2025 Corcoran- Astronomy Chapter 1 Quiz

Which of the following is the word that describes the study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space?

• astronomy
• geology
• biology
• physics

The picture above shows part of the Earth in daylight and the other in the darkness of night. What type of movement is responsible for these changes on Earth?

• axis
• revolution
• rotation
• latitude

Which of the following describes the path an object takes as it revolves around something else in space?

• orbit
• latitude
• solstice
• equinox

Which of the following choices best describes the motion shown above with the Earth traveling around the Sun?

• rotation
• revolution
• axis
• equinox

Which of the following words best describes the two days each year that the Earth is neither tilted towards or away from the sun, which results in equal hours of day and night?

• axis
• solstice
• orbit
• equinox

This is an imaginary line that passes through the Earth's center and poles that represents the angle at which the planet is rotating.

• equator
• orbit
• axis
• equinox

The Earth is tilted ______ degrees on its axis.

• 0
• 23.5
• 25.3
• 45

It takes 365 and 1/4 days for the Earth to travel around the Sun. Since a year is only 365 days, what do we do with the extra 1/4 of a day each year?

• We add a day to January every 4th year and call it Leap Year
• We add a day to February every 4th year and call it Leap Year
• Every 4 years there is an extra day that gets added to a random month.
• Nothing... it is only 1/4 of a day so it is not that big a deal.

Which of the following is the first day of Spring?

• Winter Solstice
• Summer Solstice
• Autumnal Equinox
• Vernal Equinox

Which of the following dates is the approximate date for the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere?

• March 20
• June 20 or 21
• September 22 or 23
• December 20 or 21