Astronomy Quiz

1. Unit of measurement in space that we use inside of our solar system. Equal to the distance from the Sun to Earth (150,000,000 km).

• Light-Year
• Astronomical Unit
• Mile
• Yard

When the lighted part of the near side of the moon appears to increase in size, the moon in

• Waxing
• Waning
• Shringing
• Decreasing

What happens when the shadow of one celestial body falls on another celestial body?

• An Umbra
• An Eclipse
• A Penumbra
• An Ellipse

4. Due to Kepler’s laws, the Sun is not centered in our orbit around the Sun. This causes us to experience changes in distance from the Sun as we revolve. What is the shape of Earth’s orbit around the Sun?

• Oval
• Eclipse
• Ellipse
• Cirlce

Earth revolves around the sun about once every

• 1 hour
• 24 hours
• 1 month
• 365.25 days

Which of the following shoes the correct order of the planets from the Sun?

• Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
• Pluto, Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
• Earth, Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

The planets located closer to the Sun, which are made of rocky material are known as:

• Jovian Planets
• Terrestrial Planets
• Gas Giants
• Pseudo Planets

Why do we only see one side of the moon?

• Because it rotates with the Earth in synchronous rotation
• Because it does not rotate with the Earth
• We see both sides of the moon
• Earth rotates on its axis

Earth rotates on it's axis once every

• 365.25 days
• 24 hours
• 1 month
• 12 hours

Which theory states that a mars-sized object struct an early Earth developing the moon?

• Big Band Theory
• Solar Nebula Theory
• Ejected Ring Theory