Earth, Sun and Stars Unit Test

Which can be excluded from a list of objects in the solar system?

• constellation

• asteroid belt

• planet

• sun

Which main problem is being solved by the Hubble Space Telescope?

• identifying the brightest stars in the galaxy

• bending of starlight by the atmosphere

• cutting through a thick atmosphere to photograph stars

• burning of telescopes as they get closer to a star

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Constellations that lie (near or far) from the ecliptic are either always visible or never visible.

(a)  

Answer explanation

Ecliptic-The plane of the Earth's orbit around the sun.

What are the phases of the moon in sequential order?

• new moon, waning crescent, first quarter, waning gibbous, full moon, waxing gibbous, last quarter, waxing crescent

• new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, last quarter, waning crescent

• full moon, waxing crescent, last quarter, waxing gibbous, new moon, waning gibbous, first quarter, waning crescent

• full moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, new moon, waning gibbous, last quarter, waning crescent

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What was discovered because of the changing phases of the moon?

Responses

• the moon's light source

• the moon's quarters

• the moon's eclipse

• the moon's orbit

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Make a model of the 8 phases of the moon of your teacher. The first day shows a full moon. Which of the following provides the phases of the moon in the correct order for this month?

• full moon, waning gibbous, last quarter, waning crescent, new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon

• full moon, waning gibbous, waxing gibbous, waning crescent, waxing crescent, new moon, first quarter, last quarter, full moon

• full moon, first quarter, waxing crescent, new moon, waning crescent, last quarter, waning gibbous, full moon

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Cities near the equator experience less variation in the length of daylight as the seasons change. That means day and night are always about the same length. So, which city would have the least variation? (Look at the line of latitude.)

• Miami, Florida, USA, latitude: 25.8° North 

• Reykjavik, Iceland, latitude: 64.1° North

• Quito, Ecuador, latitude: 0.2° South 

• Colombo, Sri Lanka, latitude 6.9° North

When the Northern hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun, it receives more sunlight than the Southern hemisphere. Which statement is true about the day length and the Earth's tilt?

• The daylight is longer and the temperature is warmer in the Northern hemisphere.

• The daylight is longer and the temperature is cooler in the Northern hemisphere.

• The daylight is shorter and the temperature is warmer in the Northern hemisphere.

• The daylight is shorter and the temperature is cooler in the Northern hemisphere. 

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Around the end of June, the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, so people in the northern hemisphere experience the longest day of the year, marking the start of their summer.  The southern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, so the people in the southern hemisphere experience the shortest day of the year, marking the start of their winter. 

• True

• False

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Some telescopes use radio waves to observe the universe.

• True

• False

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