HS Astronomy Quiz, 12th Grade

What makes a geocentric model differ from a heliocentric model?

• Its name

• The object it revolves around

• The way it was made

• Its colors

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A solar eclipse happens when...

• The Earth's shadow covers the moon

• The moon's shadow covers the Sun

• The Sun's shadow covers the moon

• The moon's shadow covers the Earth

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A lunar eclipse happens when...

• The sun shines on the Earth and its shadow covers the moon

• The moon turns orange

• The moon completely disappears

• Half of the moon is covered by Earth's shadow

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How do scientists think the solar system came to be?

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How did the moon form?

• When Pluto fell apart

• When multiple asteroids combined

• When the planet Theia collided with the Earth

• When aliens pieced it together

An astronomical unit (AU) is..

• The method used to count planets

• How long it would take a rocket to reach space

• How far the stars are from the Sun

• The distance between the Earth and the Sun

Earth is closest to the Sun in the season of...

• Summer

• Winter

• Fall

• Spring

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The Earth is farthest from the Sun in the season of...

• Summer

• Spring

• Fall

• Winter

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Why are seasons such an important thing in astronomy? How are they caused?

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The moon's phases, in order, are...

• New, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waning Crescent

• Full, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waning Crescent, New, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous

• Waxing Gibbous, Full, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waning Crescent, New, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter

• Full, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, New, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter

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