Space & Space History

The term for an object spinning on its axis is...

• Revolution

• Tilt

• Rotation

• Rewind

Why can we see the moon on Earth?

• Because we have flashlights

• Because the moonlight reflects off the Earth

• Because nuclear fusion occurs

• Because sunlight shines on the moon

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Why do we have different seasons on Earth?

• Because the Earth is a sphere

• Because of the tilt of the Earth

• Because the Earth rotates

• Because the moon revolves around the Earth

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Earth moves in an _____________ around the sun

• Ellipse

• Elliptical

• Circle

• Cylinder

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A revolution takes ________ days on Earth

• 30

• 1

• 365

• 725

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Astronomy is defined as...

• Your star sign

• Your astrological chart

• Your horoscope

• The study of the universe

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Copernicus did which of the following:

• Created the first heliocentric model of the solar system

• Invented gravity

• Measured the location of planets and stars

• Came up with the 3 laws of planetary motion

What does geocentric mean?

• Jupiter centered, or Jupiter is at the center of the universe

• Sun centered, or the Sun is at the center of the universe

• Moon centered, or the Moon is at the center of the universe

• Earth centered, or Earth is at the center of the universe

What did Aristarchus propose

• the solar system is heliocentric

• the solar system is geocentric

• that the sun is cold and air is hot, so we survive because the sun cools down the air

• that the Sun revolves around the Earth

What did Aristotle conclude?

• Earth is flat

• Earth is shaped like a sphere

• You can sail off the edge of the Earth

• People's horoscopes dictate their futures