth

The moons trip around the earth is called a____________

• Rotation

• Revolution

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According to the Big Bang Theory, the universe began as a _______________________.

• A small point that shrank

• A small point that expanded

• A large point that expanded

• A large point that shrank

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