Science SC Ready Astronomy Review

​What do the following planets have in common?

• They are all gas planets.

• They are all small planets.

• They are all rocky planets.

• They are closest to the Sun.

Which diagram ​best​ illustrates the order of the planets in the Solar System?

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What is the name of the planet at location ​R​ in this Solar System model?

• Earth

• Mars

• Mercury

• Venus

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Although some constellations only appear in the night sky during certain times of the year, the constellation Ursa Major is visible in the night sky throughout the entire year.

What is the ​best ​explanation for why Ursa Major is visible in the night sky all year?

• Ursa Major does not move in the night sky.

• Ursa Major revolves around the Sun at the same rate as the Earth.

• Ursa Major is closer to the Moon, which is also visible throughout the year.

• Ursa Major is in the part of the sky that lines up with the Earth’s North Pole axis.

What does this diagram ​best ​illustrate about the constellation Orion?

• Orion revolves around the Sun similar to the Earth.

• Orion is visible in the night sky during the Winter in the Northern hemisphere.

• Orion is visible during daytime during the Summer in the Northern hemisphere.

• Orion rises in the east at night and sets in the west in the Northern hemisphere.

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What is the ​best ​explanation for why the constellation Orion is visible in the night sky

at 11:00 PM on December 21st

but not at 11:00 PM on June 21st?

• As the Earth spins on its axis, Orion rises in the East.

• The Full Moon makes the sky too bright to see Orion during the June.

• The constellation Orion is closer to the Earth and easier to see during December.

• As the Earth revolves around the Sun, we see those stars in the night sky in December.

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Which of the following evidence ​best ​supports the claim astronomy was important in

early navigation and exploration?

• Sailors would use sextants to find magnetic North Pole while on a boat at sea.

• Sailors would use sextants to measure the distance between land and the Full Moon.

• Sailors would use sextants to figure out the time by measuring the position of the Sun.

• Sailors would use sextants to measure the angle between the horizon and the North

  Star.

What claim is ​best ​supported by the information?

• Sailors needed to know how to read maps for navigation.

• Lots of different devices were used for navigation and exploration.

• Knowledge of astronomy was important for navigation and exploration.

• Explorers were very clever people who know a great deal about the ocean.

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What claim is ​best​ supported by the information?

• Telescopes gather visible light from far away objects.

• Telescopes are essential tools in navigation and exploration.

• Telescopes are complex instruments that require specialized training.

• Telescopes have contributed to a deeper understanding of astronomy.

Based on the diagram above, what is the ​best ​explanation for why the appearance of

the Moon changes?

• The Moon always orbits the Earth on the nighttime side of the planet.

• The amount of sunlight the Moon reflects changes over the 29½ day lunar cycle.

• As the Moon orbits the Earth, we see different amounts of the side reflecting sunlight.

• At different times, part of the Moon’s surface reflecting sunlight is blocked by the Earth.

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