Unit 1 and 2 study Guide- Astronomy

Which ideas answer the question... What is the location of earth in the solar system?

• Big bang theory

• Law of motion

• heliocentric and geocentric model

• law of gravitational pull

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

How is the universe organized?

• star- asteroid-planet- dust

• universe-galaxy-solar system-planet

• planet-solar system- universe- star

• universe-planet-galaxy-solar system

True or false? The correct planet order is Mercury Earth Mars Venus Saturn Jupiter Uranus Neptune

• True

• False

The sun holds the planets and asteroids in orbit because______________

• It's the only star so it has inertia

• it's the largest star with inertia

• its's the largest star and has the greatest gravity

• it's the only star with gravitational pull

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

__________________ is the name of our galaxy

• Orion

• Jupiter

• Omega Centauri

• Milky Way

If I am going to Australia in June what should I wear?

• Winter clothes

• Summer clothes

• Fall clothes

• Spring clothes

A month on Earth is similar to _________________

• Earth's rotation time

• Time between equinoxes

• the moon phases cycle

• earth's revolution

A _________________ moon phase is required for a total eclipse of the sun.

• waxing gibbous

• new

• waning gibbous

• full

I am going north to visit Maine for Spring Break. Why do I need to pack warm clothes?

• Main is north and gets less direct sunlight=colder than GA

• Maine is north and gets more direct sunlight=colder than GA

• Maine is north and gets less direct sunlight= warmer than GA

• Maine is north and gets more direct sunlight=warmer than GA

True or false? People on Earth see the same half of the moon every full moon.

• true

• false