Topic 11 Assessment

Name

Why do stars in the night sky seem to move?

• apparent motion from the Earth's rotation around the sun
• the galaxy is rotating around the sun
• constellations orbit the north star
• the sun's rotation around the Earth

Aria, Avery, and Sophia are studying astronomy and noticed that only one side of the moon is visible from Earth. Explain why this phenomenon occurs.

If you were to travel to the moon, what would the effect be on your weight? your mass?

Many early observers, including the Greek philosopher, _____________, thought Earth was the center of the universe, with all planets circling it.

• Socrates
• Plato
• Thanos
• Aristotle

In a classroom discussion, Hannah argues that the idea that the sun is the center of the universe is best explained by which model?

• geocentric model

• meteorical model

• heliocentric model

• milky way model

In the Northern Hemisphere, even though the Earth is closer to the sun, we experience

• summer
• fall
• winter
• spring

During a school astronomy project, Olivia pointed out that the moon is Earth's only natural:

• zodiac

• orbit

• satellite

• meteor

In a science class, Wyatt is learning about planets. He discovers that a planet is large enough to have been rounded by its own:

• rotation

• moon

• orbit

• gravity

The image below is incomplete. Using your knowledge of Earth's axis and revolution around the sun, this image shows winter for which hemisphere?

• Northern Hemisphere
• Southern Hemisphere
• Eastern Hemisphere
• Western Hemisphere