Chapter 8: Astronomy

A situation occurs when the Earth, the Sun, and the Moon are in a straight line, and the Earth's shadow falls across the Moon.

• Solar Eclipse

• Lunar Eclipse

• Parallax

• Umbra

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A blocking of the Sun's light that occurs when Earth passes through the Moon's shadow.

• Lunar Eclipse

• Solar Eclipse

• Parallax

• Umbra

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A huge cloud of gas and dust in space is the first stage of star formation.

• Parallax

• Supernova

• Nebula

• Nonvascular

An exploded supergiant star is called:

• Black Hole

• Sunspot

• Tetrapod

• Supernova

What is the term for the apparent shift in an object's position when viewed from two different locations?

• Parallax

• Expansion Redshift

• Velocity

• Compressional Wave

What comes after the first quarter moon?

• Full Moon

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing Crescent

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What would happen to a planet in orbit if gravity no longer existed?

• The planet would immediately head straight toward the Sun.

• The planet would begin to increase its speed each time it made a revolution.

• The planet would continue moving in a straight line away from the Sun.

• The planet would continue to move around a star but would no longer rotate.

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Which of the following is not one of the three main types of galaxies?

• Spiral Galaxy

• Elliptical Galaxy

• Swirl Galaxy

• Irregular Galaxy

What is Earth's axis?

• The imaginary line that goes around the equator.

• The imaginary line that runs from the North Pole through the Earth to the South Pole.

• The name for Earth's 23.5-degree tilt.

• The line of longitude that establishes the International Date Line.

Why are craters on the Moon more prominent than those found on Earth?

• The Moon is made of entirely different kinds of rocks.

• The Moon has a thicker atmosphere.

• The Moon does not experience erosion or have a thick atmosphere.

• Fewer meteors end up hitting the Earth.