Astronomy Part 1

What is true about the Hubble Space Telescope?

• It is on Hawaii

• It is in the United States

• It is on the moon

• It sits in space in Earth's orbit.

Who was the first to launch a Satellite into the Earth's orbit

• The United States

• Russia

• Italy

• Japan

Which would you expect to have the largest gravity

• The Earth

• The Moon

• The Sun

• Saturn

Which best explains how the Earth's moon formed

• It was a planet captured by Earth's gravity

• By a collision of another planet with Earth

• By the big bang

• By a collapse of a super nova

What is the largest planet in our Solar System

• The Earth

• The Sun

• Saturn

• Jupiter

How long does it take for the Earth to orbit around the Sun?

• 1 day

• 1 month

• 1 week

• 1 year

How long does it take for the moon to rotate around the Earth

• 1 Day

• 1 Month

• 1 Year

• 1 Week

What kind of moon is this

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• Gibbius

• Crescent

Which event happened first in the Formation of our Solar System

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

What Season would we expect in the northern Hemisphere for when the Earth is to the right of the Sun in the picture

• Summer

• Winter

• Fall

• Spring