Astronomy review

Day and night is caused by the -

• orbit of Earth around the Sun

• orbit of Earth around the Moon

• rotation of Earth on its axis.

• rotation of the Moon on its axis

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Why do we see different phases of the Moon?

• The Moon follows the Sun around Earth.

• The Moon orbits around Earth.

• The Moon rotates around the Sun.

• The Moon changes shape each night.

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When the Sun, Moon, and Earth are in the positions in the model, what will occur?

• a lunar eclipse

• a solar eclipse

• night time

• full moon

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Which toy moves the same way that Earth moves on its axis?

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Which is responsible for our Earth year being 365 days?

• revolution

• ravioli

• rotation

• Earth's tilt on its axis as it revolves around the sun

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^{Objects made of ice, gas and dust and orbit our sun are called:}

• Asteroids
• Comets
• Meteroids
• Meteors

Asteroids "hang out" in our solar system in a place called:

• The Kupier Belt
• The Oort Cloud
• The Planetary Rings
• The Asteroid Belt

What causes seasons?

• Earth's tilted axis as it rotates on its axis.

• Earth's tilted axis as it revolves around the sun.

• Earth's distance from the sun in the summer.

• Earth's hemispheres receiving equal amounts of sunlight.

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Which of the following is NOT a terrestrial planet?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Uranus

• Mars

The force that holds the planets in orbit around the sun is called?

• Rotation

• Gravity

• Friction

• Pressure

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