Astronomy Final Exam

One rotation of Earth is equal to: (a)  

• A day
• A year
• A month
• A minute

A (a)   is the movement of Earth when it travels around the sun.

• Revolution
• Rotation

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The earth is a tilted planet. What is the degree of tilt? (a)  

• Approximately 25 degrees
• Exactly 25 degrees
• 23.5 degrees
• 90 degrees with respect to the sun

In winter in the northern hemisphere, the axis of the earth is pointed: (a)  

• Toward the sun
• Up
• Down
• Away form the sun

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Which line of latitude receives the most direct sunlight during summer? (a)  

• Tropic of Capricorn
• Equator
• Artic Crcle
• Tropic of Cancer

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How did Eratosthenes determine the Earth was round?

• He travelled by camel across the Earth.

• The shadows from obelisks were different in different places.

• He got up on the pyramids and saw a curve in the horizon.

• Nobody knows his methods

Identify the Moon Phase as seen from the northern hemisphere. (a)  

• Waxing Gibbous
• Waning Gibbous
• Waxing Crescent
• Waning Crescent

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What moon phase rises at Midnight? (a)  

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What type of eclipse is this and what phase must the moon be in? (a)  

• Lunar Eclipse / New Moon
• Solar Eclipse / Full Moon
• Lunar Eclipse / Full Moon
• Solar Eclipse / New Moon

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Which describes why we don't have an eclipse every new and full moon?

• The plane of the Sun's orbit around the Earth must match the plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun.

• The plane of the Moon's orbit around the Earth must match the plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun.

• The plane of the Earth's orbit around the Moon must match the plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun.

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