Astronomy Test Practice

What part of the moon do we see from Earth?

• all of it as it rotates

• always the same side

• half of it due to partial rotation and partial locking with Earth

• only one quarter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

About how long does it take the moon to make one complete revolution around the earth?

• 65 days
• 8 days
• 365 days
• 28 days

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the center of the universe in the heliocentric theory?

• Neptune

• Mars

• The Sun

• The Earth

What is the center of the universe in the geocentric model?

• Mars

• Neptune

• The Sun

• The Earth

Galaxies are __________ from where the Big Bang occurred.

• expanding

• shrinking

• not moving

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What theory states that at one time, the entire universe was confined to a dense, hot, super mass ball?

• Nebular Theory

• Identity Status Theory

• Theory of Relativity

• Big Bang Theory

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What galaxy does Earth reside in?

• Andromeda Galaxy

• Elliptical Galaxy

• Milky Way Galaxy

• Spiral Galaxy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is the force that keeps the planets from going out into space in a straight line?

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Nutation

• Gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

________ is the turning or spinning of a body on its axis.

• Revolution

• Nutation

• Barycenter

• Rotation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes day and night on Earth?

• Revolution

• Nutation

• Precession

• Rotation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1